Shaikh Abu ‘Abd al-Rehman al-Sulami (Allah ahve mercy on him) said,

Faqr: utter need, is one of the traits of servanthood (abdiyet).

In servitude there is neither arrogance nor pride, but rather humble submission and compliance.

Faqr is a fabric, the wrap of which is contentment with Allah (qana’a) and and the weft of which is humble submission (al-tawadhu).

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