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What if the wealth you worked so hard to earn was quietly costing you something you couldn't yet name? You've built something good — a career, a savings account, a life that finally feels secure. And some nights, instead of feeling proud, you feel a strange, unearned guilt, wondering whether you actually deserve any of it, or whether it's costing you something you can't yet see coming.
Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf arrived in the city of Medina with absolutely nothing, and built two entire fortunes from scratch through honest, unglamorous work — fair prices, honest scales, a reputation no one could ever accuse of cutting corners. Then one caravan of his own goods, seven hundred camels strong, shook the physical ground of an entire city when it arrived. And a single sentence, spoken by the one man whose opinion mattered more to him than anyone else's, stopped him cold: he had been seen entering Paradise crawling, weighed down by the very fortune he was so quietly proud of building fairly.
OPEN HANDS follows what he did next — and what fourteen centuries later, his answer still has to say to anyone who has ever felt a flicker of guilt behind their own good fortune.
Recognize the quiet unease you've never had words for — and finally understand where it actually comes from
Watch one man refuse an entire fortune handed to him for free, insisting instead on earning his own way
Feel the specific, physical relief of giving something away completely, instead of managing generosity in careful, comfortable portions
Learn what it actually means to hold success with open hands instead of white knuckles
Carry forward a discipline that outlasts every fortune — and never once asks you to feel ashamed of what you've earned
This is a book for anyone who has ever succeeded at something and quietly wondered if they were allowed to enjoy it — anyone who has felt rich and hollow in the very same breath.
Some of the heaviest things we carry were never meant to be held with a closed fist.
Open the first page. The rest will find you.
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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. What if the fear you feel about your own good fortune is the most honest thing about you?You worked for what you have. Maybe you built it from nothing. And still, on some ordinary evening, a small voice asks whether you are allowed to keep it, whether it is changing you, whether you could open your hand if you had to. You are not the first person to hear that voice.Open Hands is a narrative biography of Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf, one of the earliest companions of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. He arrived in Medina with nothing, refused half of another man's fortune, and asked to be shown the market. He became one of the wealthiest men in Arabia, fought at Badr and Uhud, chose a caliph, and died leaving gold so heavy it had to be cut with axes, and a garden for the Prophet's widows. This book follows him from the black rock valley of Mecca to that garden, told from the early sources with each report named and weighed, including the famous story that the great scholars rejected.Feel your grip loosen on what you have honestly earned, without guilt and without clutchingFind a way to hold success that neither worships money nor despises itMeet a man who wept at a full table, and understand whySee how one refusal, one dowry, and one sleepless week can shape a whole lifeCarry home a practice as old as Medina: keep what you are given movingThis is a book for anyone who has succeeded at something and wondered what they are supposed to do with it, and for anyone who loves the stories of the companions told truthfully.His friend would not write his name. The whole world has been writing it ever since.Open your hands. Then turn the first page. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9798185756164
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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - What if the fear you feel about your own good fortune is the most honest thing about you You worked for what you have. Maybe you built it from nothing. And still, on some ordinary evening, a small voice asks whether you are allowed to keep it, whether it is changing you, whether you could open your hand if you had to. You are not the first person to hear that voice.Open Hands is a narrative biography of Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf, one of the earliest companions of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. He arrived in Medina with nothing, refused half of another man's fortune, and asked to be shown the market. He became one of the wealthiest men in Arabia, fought at Badr and Uhud, chose a caliph, and died leaving gold so heavy it had to be cut with axes, and a garden for the Prophet's widows. This book follows him from the black rock valley of Mecca to that garden, told from the early sources with each report named and weighed, including the famous story that the great scholars rejected.- Feel your grip loosen on what you have honestly earned, without guilt and without clutching- Find a way to hold success that neither worships money nor despises it- Meet a man who wept at a full table, and understand why- See how one refusal, one dowry, and one sleepless week can shape a whole life- Carry home a practice as old as Medina: keep what you are given movingThis is a book for anyone who has succeeded at something and wondered what they are supposed to do with it, and for anyone who loves the stories of the companions told truthfully.His friend would not write his name. The whole world has been writing it ever since.Open your hands. Then turn the first page. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9798185756164
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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. What if the wealth you worked so hard to earn was quietly costing you something you couldn't yet name? You've built something good - a career, a savings account, a life that finally feels secure. And some nights, instead of feeling proud, you feel a strange, unearned guilt, wondering whether you actually deserve any of it, or whether it's costing you something you can't yet see coming. Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf arrived in the city of Medina with absolutely nothing, and built two entire fortunes from scratch through honest, unglamorous work - fair prices, honest scales, a reputation no one could ever accuse of cutting corners. Then one caravan of his own goods, seven hundred camels strong, shook the physical ground of an entire city when it arrived. And a single sentence, spoken by the one man whose opinion mattered more to him than anyone else's, stopped him cold: he had been seen entering Paradise crawling, weighed down by the very fortune he was so quietly proud of building fairly. OPEN HANDS follows what he did next - and what fourteen centuries later, his answer still has to say to anyone who has ever felt a flicker of guilt behind their own good fortune. Recognize the quiet unease you've never had words for - and finally understand where it actually comes fromWatch one man refuse an entire fortune handed to him for free, insisting instead on earning his own wayFeel the specific, physical relief of giving something away completely, instead of managing generosity in careful, comfortable portionsLearn what it actually means to hold success with open hands instead of white knucklesCarry forward a discipline that outlasts every fortune - and never once asks you to feel ashamed of what you've earned This is a book for anyone who has ever succeeded at something and quietly wondered if they were allowed to enjoy it - anyone who has felt rich and hollow in the very same breath. Some of the heaviest things we carry were never meant to be held with a closed fist. Open the first page. The rest will find you. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9798185756164
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