It was reported about al-Husayn ibn Hafs that his yearly income was 100,000 [deenaars], and [despite such a huge income] he was never obligated to extract the zakaah [from his wealth].
Category: Wealth & Poverty
A seed grain's worth in charity
I do not know of a seed grain comparing in weight to the mountains of this world, except a seed grain[s] worth [given] in charity.
Being charitable to relatives
Never has a relative of mine who had an outstanding loan died, except that I paid it off for him.
Never had to pay zakaah on his wealth-1
The yearly income of al-Layth ibn Sa'd was 80,000 deenaars, [and despite this immense wealth] never did Allaah obligate upon him to extract even one dirham in zakaah*.
Knowledge is better than wealth
Knowledge is better than wealth. Knowledge protects you and you [have to] protect wealth.
When you compare yourself with others
When you compare yourself with others in matters of wealth, position, and health, you should look at people less favoured than yourself.
A miser with his knowledge
A man who is a miser with his knowledge is worse than a man who is a miser with his money, for the money-miser is afraid of using up what he possesses but the knowledge-miser is being mean with...
What prevented you from travelling to az-Zuhree?
I have not seen anyone more stronger in protecting that which he had [of knowledge] than ath-Thowree. It was said to him
If sins had an odour
If sins had an odour, then nobody would be able to sit with me.
Defence of the Sunnah is more superior
Defence of the Sunnah is more superior than jihaad in the path of Allaah.