It is reported that Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib was asked: "𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗥𝗶𝘇𝗾 (𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵)?"
He replied: "𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗥𝗶𝘇𝗾 (𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵)."
('Ihya Ulum al-Din', 3/373).
قيل لعلي بن أبي طالب رضي الله عنه: ما بالُ العُقلاء فقراء؟ فقال: إنّ عقلَ الرجلِ محسوبٌ عليه مِن الرزق. « إحياء علوم الدين (٣/ ٣٧٣

Wealth is not only money, it also includes health, a good spouse, children, a house, peace of mind, intelligence, etc.

Al-Mutanabbi said:
ولو كانت الأرزاق تجري على الحِجا
هلكن إذا من جهلهن البهائم
"𝗜𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲,
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲."

And Abu Tammaam said:
لاتنكري عطَلَ الكريم من الغنى
فالسيل حرب للمكان العالي
"𝗗𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵,
𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀."

He means that a person who is noble in character, soul, manners, and knowledge is often poor because the flood (wealth) does not ascend to elevated places.

Imām Mālik رحمه الله said:

“If a man meets Allāh with sins of the whole earth but (he) meets Allāh upon Sunnah then (he) will be in Jannah with the Prophets, the truthful ones, the martyrs, the righteous ones and excellent are those as companions!”

‎[ذم الكلام وأهله]

From Jafar who said: ‘I heard Malik Bin Dinaar saying:

"Concern for the Hereafter leaves your heart due to the amount you grieve over the Dunyaa and concern for the Dunyaa leaves your heart due to the amount that you grieve over the Hereafter."

[Zuhd – By Ahmad, (No. 387)]

‘Umar bin al-Khattāb [رضي الله عنه] said:

❝Verily a man leaves his home and upon him from sins is that which resembles the Mountains of Tihāmah but then he hears [Islamic] knowledge, becomes fearful, turns back [away from sinning] and repents such that [when] he returns to his home there is no sin [left] upon him. So do not leave off the sittings of the scholars.❞

[Miftāh Dār as-Sa’ādah of Ibnu Qayyim-il-Jawziyyah, (1/122)]

Envy Is Common Among Those with Shared Ambitions!

Al-’Izz Ibn ’Abdis-Salām (D. 660H) said:

«وَالْغَالِب أن الْحَسَد لَا يَقع إِلَّا بَين المشتركين في فَضِيلَة من الْفَضَائِل أو فِي شَيْء من الْأَسْبَاب الدُّنْيَوِيَّة فَلَا يخسد الْفَقِيه النّخوِيَ وَلَا التَّاجِر الجمال وَلَا الصَّانع الْبَقَال ومن أسباب الْحَسَد التجاوز وَلذَلِك أمر عمر رَضِي الله تَعَالَى عنه الأقارب أن يتزاوروا وَلَا يتجاوروا»

"Envy typically arises between people who share a particular virtue or are involved in similar worldly matters. For instance, a jurist does not envy a grammarian, nor does a merchant envy a camel driver, and a craftsman does not envy a grocer. One of the causes of envy is close proximity, which is why 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) advised relatives to visit each other, but not to live too near one another."

[مقاصد الرعاية لحقوق الله عز وجل (١٥٣/١)]

قال الحافظ أبو الفداء إسماعيل بن عمر بن كثير رحمه الله:
وَمَنِ اتَّصَفَ بِهَذِهِ الصِّفَةِ –أي: صفة الاستغفار- يَسَّرَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ،
وَسَهَّلَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرَهُ وَحَفِظَ عَلَيْهِ شَأْنَهُ وَقُوَّتَهُ. اهـ.
«تفسير ابن كثير»(4/ 329).
ـــــــــــــــــــــــــــــ

Al-Hafith Abu al-Fida Ismail bin Omar bin Kathir said:

Whoever’s characteristic is seeking forgiveness often, Allah will ease his provision and livelihood. His affairs will also be easy and Allah will preserve his status and strength.

"Tafseer Ibn Kathir" (4/329)

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

“If Allāh (سبحانه وتعالى) did not want to accept your du’ā, He would not have guided you to make it (in the first place)”

[عدة الصابرين]

"The most harmful of people are those who overpower you until you disobey Allah. Such people only help you to harm yourself and weaken your morality".

[al-Fawāid: A Collection of Wise Sayings by Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله, pg. 318]

“If the servant of Allāh begins the day and the evening, without having any other concern except Allāh, the Almighty, He will fulfill all his needs and relieve all his worries. He will empty the servant's heart for the sake of His Love, his tongue will constantly remember Him and he will have the strength to perform religious duties for His Sake.”

[الفوائد، — Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله ١٢٩]

"Sadness, grief, pain, suffering, calamities, and trials are expiations for sins. Nothing afflicts a servant, not even a thorn prick, without it being an expiation for their sins.

If someone complains of a toothache or insomnia at night, these too are means of expiating sins.

If something afflicts you : do not say, 'If only I had done this or that.'

Instead, say,
قدر الله وما شاء فعل
'This is the decree of Allah, and what He wills will happen.'"

- الشيخ عبد الرزاق البدر