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The Life, Teachings and Influence of Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab
religion of Islam.” 1 Ibn Abdul-Wahhaab demonstrated his certainty in
this belief when he discussed his beliefs and conditions with both
Uthmaan ibn Muammar and Muhammad ibn Saud. He told them that
if they are truly willing to fight and sacrifice for this creed, then
success shall certainly be theirs.
A related point is not to be fooled by who receives the material
goods of this world. The material goods of this world are not, in
themselves, the keys to happiness or to a life filled with contentment
in this physical world. And, in the Hereafter, of a surety, they are not
the keys to true happiness and felicity. Thus, the Messenger of Allah
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said,
�ﻲـ�ﻫ�ﻭ ﺎ�ﻴ�ﻧ�ﺪﻟﺍ �ﻪ�ﺘ�ﺗﹶﺃ�ﻭ �ﻪﹶﻠ�ﻤ�ﺷ �ﻪﹶﻟ �ﻊ�ﻤ�ﺟ�ﻭ �ﻪﹺﺒﹾﻠﹶﻗ ﻲ�ﻓ �ﻩﺎ�ﻨ�ﻏ �ﻪﱠﻠﻟﺍ ﹶﻞ�ﻌ�ﺟ �ﻪ�ﻤ�ﻫ ﹸﺓ�ﺮ�ﺧﻵﺍ �ﺖ�ﻧﺎﹶﻛ �ﻦ�ﻣ
�ﻪـ�ﺗﹾﺄ�ﻳ �ﻢﹶﻟ�ﻭ �ﻪﹶﻠ�ﻤ�ﺷ �ﻪ�ﻴﹶﻠ�ﻋ �ﻕ�ﺮﹶﻓ�ﻭ �ﻪ�ﻴ�ﻨ�ﻴ�ﻋ �ﻦ�ﻴ�ﺑ �ﻩ�ﺮﹾﻘﹶﻓ �ﻪﱠﻠﻟﺍ ﹶﻞ�ﻌ�ﺟ �ﻪ�ﻤ�ﻫ ﺎ�ﻴ�ﻧ�ﺪﻟﺍ �ﺖ�ﻧﺎﹶﻛ �ﻦ�ﻣ�ﻭ ﹲﺔ�ﻤ�ﻏﺍ�ﺭ
�ﻪﹶﻟ �ﺭ�ﺪﹸﻗ ﺎ�ﻣ ﱠﻻﹺﺇ ﺎ�ﻴ�ﻧ�ﺪﻟﺍ �ﻦ�ﻣ
“If a person’s main concern is the Hereafter, Allah puts his richness in
his heart, makes his affairs together for him and gives to him the
world while it is not desirable to him. And if a person’s main concern
is this world, Allah will put his poverty in front of his eyes, make his
affairs disunited and will not give him of this world save what has
been decreed for him.” 2 The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him) also said,
ﹺﺲﹾﻔ�ﻨﻟﺍ ﻰ�ﻨ�ﻏ ﻰ�ﻨ�ﻐﹾﻟﺍ �ﻦ�ﻜﹶﻟ�ﻭ ﹺﺽ�ﺮ�ﻌﹾﻟﺍ �ﺓ�ﺮﹾﺜﹶﻛ �ﻦ�ﻋ ﻰ�ﻨ�ﻐﹾﻟﺍ �ﺲ�ﻴﹶﻟ
“True richness is not via much property and belongings but true
richness is in self-contentment.” (Recorded by al-Bukhari and
Muslim.) Finally, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him) also said,
1 Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab, Muallifaat, vol. 7, p. 292.
2 Recorded by al-Tirmidhi and ibn Maajah. According to al-Albaani, it is sahih.
See al-Albaani, Saheeh al-Jaami, vol. 2, pp. 1110-1111.