Ghurar al-Ḥikam

Greed

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hadith 1630
Imam Ali (AS) said, Greed is a disgrace and a humiliation for the one who espouses it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الحِرْصُ ذُلٌّ وَ مَهانَةٌ لِمَنْ يَسْتَشْعِرُهُ
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hadith 1631
Imam Ali (AS) said, Greed is the cornerstone of poverty and the foundation of evil.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلحِرْصُ رَأسُ الفَقْرِ وَ أُسُّ الشَّرِّ
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hadith 1632
Imam Ali (AS) said, Greed is one of the two miseries.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلحِرْصُ أحَدُ الشِّقائَيْنِ
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hadith 1633
Imam Ali (AS) said, Greed, gluttony and stinginess are the result of ignorance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلحِرْصُ وَ الشَّرَهُ والبُخْلُ نَتيجَةُ الجَهْلِ
Tags Greed/StinginessIntellect/Reason
hadith 1634
Imam Ali (AS) said, Greed does not increase sustenance, rather it debases ones status.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلحِرْصُ لايَزيدُ فِي الرِّزْقِ وَ لكِنْ يُذِلُّ القَدْرَ
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hadith 1635
Imam Ali (AS) said, Take revenge on your greed through contentment, just as you would avenge your enemy by retaliation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنْتَقِمْ مِنْ حِرْصِكَ بِالقُنُوعِ كَما تَنْتَقِمُ مِنْ عَدُوِّكَ بِالقِصاصِ
Tags Greed/StinginessContentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 1636
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be cautious of greed, for its possessor is subject to humiliation and suffering.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إتَّقُوا الحِرْصَ فَإنَّ صاحِبَهُ رَهينُ ذُلّ وَ عَناء
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hadith 1637
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be wary of greed, for it is a disgrace to the religion and the worst companion.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إيّاكَ وَ الحِرْصَ فَإنَّهُ شَيْنُ الدّينِ وَ بِئْسَ القَرينُ
Tags Greed/StinginessGood Company
hadith 1638
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily in greed there is suffering.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ فِي الحِرْصِ لَعَناءً
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hadith 1639
Imam Ali (AS) said, Greed is the riding mount of hardship.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلحِرْصُ مَطِيَّةُ التَّعَبِ
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hadith 1640
Imam Ali (AS) said, Greed is a sign of penury.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلحِرْصُ عَلامَةُ الفَقْرِ
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hadith 1641
Imam Ali (AS) said, Greed has blameworthy consequences.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلحِرْصُ ذَمِيمُ المَغَبَّةِ
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hadith 1642
Imam Ali (AS) said, Greed is a symbol of the wretched.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلحِرْصُ عَلامَةُ الأشْقياءِ
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hadith 1643
Imam Ali (AS) said, Greed is [a trait that leads to] disgrace and suffering.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلحِرْصُ ذُلٌّ وَ عَناءٌ
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hadith 1644
Imam Ali (AS) said, Greed corrupts conviction.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلحِرْصُ يُفْسِدُ الإيقانَ
Tags Greed/StinginessCertainty (Yaqin)
hadith 1645
Imam Ali (AS) said, Greed humiliates and causes misery.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلحِرْصُ يُذِلُّ وَ يُشْقي
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hadith 1646
Imam Ali (AS) said, Greed is [a trait that results in] endless suffering.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلحِرْصُ عَناءٌ مُؤَبَّدٌ
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hadith 1647
Imam Ali (AS) said, Greed degrades magnanimity.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلحِرْصُ يُزْري بِالْمُرُوَّةِ
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hadith 1648
Imam Ali (AS) said, Greed leads to many flaws (or great sins).
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلحِرْصُ مُوقِعٌ في كَثيرِ (كَبيرِ) العُيُوبِ (الذُّنُوبِ)
Tags Greed/StinginessMajor Sins
hadith 1649
Imam Ali (AS) said, Greed and gluttony earn wretchedness and humiliation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلحِرْصُ وَ الشَّرَهُ يَكْسِبانِ الشَّقاءَ وَ الذِّلَّةَ
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hadith 1650
Imam Ali (AS) said, Greed diminishes the status of a man and does not increase his sustenance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلحِرْصُ يَنْقُصُ قَدْرَ الرَّجُلِ وَ لايَزيدُ في رِزْقِهِ
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hadith 1651
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily you cannot outrun your death, nor acquire that which is not for you, so why do you debase yourself O wretched one?!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّكَ لَسْتَ بِسابِق أجَلَكَ وَ لابِمَرْزُوقِ ما لَيْسَ لَكَ فَلِما ذا تُشْقي نَفْسَكَ يا شَقِيُّ
Tags Greed/StinginessDeathDivine Decree
hadith 1652
Imam Ali (AS) said, It is through greed that hardship comes about.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِالحِرْصِ يَكُونُ العَناءُ
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hadith 1653
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst companion is greed.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِئْسَ الرَّفيقُ الحِرْصُ
Tags Greed/StinginessGood Company
hadith 1654
Imam Ali (AS) said, The fruit of greed is hardship.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ثَمَرَةُ الحِرْصِ العَناءُ
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hadith 1655
Imam Ali (AS) said, The fruit of greed is anguish.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ثَمَرَةُ الحِرْصِ النَّصَبُ
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hadith 1656
Imam Ali (AS) said, Shunning greed severs gluttony and cupidity.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رَدُّ الحِرْصِ يَحْسِمُ الشَّرَهَ وَ المَطامِعَ
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hadith 1657
Imam Ali (AS) said, Intense greed comes from strong gluttony and weakness of faith.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شِدَّةُ الحِرْصِ مِنْ قُوَّةِ الشَّرَهِ وَ ضَعْفِ الدّينِ
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hadith 1658
Imam Ali (AS) said, Counter greed with contentment.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ضادُّوا الحِرصَ بِالقُنُوعِ
Tags Greed/StinginessContentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 1659
Imam Ali (AS) said, Yielding to greed corrupts certitude.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : طاعَةُ الحِرْصِ تُفْسِدُ اليَقينَ
Tags Greed/StinginessCertainty (Yaqin)
hadith 1660
Imam Ali (AS) said, It is on doubt and lack of trust in Allah that greed and avarice are based.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : عَلَى الشَّكِّ وَ قِلَّةِ الثِّقَةِ بِاللّهِ مَبْنَى الحِرْصِ وَ الشُّحِّ
Tags Greed/StinginessTrust in God
hadith 1661
Imam Ali (AS) said, The slave of greed is eternally wretched.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : عَبْدُ الحِرْصِ مُخَلَّدُ الشِّقاءِ
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hadith 1662
Imam Ali (AS) said, In greed there is hardship.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : فِي الحِرْصِ العَناءُ
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hadith 1663
Imam Ali (AS) said, In greed there is misery and anguish.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : فِي الحِرْصِ الشَّقاءُ وَ النَّصَبُ
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hadith 1664
Imam Ali (AS) said, Greed has been paired up with hardship.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قُرِنَ الحِرْصُ بِالعَناءِ
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hadith 1665
Imam Ali (AS) said, Greed [is a mount that] kills its rider.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قَتَلَ الحِرْصُ راكِبَهُ
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hadith 1666
Imam Ali (AS) said, Reduce your greed and remain [satisfied] with what has been allocated to you of your sustenance, [by this] you will protect your faith.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قَصِّرْ مِنْ حِرْصِكَ وَقِفْ عِنْدَ المَقْدُورِ لَكَ مِنْ رِزْقِكَ تُحْرِزْ دينَكَ
Tags Greed/StinginessContentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 1667
Imam Ali (AS) said, How can there be relief from the suffering of greed for one who has not truly trusted [in Allah]?
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَيْفَ يَتَخَلَّصُ مِنْ عَناءِ الحِرْصِ مَنْ لَمْ يَصْدُقْ تَوَكُّلُهُ ؟!
Tags Greed/StinginessTrust in God
hadith 1668
Imam Ali (AS) said, Too much greed makes its possessor miserable and abases him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَثْرَةُ الحِرْصِ تُشْقي صاحِبَهُ وَ تُذِلُّ جانِبَهُ
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hadith 1669
Imam Ali (AS) said, Not everyone who seeks, finds and not everyone who turns away, loses.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَيْسَ كُلُّ مَنْ طَلَبَ وَجَدَ لَيْسَ كُلُّ مَنْ أضَلَّ فَقَدَ
Tags Greed/StinginessContentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 1670
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who is greedy becomes wretched and undergoes hardship.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ حَرَصَ شَقى وَ تَعَنّى
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hadith 1671
Imam Ali (AS) said, One whose greed increases, his status is lowered.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ كَثُرَ حِرْصُهُ ذَلَّ قَدْرُهُ
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hadith 1672
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who clothes himself with greed becomes poverty-stricken.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنِ ادَّرَعَ الحِرْصَ افْتَقَرَ
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hadith 1673
Imam Ali (AS) said, One whose greed increases, his certitude decreases.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ كَثُرَ حِرْصُهُ قَلَّ يَقينُهُ
Tags Greed/StinginessCertainty (Yaqin)
hadith 1674
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who is overcome by greed faces great humiliation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ غَلَبَ عَلَيْهِ الحِرْصُ عَظُمَتْ ذِلَّتُهُ
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hadith 1675
Imam Ali (AS) said, Nothing debases the self like greed and nothing disgraces [ones] honour like stinginess.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما أذَلَّ النَّفْسَ كَالحِرْصِ وَ لاشانَ العِرْضَ كَالبُخْلِ
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hadith 1676
Imam Ali (AS) said, How much agony is brought about by greed!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما أجْلَبَ الحِرْصَ لِلنَّصَبِ
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hadith 1677
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who acts greedily is wretched and dispraised.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مُسْتَعْمِلُ الحِرْصِ شَقِيٌّ مَذْمُومٌ
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hadith 1678
Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not let greed overpower your patience.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لايَغْلِبِ الحِرصُ صَبْرَكُمْ
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hadith 1679
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no [good] health with gluttony.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاصِحَّةَ مَعَ نَهَم
Tags Greed/StinginessHealth and Hygiene
hadith 1680
Imam Ali (AS) said, A little greed leads to a lot of cupidity.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : يَسيرُ الحِرْصِ يَحْمِلُ عَلى كَثيرِ الطَّمَعِ
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