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suyuti:5-50bSaʿd > Lāb.ih Yā Buna Idhā Ṭalabt al-Ghiná Fāṭlubh Bi-al-Qanāʿah
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"عَنْ سَعْدٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لابْنِهِ: يَا بُنَىَّ! إِذَا طَلَبْتَ الْغِنَى فَاطْلُبْهُ بِالْقَنَاعَةِ، فَإَنَّهُ مَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ قَنَاعَةٌ لَمْ يُغْنِهِ مَالُهُ".  

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