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Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali said: اعلم أن المال كما وصفناه خير من وجه وشر من وجه. ومثاله مثال حية يأخذها الراقي ويستخرج منها الترياق، ويأخذها الغافل فيقتله سمها من حيث لا يدر...

There is an Arabic proverb: دراهم مراهم '𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗶𝗺, 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗶𝗺...' [Dirham Marham] Meaning: 'Dirhams are like an ointment cream (cure)...' Just like ointment creams cure wounds, so does money fix the shortcomings and problems of a person. It is also sa...

Make money, but don’t let money make you … It was said: ‎يبقى الماء ماءً..سواء قدمته في أكواب من الذهب...أو أكواب من الفخار ‘𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗷𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗺𝘂𝗱 𝗷𝗮𝗿…’ ‘Be like water, my friend’, a...

It was said: ‎عندما يمشي الكسل في الطريق فلا بد أن يلحقه الفقر '𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵, 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆.' Laziness and procrastination are bad habits. So much precious time and so many opportunities are lost because of them....

A king once did an experiment on human happiness. He placed a jar containing 99 golden coins in front of a man’s house and wrote on it: “𝗔 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀.” The man opened it, and counted only 99 - not 100 as it said on the lid of the jar. H...

This is good financial advice: ادخر لوقت للشدة (احفظ قرشك الأبیض لیومك الأسود) 'Keep something for a rainy day...' If you lose your job today - you should have enough emergency savings that will keep you going for the next 3-6 mont...

A man came to the Prophet wearing shabby old clothes.... عَنْ أَبِي الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي ثَوْبٍ دُونٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ أَلَكَ مَالٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ مِنْ كُلِّ ال...

Don’t be shy to negotiate your salary: لا تكن حماراً “Don’t be a donkey”… A donkey does all the hard work, but is satisfied with surviving on basic grass and water. Don’t let them use you … know your worth. When ...

The irony: الإنسان يضحي بصحته من اجل المال .. ثم يضحي بالمال من اجل استعادة صحته 'Humans sacrifice their health to gain wealth, then sacrifice their wealth to gain health.'...

Persians say: 'تا رنج تحمل نکنی گنج نبینی' 'You will not find GANJ (treasure), until you endure RANJ (suffering)." Arabs say: كل شيء بالأمل إلا الرزق بالعمل "Everything is acquired with AMAL (hope),...