Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) asked his Lord about six things, thinking that these were specific to him, while he did not like the seventh thing. He asked: O my Lord, who among Your servants is the most pious? Allah Almighty said: The one who remembers (Me) and does not forget. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) asked: Who among Your servants is the most guided? Allah Almighty said: The one who follows guidance. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) asked: Who among Your servants is the best judge? Allah Almighty said: The one who gives the same judgment for people as he gives for himself. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) asked: Who among Your servants has the most knowledge? Allah Almighty said: The scholar who is not satiated with knowledge and gathers the knowledge of people along with his own knowledge. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) asked: Who among Your servants is the strongest? Allah Almighty said: The one who forgives when he has the power (to take revenge). Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) asked: Who among Your servants is the most prosperous? Allah Almighty said: The one who is content with what he has been given. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) asked: Who among Your servants is the poorest? Allah Almighty said: The one who has been given little.”The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Prosperity is not in possessions, rather prosperity is the richness of the heart. When Allah Almighty intends good for a servant, He places prosperity in his heart and instills piety in his heart. When Allah Almighty intends evil for a servant, He places poverty before his eyes.

(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The meaning of the words of the narrator“the one who is deficient”is the one whose condition is lacking, who considers what he has been given as little and desires more.