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Is it permissible to say that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was poor?

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It is not permissible to describe the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, as poor with the intention of belittling him, and the one who says such a thing must be disciplined. The Prophet was not poor in reality, for Allah enriched him, as He says: {And He found you poor and made you self-sufficient}. After his death, he left behind orchards and wealth. He also used to supplicate: "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from disbelief, poverty, and the torment of the grave," and "Relieve us of debt and enrich us from poverty." His supplication: "O Allah, make me live as a miskin, make me die as a miskin, and resurrect me in the company of the misakin" refers to humility and dependence on Allah, and modesty and guarding against arrogance, not material poverty, because he passed away as a wealthy man.

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