Wealth, Prosperity & RichesAs published
“And let not your hand be tied (like a miser) to your neck, nor stretch it forth to its utmost reach (like a spendthrift), so that you become blameworthy and in severe poverty.
— Quran
Al-Isra 17:29 – tr. Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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