Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech

Being Independent Of Others

Being independent of others-الاِسْتِغناء عَن الخَلقِ

  1. Dispense with your dependency on anyone and you will be like him.

1ـ اِسْتَغْنِ عَمَّنْ شِئْتَ وكُنْ (تَكُنْ) نَظِيرَهُ.

  1. One who is independent from people, Allah, the Glorified, enriches him.

2ـ مَنِ اسْتَغْنى عَنِ النّاسِ أغْناهُ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ.

  1. 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.

  1. That which you have no need for is better than that through which you gain independence.

4ـ مَا اسْتَغْنَيْتَ عَنْهُ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا اسْتَغْنَيْتَ بِهِ.