Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Being Independent Of Others
Being independent of others-الاِسْتِغناء عَن الخَلقِ
- Dispense with your dependency on anyone and you will be like him.
1ـ اِسْتَغْنِ عَمَّنْ شِئْتَ وكُنْ (تَكُنْ) نَظِيرَهُ.
- One who is independent from people, Allah, the Glorified, enriches him.
2ـ مَنِ اسْتَغْنى عَنِ النّاسِ أغْناهُ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ.
- One who becomes independent becomes an honour for his people and one who is needy becomes contemptible to them.
3ـ مَنِ اسْتَغْنى كَرُمَ عَلى أهْلِهِ ومَنِ افْتَقَرَ هانَ عَلَيْهِمْ.
- That which you have no need for is better than that through which you gain independence.
4ـ مَا اسْتَغْنَيْتَ عَنْهُ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا اسْتَغْنَيْتَ بِهِ.