Ghurar al-Ḥikam

Poverty

Volume 1 24 narrations
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The Poor and Needy 22 Wealth/Materialism 5 Debt and Loans 2 Neighbors 1 Envy (Hasad) 1 Death 1 Day of Judgment 1 God-consciousness/Piety 1 Arrogance/Pride 1 Soul (Nafs) 1 Intellect/Reason 1 Patience 1 Wisdom 1 Trials and Afflictions 1

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hadith 7985
Imam Ali (AS) said, Poverty is beneficial for the believer, and gives him comfort from the jealousy of the neighbours, the flattery of the brothers and the domination of the ruler.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلفَقْرُ صَلاحُ المُؤمِنِ وَ مُريحُهُ مِنْ حَسَدِ الجيرانِ وَ تَمَلُّقِ الإخْوانِ وَ تَسَلُّطِ السُّلْطانِ
Tags The Poor and NeedyNeighborsEnvy (Hasad)
hadith 7986
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily poverty is disgracer for the soul, a confounder of the intellect, and a bringer of sorrows.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ الفَقْرَ مِذَلَّةٌ لِلنَّفْسِ مِدْهَشَةٌ لِلْعَقْلِ جالِبٌ لِلْهُمُومِ
Tags The Poor and Needy
hadith 7987
Imam Ali (AS) said, Poverty causes forgetfulness.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلفَقْرُ يُنسي
Tags The Poor and Needy
hadith 7988
Imam Ali (AS) said, Poverty is the adornment of faith.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلفَقْرُ زينَةُ الإيمانِ
Tags The Poor and Needy
hadith 7989
Imam Ali (AS) said, The grave is better than poverty.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلقَبْرُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الفَقْرِ
Tags The Poor and NeedyDeath
hadith 7990
Imam Ali (AS) said, Poverty with debt is [like] a red death.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلفَقْرُ مَعَ الدَّيْنِ اَلْمَوْتُ الأحْمَرُ
Tags The Poor and NeedyDebt and Loans
hadith 7991
Imam Ali (AS) said, Poverty disables the astute one from [presenting] his argument.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلفَقْرُ يُخْرِسُ الفَطِنَ عَنْ حُجَّتِهِ
Tags The Poor and Needy
hadith 7992
Imam Ali (AS) said, Poverty in ones homeland is like being a stranger in it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلفَقْرُ فِي الوَطَنِ غُرْبَةٌ
Tags The Poor and Needy
hadith 7993
Imam Ali (AS) said, Extreme poverty is better than disgraceful affluence.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلفَقْرُ الفادِحُ أجْمَلُ مِنَ الغِنَى الفاضِحِ
Tags The Poor and NeedyWealth/Materialism
hadith 7994
Imam Ali (AS) said, True poverty and wealth are [determined] after presenting [the account of] ones deeds before Allah, the Glorified.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلفَقْرُ وَ الغِنى بَعْدَ العَرْضِ عَلَى اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ
Tags The Poor and NeedyWealth/MaterialismDay of Judgment
hadith 7995
Imam Ali (AS) said, Love of poverty earns piety.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : حُبُّ الفَقْرِ يَكْسِبُ الوَرَعَ
Tags The Poor and NeedyGod-consciousness/Piety
hadith 7996
Imam Ali (AS) said, Many a poverty turns into with lasting affluence.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رُبَّ فَقْر عادَ بِالغِنَى الْباقي
Tags The Poor and NeedyWealth/Materialism
hadith 7997
Imam Ali (AS) said, The disadvantage of poverty is more praiseworthy than the arrogant insolence of wealth.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ضَرَرُ الفَقْرِ أحْمَدُ مِنْ أشَرِ الغِنى
Tags The Poor and NeedyArrogance/PrideWealth/Materialism
hadith 7998
Imam Ali (AS) said, Poverty of the soul is the worst poverty.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : فَقْرُ النَّفْسِ شَرُّ الفَقْرِ
Tags The Poor and NeedySoul (Nafs)
hadith 7999
Imam Ali (AS) said, All [forms of] poverty can be redressed except the poverty of foolishness.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُلُّ فَقْر يُسَدُّ إلاّ فَقْرَ الحُمْقِ
Tags The Poor and NeedyIntellect/Reason
hadith 8000
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever manifests his poverty, lowers his status.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ أظْهَرَ فَقْرَهُ أذَلَّ قَدْرَهُ
Tags The Poor and Needy
hadith 8001
Imam Ali (AS) said, The hardships of poverty are preferable to facing humiliation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مُقاساةُ الإقْلالِ وَ لامُلاقاةُ الإذلالِ
Tags The Poor and NeedyPatience
hadith 8002
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no poverty with good management.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لافَقْرَ مَعَ حُسْنِ تَدْبير
Tags The Poor and NeedyWisdom
hadith 8003
Imam Ali (AS) said, The most apprising complaint is that which is enunciated by manifest affliction.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أبْلَغُ الشَّكوى ما نَطَقَ بِهِ ظاهِرُ البَلْوى
Tags Trials and Afflictions
hadith 8004
Imam Ali (AS) said, The little that one is in need of is better than the plenty that one is needless of.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قَليلٌ يُفْتَقَرُ إلَيْهِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ كَثير يُسْتَغْنى عَنْهُ
Tags Wealth/Materialism
hadith 8005
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no shame in being far away from ones hometown; the only shame is being indigent in ones one hometown.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَيْسَ فِي الغُرْبَةِ عارٌ إنَّما العارُ فِي الوَطَنِ اَلاِفْتِقارُ
Tags The Poor and Needy
hadith 8006
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who pretends to be poor, becomes poor.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ تَفاقَرَ اِفْتَقَرَ
Tags The Poor and Needy
hadith 8007
Imam Ali (AS) said, Displaying neediness gives rise to poverty.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إظْهارُ التَّباوُسِ يَجْلِبُ الفَقْرَ
Tags The Poor and Needy
hadith 8008
Imam Ali (AS) said, Poverty with debt is the greatest wretchedness.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلفَقْرُ مَعَ الدَّيْنِ اَلشَّقاءُ الأكْبَرُ
Tags The Poor and NeedyDebt and Loans