Twenty-Sixth: A person’s dignity based on wealth is temporary, whereas a person’s dignity based on knowledge is lasting and ever-increasing.

Twenty-Seventh: The illusion of being self-sufficient due to wealth is actually a form of poverty, whereas true self-sufficiency comes through knowledge. Twenty-Eighth: A wealthy person loses honor when he loses his wealth, but a scholar’s honor only increases over time. Twenty-Ninth: Respecting a person solely for their wealth implies their inferiority, whereas respecting a scholar acknowledges their true excellence. Thirtieth: Seeking completeness through wealth is contradictory because true perfection is in knowledge. Thirty-First: The pleasure of wealth is momentary, whereas the pleasure of knowledge remains constant. Thirty-Second: Wealth compels its owner to either hoard it and be despised or spend it and invite envy and hatred, whereas knowledge benefits both its possessor and others. Thirty-Third: Wealth is associated with suffering before, during, and after its acquisition, whereas knowledge is free from such afflictions. Thirty-Fourth: A wealthy person’s pleasure depends on others (servants, spouses, and dependents), whereas a scholar’s pleasure is independent. Thirty-Fifth: Wealth itself is not inherently valuable—it is a means to an end—while knowledge is an intrinsic good. Thirty-Sixth: The wealthy often fear death because it separates them from their wealth, while scholars embrace death, as it brings them closer to Allah. Thirty-Seventh: The wealthy die, and their memory fades, while scholars pass away, yet their legacy lives on. Thirty-Eighth: Just as the soul is to the body, so is knowledge to the heart—without it, the heart is dead. Thirty-Ninth: The heart is the king of the body, and knowledge is its treasure. A king without wisdom is like a ruler without power. Fortieth: The ideal amount of wealth is just enough to sustain one’s needs and prepare for the hereafter, whereas the ideal amount of knowledge is limitless and always beneficial." 📚 Summarised excerpt from the 'Miftah Dar As-Sa'ada wa Manshur Wilayat Al-'Ilm wa Al-Irada' (1/364-384, printed by Ata'at Al-'Ilm). https://t.me/NawwasalHindiEng/471