"There are three things for which I swear and narrate to you about, so remember it." He said: "The wealth of a slave (of Allah) shall not be decreased by charity, no slave (of Allah) suffers injustice and is patient with it except that Allah adds to his honor; no slave (of Allah) opens up a door to begging except that Allah opens a door for him to poverty"- or a statement similar- "And I shall narrate to you a narration, so remember it." He said: "The world is only for four persons: A slave whom Allah provides with wealth and knowledge, so he has Taqwa of his Lord with it, nurtures the ties of kinship with it, and he knows that Allah has a right in it. So this is the most virtuous rank. And a slave whom Allah provides with knowledge, but He does not provide with wealth. So he has a truthful intent, saying: 'If I had wealth, then I would do the deeds of so-and-so with it.' He has his intention, so their rewards are the same. And a slave whom Allah provides with wealth, but He does not provide him with knowledge. [So he] spends his wealth rashly without knowledge, nor having Taqwa of his Lord, nor nurturing the ties of kinship, and he does not know that Allah has a right in it. So this is the most despicable rank. And a slave whom Allah does not provide with wealth nor knowledge, so he says: 'If I had wealth, then I would do the deeds of so-and-so with it.' He has his intention, so their sin is the same."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ ثَلاَثَةٌ أُقْسِمُ عَلَيْهِنَّ وَأُحَدِّثُكُمْ حَدِيثًا فَاحْفَظُوهُ قَالَ مَا نَقَصَ مَالُ عَبْدٍ مِنْ صَدَقَةٍ وَلاَ ظُلِمَ عَبْدٌ مَظْلِمَةً فَصَبَرَ عَلَيْهَا إِلاَّ زَادَهُ اللَّهُ عِزًّا وَلاَ فَتَحَ عَبْدٌ بَابَ مَسْأَلَةٍ إِلاَّ فَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ بَابَ فَقْرٍ أَوْ كَلِمَةً نَحْوَهَا وَأُحَدِّثُكُمْ حَدِيثًا فَاحْفَظُوهُ قَالَ إِنَّمَا الدُّنْيَا لأَرْبَعَةِ نَفَرٍ عَبْدٍ رَزَقَهُ اللَّهُ مَالاً وَعِلْمًا فَهُوَ يَتَّقِي فِيهِ رَبَّهُ وَيَصِلُ فِيهِ رَحِمَهُ وَيَعْلَمُ لِلَّهِ فِيهِ حَقًّا فَهَذَا بِأَفْضَلِ الْمَنَازِلِ وَعَبْدٍ رَزَقَهُ اللَّهُ عِلْمًا وَلَمْ يَرْزُقْهُ مَالاً فَهُوَ صَادِقُ النِّيَّةِ يَقُولُ لَوْ أَنَّ لِي مَالاً لَعَمِلْتُ بِعَمَلِ فُلاَنٍ فَهُوَ بِنِيَّتِهِ فَأَجْرُهُمَا سَوَاءٌ وَعَبْدٍ رَزَقَهُ اللَّهُ مَالاً وَلَمْ يَرْزُقْهُ عِلْمًا فَهُوَ يَخْبِطُ فِي مَالِهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ لاَ يَتَّقِي فِيهِ رَبَّهُ وَلاَ يَصِلُ فِيهِ رَحِمَهُ وَلاَ يَعْلَمُ لِلَّهِ فِيهِ حَقًّا فَهَذَا بِأَخْبَثِ الْمَنَازِلِ وَعَبْدٍ لَمْ يَرْزُقْهُ اللَّهُ مَالاً وَلاَ عِلْمًا فَهُوَ يَقُولُ لَوْ أَنَّ لِي مَالاً لَعَمِلْتُ فِيهِ بِعَمَلِ فُلاَنٍ فَهُوَ بِنِيَّتِهِ فَوِزْرُهُمَا سَوَاءٌ  

[Machine] He heard the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , saying, "I am going to tell you something, so preserve it. Verily, the people of this world are of four types: a servant whom Allah has blessed with wealth and knowledge, so he fears his Lord therein, maintains kinship ties, and does good deeds for the sake of Allah. This person is in the highest rank. And a servant whom Allah has blessed with knowledge but not wealth, so he says: 'If I had wealth, I would have done the deeds of so and so.' Their rewards are equal. And a servant whom Allah has blessed with wealth but not knowledge, so he squanders his wealth without knowledge, neither fearing his Lord nor maintaining kinship ties, nor doing good deeds for the sake of Allah. This person is in the worst of ranks. And a servant whom Allah has not blessed with wealth nor knowledge, so he says: 'If I had wealth, I would have done the deeds of so and so.' Their intentions and burdens are equal."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنِّي أُحَدِّثُكُمْ حَدِيثًا فَاحْفَظُوهُ إِنَّمَا هِيَ أَهْلُ الدُّنْيَا أَرْبَعَةُ نَفَرٍ عَبْدٌ رَزَقَهُ اللهُ فِيهَا مَالًا وَعِلْمًا فَهُوَ يَتَّقِي فِيهِ رَبَّهُ وَيَصِلُ فِيهِ رَحِمَهُ وَيَعْمَلُ لِلَّهِ فِيهِ بِحَقِّهِ فَهَذَا بِأَفْضَلِ الْمَنَازِلِ وَعَبْدٌ رَزَقَهُ اللهُ عِلْمًا وَلَمْ يَرْزُقْهُ مَالًا فَهُوَ صَادِقُ النِّيَّةِ يَقُولُ لَوْ أَنَّ لِي مَالًا عَمِلْتُ بِعَمَلِ فُلَانٍ فَأَجْرُهُمَا سَوَاءٌ وَعَبْدٌ رَزَقَهُ اللهُ مَالًا وَلَمْ يَرْزُقْهُ عِلْمًا فَهُوَ يَتَخَبَّطُ فِي مَالِهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ لَا يَتَّقِي فِيهِ رَبَّهُ وَلَا يَصِلُ فِيهِ رَحِمَهُ وَلَا يَعْمَلُ لِلَّهِ فِيهِ حَقًّا فَهَذَا بِأَخْبَثِ الْمَنَازِلِ وَعَبْدٌ لَمْ يَرْزُقْهُ اللهُ مَالًا وَلَا عِلْمًا فَهُوَ يَقُولُ لَوْ أَنَّ لِي مَالًا عَمِلْتُ بِعَمَلِ فُلَانٍ فَهِيَ نِيَّتِهُ وَوِزْرُهُمَا سَوَاءٌ  

"ثَلَاثٌ أُقْسمُ عليْهنَّ: ما نَقَصَ مَالُ عبدٍ منْ صدَقة، ولا ظُلِم عَبْدٌ مظلَمةً صبَرَ عَليْهَا إِلَّا زَادَهُ اللَّه عِزًا، ولَا فَتحَ عَبْدٌ بَاب مَسْألَة إلَّا فَتحَ اللَّه عليْهِ بَاب فقْرٍ. وأُحَدِّثُكُمْ حَدِيثًا فاحفظُوهُ؛ إِنَّما الدُّنْيَا لأرَبَعَةِ نَفَرٍ: عَبْد رزَقَهُ اللَّه مَالًا وَعِلْمًا؛ فَهُو يَتَّقِى فِيهِ ربَّهُ، وَيَصِلُ فِيهِ رَحِمَهُ، وَيَعْلمَ للَّه فِيهِ حَقَا، فَهَذَا بأَفْضَلِ الْمنازل، وَعَبْدٍ رزَقهُ اللَّه عِلمًا وَلَم يَرْزُقهُ مالًا فَهُوَ صادِقٌ النِّيَّة يقُولُ: لَوْ أَنَّ لِى مالًا لَعَمِلتُ بعَمل فُلَان فَهُوَ بِنِيَّتِهِ، فَأَجْرُهمَا سَوَاءٌ، وَعَبْدٍ رزَقَهُ اللَّه مالًا ولمْ يرْزُقهُ عِلمًا - يَخْبطُ فِى مَالِهِ بغير عِلْمٍ لا يَتَّقِى فيهِ رَبَّه ولا يصِل فِيهِ رحِمهُ وَلا يَعْلمُ للَّه حقا، فَهذا بأَخْبثِ الْمَنازل، وعبد لم يَرْزُقْهُ اللَّه مالًا ولا عِلمًا فهُوَ يقُولُ: لَوْ أنَّ لِى مالًا لعملتُ فِيهِ بعمل فُلَان؛ فهُو بنيته فوزْرُهُما سَوَاءٌ".