Translations:On Dokuzuncu Lem'a/68/en
As for frugality and economy, these result in contentment. According to the Hadith, “The contented person is respected, and the greedy person despised,”(*[1])contentment gives rise to self-esteem. It also encourages effort and work.
- ↑ *See, Ibn al-Athir, al-Nihaya fi Ghara’ib al-Hadith, iv, 114; al-Zabidi, Taj al-‘Arus, xxii, 90.