Ghurar al-Ḥikam

Wealth and Riches

Volume 1 93 narrations
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hadith 9562
Imam Ali (AS) said, Wealth honours its possessor in this world and abases him in front of Allah, the Glorified.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمالُ يُكْرِمُ صاحِبَهُ فِي الدُّنْيا وَ يُهِينُهُ عِنْدَ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ
Tags Wealth/Materialism
hadith 9563
Imam Ali (AS) said, Wealth honours its possessor as long as he spends it and abases him when he is miserly with it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمالُ يُكْرِمُ صاحِبَهُ ما بَذَلَهُ وَ يُهينُهُ ما بَخِلَ بِهِ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismGenerosityGreed/Stinginess
hadith 9564
Imam Ali (AS) said, Wealth and children are the ornaments of this worldly life while good action is the tillage of the Hereafter.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمالُ وَ البَنُونُ زِينَةُ الحَياةِ الدُّنْيا وَ العَمَلُ الصّالِحُ حَرْثُ الآخِرَةِ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismGood Deeds
hadith 9565
Imam Ali (AS) said, Wealth elevates its possessor in this world but lowers him in the Hereafter.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمالُ يَرْفَعُ صاحِبَهُ فيِ الدُّنْيا وَ يَضَعُهُ فِي الآخِرَةِ
Tags Wealth/Materialism
hadith 9566
Imam Ali (AS) said, Wealth is a burden for its possessor except that which he sends ahead from it [for the Hereafter].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمالُ وَبالٌ عَلى صاحِبِهِ إلاّ ما قَدَّمَ مِنْهُ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismSpending in God's Path
hadith 9567
Imam Ali (AS) said, Wealth is the tribulation of the soul and the plunder of calamities.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمالُ فِتْنَةُ النَّفْسِ وَ نَهْبُ الرَّزايا
Tags Wealth/MaterialismTrials and Afflictions
hadith 9568
Imam Ali (AS) said, Wealth is reduced by spending [it] whereas knowledge grows when it is given away [and shared with others].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمالُ تَنْقُصُهُ النَّفَقَةُ وَالعِلْمُ يَزْكُو عَلَى الإنْفاقِ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismSpending in God's Path
hadith 9569
Imam Ali (AS) said, Hold on to wealth according to the extent of your need, and forward the rest for the day of your indigence.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أمْسِكْ مِنَ المالِ بِقَدْرِ ضَرُورَتِكَ وَ قَدِّمِ الفَضْلَ لِيَوْمِ فاقَتِكَ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismAsceticism
hadith 9570
Imam Ali (AS) said, Beware of reserving for yourself (or concealing) that which all the people have an equal right to and turning a blind eye to what is manifest for the onlookers otherwise it will surely be taken from you and given to someone else.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إيّاكَ وَ الاِسْتيثارَ (الاِسْتِتارَ) بِما لِلنّاسِ فيهِ أُسْوَةٌ وَ التَّغابي عَمّا وَضَحَ لِلنّاظِرينَ فَإنَّهُ مَأْخُوذٌ مِنْكَ لِغَيْرِكَ
Tags EqualityRights
hadith 9571
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best wealth is that by which the freemen become enthralled.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أفْضَلُ المالِ مَا اسْتُرِقَّ بِهِ الأحْرارُ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismGenerosity
hadith 9572
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best of all wealth is that by which men become enthralled.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أفْضَلُ الأمْوالِ مَا اسْتُرِقَّ بِهِ الرِّجالُ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismGenerosity
hadith 9573
Imam Ali (AS) said, The purest wealth is that which has been earned by its lawful means.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أزْكَى المالِ مَا اكْتُسِبَ مِنْ حِلِّهِ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismTrade
hadith 9574
Imam Ali (AS) said, The most beneficial wealth is that by which the obligatory is fulfilled.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أنْفَعُ المالِ ما قُضِيَ بِهِ الفَرْضُ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismSpending in God's Path
hadith 9575
Imam Ali (AS) said, The purest wealth is that with which the Hereafter is bought.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أزْكَى المالِ مَا اشْتُرِيَ بِهِ الآخِرَةُ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismSpending in God's Path
hadith 9576
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best wealth is that which has been earned by its lawful means.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أطْيَبُ الْمالِ مَا اكْتُسِبَ مِنْ حِلِّهِ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismTrade
hadith 9577
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best wealth is that which has the best effect upon you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أفْضَلُ الأمْوالِ أحْسَنُها آثَراً عَلَيْكَ
Tags Wealth/Materialism
hadith 9578
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best wealth is that by which the rights [of others] are fulfilled.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أفْضَلُ الْمالِ ما قُضِيَتْ بِهِ الحُقُوقُ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismRights
hadith 9579
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily your wealth is for the one who praises you in your lifetime and the one who vilifies you after your death.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ مالَكَ لِحامِدِكَ في حَياتِكَ وَ لِذامِّكَ بَعْدَ وَفاتِكَ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismInheritance
hadith 9580
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily a person comes to that which he has sent forward [of his good deeds] and regrets [about] that which he has left behind.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ المَرْءَ عَلى ما قَدَّمَ قادِمٌ وَ عَلى ما خَلَّفَ نادِمٌ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismRegretGood Deeds
hadith 9581
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily Allah, the Glorified, has ordained the provisions of the poor in the wealth of the rich, so no poor person goes hungry but because of the withholding of the rich, and Allah will question them about this.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ اللّهَ سُبْحانَهُ فَرَضَ في أمْوالِ الأغْنياءِ أقْواتَ الفُقَراءِ فَما جاعَ فَقِيرٌ إلاّ بِما مَنَعَ غَنِيٌّ وَ اللّهُ سائِلُهُمْ عَنْ ذلِكَ
Tags The Poor and NeedyZakatRights
hadith 9582
Imam Ali (AS) said, Surely the person with the greatest regret on the Day of Resurrection will be the man who earns wealth without obeying [the commandments of] Allah, then a man inherits his wealth and spends it in obedience to Allah and through it enters Paradise whereas the first one enters Hell because of it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ أعْظَمَ النّاسِ حَسْرَةً يَوْمَ القِيامَةِ رَجُلٌ اكْتَسَبَ مالاً مِنْ غَيْرِ طاعَةِ اللّهِ فَوَرَّثَهُ رَجُلاً أنْفَقَهُ في طاعَةِ اللّهِ فَدَخَلَ بِهِ الجَنَّةَ وَ دَخَلَ بِهِ الأوَّلُ النّارَ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismRegretInheritanceDay of Judgment
hadith 9583
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily when a man dies people say: ‘What has he left behind? while the angels say: ‘What has he sent forward? Your forefathers are for Allah! Send some of your wealth forward, so that it may be a provision for you [in the Hereafter], and do not leave all of it behind such that it becomes a [heavy] burden on you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ المَرْءَ إذا هَلَكَ قالَ النّاسُ: ما تَرَكَ؟ وَ قالَتِ المَلائِكَةُ ما قَدَّمَ ؟ لِلّهِ آباؤُكُمْ فَقَدِّمُوا بَعْضاً يَكُنْ لَكُمْ ذُخْراً وَ لاتُخَلِّفُوا كُلاًّ فَيَكُونَ عَلَيْكُمْ كَلاًّ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismSpending in God's PathDeath
hadith 9584
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily the best wealth is that which earns praise and gratitude and brings about reward and recompense.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ خَيْرَ المالِ ما كَسَبَ ثَناءً وَ شُكْراً وَ أوْجَبَ ثَواباً وَ أجْراً
Tags Wealth/MaterialismGenerosity
hadith 9585
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily the best wealth is that which bequeaths to you a provision [for the Hereafter] and a legacy, and earns you praise and reward.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ خَيْرَ الْمالِ ما أوْرَثَكَ ذُخْراً وَ ذِكْراً وَ أَكْسَبَكَ حَمْداً وَأجْراً
Tags Wealth/MaterialismGenerosity
hadith 9586
Imam Ali (AS) said, Indeed the best wealth is that by which the freeman is enthralled and [by which] reward is earned.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ أفْضَلَ الأمْوالِ مَا اسْتُرِقَّ بِهِ حُرٌّ وَ اسْتُحِقَّ بِهِ أجْرٌ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismGenerosity
hadith 9587
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily your wealth cannot fulfil the needs of all the people, so reserve it specifically for the followers of the truth.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ مالَكَ لايُغْني جَميعَ النّاسِ فَاخْصُصْ بِهِ أهْلَ الحَقِّ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismSpending in God's Path
hadith 9588
Imam Ali (AS) said, Wealth is reckoning [in the Hereafter].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلمالُ حِسابٌ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismDay of Judgment
hadith 9589
Imam Ali (AS) said, Wealth is a borrowed loan [and will not remain with you forever].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمالُ عارِيَةٌ
Tags Wealth/Materialism
hadith 9590
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily that which is in your possession has had an owner before you and will go to someone after you. You are only amassing [wealth] for one of two kinds of people: either the one who will use what you amassed in obedience to Allah, thereby becoming felicitous by that which made you wretched, or the one who will use what you amassed in disobedience to Allah, thereby becoming wretched by what you amassed, and neither of these two deserve to be preferred by you over yourself or of being carried by you on your back.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ الَّذي في يَدَيْكَ قَدْ كانَ لَهُ أهْلٌ قَبْلَكَ وَ هُوَ صائِرٌ إلى مَنْ بَعْدَكَ وَ إنَّما أنْتَ جامِع لأحَدِ رَجُلَيْنِ: إمّا رَجُل عَمِلَ فيما جَمَعْتَ بِطاعَةِ اللّهِ فَسَعِدَ بِما شَقيتَ بِهِ أوْ رَجُل عَمِلَ فيما جَمَعْتَ بِمَعْصيَةِ اللّهِ فَشَقِيَ بِما جَمَعْتَ وَ لَيْسَ أحَدُ هذَيْنِ أهْلاً أنْ تُؤْثِرَهُ عَلى نَفْسِكَ وَ لاتَحْمِلَ لَهُ عَلى ظَهْرِكَ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismInheritance
hadith 9591
Imam Ali (AS) said, Wealth is the plunder of calamities.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمالُ نَهْبُ الحَوادِثِ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismTrials and Afflictions
hadith 9592
Imam Ali (AS) said, Wealth is a solace [and comfort] for the heir (or heirs).
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمالُ سُلْوَةُ الوارِثِ (الوُرّاثِ)
Tags Wealth/MaterialismInheritance
hadith 9593
Imam Ali (AS) said, Wealth strengthens one who [is weak and] lacks support.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمالُ يُقَوّي غَيْرَ الأيِّدِ
Tags Wealth/Materialism
hadith 9594
Imam Ali (AS) said, People serve wealth, wealth does not serve people.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلرِّجالُ تُفيدُ المالَ اَلمالُ ما أفادَ الرِّجالَ
Tags Wealth/Materialism
hadith 9595
Imam Ali (AS) said, Wealth is the leader of the wicked.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمالُ يَعْسُوبُ الفُجّارِ
Tags Wealth/Materialism
hadith 9596
Imam Ali (AS) said, Wealth is the object of desires.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمالُ مادَّةُ الشَّهَواتِ
Tags Wealth/Materialism
hadith 9597
Imam Ali (AS) said, Wealth strengthens ones hopes.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمالُ يُقَوِّي الآمالَ
Tags Wealth/Materialism
hadith 9598
Imam Ali (AS) said, Wealth manifests the intrinsic natures of the people and their characters.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمالُ يُبْدِي جَواهِرَ الرِّجالِ وَ خَلائِقَها
Tags Wealth/Materialism
hadith 9599
Imam Ali (AS) said, Wealth corrupts the outcomes and extends the [false] hopes.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمالُ يُفْسِدُ المَآلَ وَ يُوَسِّعُ الآمالَ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismCorruption/Mischief
hadith 9600
Imam Ali (AS) said, Wealth is the cause of trials and the plunder of calamities.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمالُ لِلْفِتَنِ سَبَبٌ وَ لِلْحَوادِثِ سَلَبٌ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismTrials and Afflictions
hadith 9601
Imam Ali (AS) said, Wealth is the inviter of difficulty and the riding mount of hardship.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمالُ داعِيَةُ التَّعَبِ وَ مَطِيَّةُ النَّصَبِ
Tags Wealth/Materialism
hadith 9602
Imam Ali (AS) said, Wealth does not benefit you until it parts from you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمالُ لايَنْفَعُكَ حَتّى يُفارِقَكَ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismSpending in God's Path
hadith 9603
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily only the wealth which you send ahead for your Hereafter is yours, while that which you leave behind belongs to your heirs.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّما لَكَ مِنْ مالِكَ ما قَدَّمْتَهُ لآخِرَتِكَ وَما أخَّرْتَهُ فَلِلْوارِثِ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismSpending in God's PathInheritance
hadith 9604
Imam Ali (AS) said, When you accumulate wealth, then you are [actually] a representative for another person who will rejoice with it while you become miserable.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إذا جَمَعْتَ المالَ فَأنْتَ فيهِ وَكيلٌ لِغَيْرِكَ يَسْعَدُ بِهِ وَ تَشْقى أنْتَ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismInheritance
hadith 9605
Imam Ali (AS) said, When you send forth your wealth for your Hereafter and leave [the affair of] your heirs in the hands of Allah, you will be felicitous by that which you have forwarded and Allah will take good care of those whom you leave behind.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إذا قَدَّمْتَ مالَكَ لآخِرَتِكَ وَ اسْتَخْلَفْتَ اللّهَ سُبْحانَهُ عَلى مَنْ خَلَّفْتَهُ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ سَعِدْتَ بِما قَدَّمْتَ وَ أحْسَنَ اللّهُ لَكَ الخَلافَةَ عَلى مَنْ خَلَّفْتَ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismSpending in God's PathInheritance
hadith 9606
Imam Ali (AS) said, It is by overcoming [ones] fears that wealth is acquired.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِرُكُوبِ الأهْوالِ تُكْتَسَبُ الأمْوالُ
Tags Wealth/Materialism
hadith 9607
Imam Ali (AS) said, The affluence of this world is the poverty of the Hereafter.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ثَرْوَةُ الدُّنْيا فَقْرُ الآخِرَةِ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismAsceticism
hadith 9608
Imam Ali (AS) said, Abundance of wealth causes destruction, makes one rebellious and perishes.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ثَرْوَةُ المالِ تُرْدي وَ تُطْغي وَ تَفْنى
Tags Wealth/MaterialismCorruption/Mischief
hadith 9609
Imam Ali (AS) said, Love of wealth is the cause of tribulations and love of leadership is the root of tribulations.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : حُبُّ المالِ سَبَبُ الفِتَنِ وَ حُبُّ الرِّياسَةِ رَأسُ المِحَنِ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismLoveTrials and Afflictions
hadith 9610
Imam Ali (AS) said, Love of wealth corrupts the [final] outcome.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : حُبُّ المالِ يُفْسِدُ المَآلَ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismLove
hadith 9611
Imam Ali (AS) said, Love of wealth strengthens [false] hopes and corrupts actions.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : حُبُّ المالِ يُقَوِّيَ الآمالَ وَ يُفْسِدُ الأعْمالَ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismLove
hadith 9612
Imam Ali (AS) said, Love of wealth weakens faith and corrupts certitude.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : حُبُّ المالِ يُوهِنُ الدّينَ وَ يُفْسِدُ اليَقينَ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismLoveCertainty (Yaqin)
hadith 9613
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best of your wealth is that which safeguards your dignity.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَيْرُ أمْوالِكَ ما وَقى عِرْضَكَ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismSpending in God's Path
hadith 9614
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best wealth is that which enthrals a freeman.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَيْرُ الأمْوالِ مَا اسْتَرَقَّ حُرّاً
Tags Wealth/MaterialismGenerosity
hadith 9615
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best wealth is that which helps one perform noble deeds.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَيْرُ الأمْوالِ مَا أعانَ عَلَى المَكارِمِ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismGood Deeds
hadith 9616
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best of your wealth is that which suffices you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَيْرُ أمْوالِكَ ما كَفاكَ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismContentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 9617
Imam Ali (AS) said, Take from the most precious of your possessions and spend it on that for which your Lord will elevate your lofty deeds.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خُذُوا مِنْ كَرائِمِ أمْوالِكُم ما يَرْفَعُ بِهِ رَبُّكُمْ سَنِيَّ أعْمالِكُمْ
Tags Spending in God's PathGood Deeds
hadith 9618
Imam Ali (AS) said, Many a person accumulates [wealth] for one who is not grateful to him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رُبَّ جامِع لِمَنْ لايَشْكُرُهُ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismGratitude
hadith 9619
Imam Ali (AS) said, The alms-tax of wealth is benefitting others [with it].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : زَكاةُ المالِ الإفْضالُ
Tags ZakatGenerosityWealth/Materialism
hadith 9620
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst [type of] wealth is that which earns censure.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شَرُّ الأمْوالِ ما أكْسَبَ المَذامَّ
Tags Wealth/Materialism
hadith 9621
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst wealth is that which does not benefit [and fulfil the need of] its owner.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شَرُّ الأمْوالِ ما لَمْ يُغْنِ عَنْ صاحِبِهِ
Tags Wealth/Materialism
hadith 9622
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst wealth is that from which nothing is spent in the way of Allah and the [obligatory] zakāt of which is not paid.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شَرُّ المالِ مالَمْ يُنْفَقْ في سَبيلِ اللّهِ مِنْهُ وَ لَمْ تُؤَدَّ زَكاتُهُ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismSpending in God's PathZakat
hadith 9623
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst wealth is that from which the right of Allah, the Glorified, is not given.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شَرُّ الأمْوالِ ما لَمْ يَخْرُجْ مِنْهُ حَقُّ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismRightsZakat
hadith 9624
Imam Ali (AS) said, The owner of wealth is faces difficulty and one who gains victory through evil [means] has [actually] been defeated.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : صاحِبُ المالِ مَتْعُوبٌ وَ الغالِبُ بِالشَّرِّ مَغْلُوبٌ
Tags Wealth/Materialism
hadith 9625
Imam Ali (AS) said, Little [wealth] that suffices is better than a lot which makes one insolent.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قَليلٌ يَكْفي خَيْرٌ مِنْ كَثير يُطْغي
Tags Wealth/MaterialismContentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 9626
Imam Ali (AS) said, The little that saves [one from hellfire] is better than plenty that destroys.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قَليلٌ يُنْجي خَيْرٌ مِنْ كَثير يُرْدي
Tags Wealth/MaterialismContentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 9627
Imam Ali (AS) said, Send forth some [of your wealth] as it will be [beneficial] for you [in the Hereafter], and do not leave all of it behind as this will become a burden for you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قَدِّمُوا بَعْضاً يَكُنْ لَكُمْ وَ لاتُخَلِّفُوا كُلاًّ فَيَكُونَ عَلَيْكُمْ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismSpending in God's Path
hadith 9628
Imam Ali (AS) said, How many a person accumulates that which he will leave behind.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَمْ مِنْ جامِع ما سَوْفَ يَتْرُكُهُ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismGreed/Stinginess
hadith 9629
Imam Ali (AS) said, How often it is that one who gets less, benefits while one who gets more, loses.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَمْ مِنْ مَنْقُوص رابِح وَ مَزيد خاسِر
Tags Wealth/Materialism
hadith 9630
Imam Ali (AS) said, Increased wealth corrupts the hearts and gives rise to sins.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَثْرَةُ المالِ تُفْسِدُ القُلُوبَ وَ تُنْشِئُ الذُّنُوبَ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismCorruption/Mischief
hadith 9631
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be a [generous] donor with your [own] wealth while being cautious with the wealth of others.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُنْ بِمالِكَ مُتَبَرِّعاً وَ عَنْ مالِ غَيْرِكَ مُتَوَرِّعاً
Tags GenerosityTrustworthiness (Amanah)God-consciousness/Piety
hadith 9632
Imam Ali (AS) said, That portion of your wealth which teaches you a lesson and earns you gratitude will never go [to waste].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَنْ يَذْهَبَ مِنْ مالِكَ ما وَعَظَكَ وَ حازَ لَكَ الشُّكْرَ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismGratitude
hadith 9633
Imam Ali (AS) said, He who does not reform his [means of earning or spending] wealth has not earned it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَمْ يَكْتَسِبْ مالاً مَنْ لَمْ يُصْلِحْهُ
Tags Wealth/Materialism
hadith 9634
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who does not spend [his] wealth [in the way of Allah] has not been blessed with wealth.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَمْ يُرْزَقِ المالَ مَنْ لَمْ يُنْفِقْهُ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismSpending in God's Path
hadith 9635
Imam Ali (AS) said, That portion of your wealth which is used to safeguard your dignity has not gone [to waste].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَمْ يَذْهَبْ مِنْ مالِكَ ما وَقى عِرْضَكَ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismSpending in God's Path
hadith 9636
Imam Ali (AS) said, That part of your wealth which is used to fulfil your obligations has not been lost.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَمْ يَضَعْ مِنْ مالِكَ ما قَضى فَرْضَكَ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismSpending in God's Path
hadith 9637
Imam Ali (AS) said, A person does not give his wealth to the one who has no right to it, or his favour to one who is not deserving of it, but that Allah deprives him of their gratefulness and their love, too, would be for others.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَمْ يَضَعِ اِمْرُءٌ مالَهُ في غَيْرِ حَقِّهِ أوْ مَعْرُوفَهُ في غَيْرِ أهْلِهِ إلاّ حَرَمَهُ اللّهُ شُكْرَهُمْ وَكانَ لِغَيْرِهِ وُدَّهُمْ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismGratitude
hadith 9638
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who gives [generously from] his wealth makes [others] subservient [to him].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ بَذَلَ مالَهُ اِسْتَعْبَدَ
Tags GenerosityWealth/Materialism
hadith 9639
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who earns his wealth from unlawful sources damages his Hereafter.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنِ اكْتَسَبَ مالاً مِنْ غَيْرِ حِلِّهِ أضَرَّ بِآخِرَتِهِ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismTrade
hadith 9640
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who accumulates wealth so that he can benefit people [with it] is obeyed by them and one who accumulates [it] for himself is disregarded by them.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ جَمَعَ المالَ لِيَنْفَعَ بِهِ النّاسَ أطاعُوهُ وَ مَنْ جَمَعَ لِنَفْسِهِ أضاعُوهُ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismGenerosity
hadith 9641
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who considers wealth to be precious, regards people as insignificant.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ كَرُمَ عَلَيْهِ الْمالُ هانَتْ عَلَيْهِ الرِّجالُ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismArrogance/Pride
hadith 9642
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever spends his wealth in the way of Allah, He quickly replaces it [for him].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ بَذَلَ في ذاتِ اللّهِ مالَهُ عَجَّلَ لَهُ الخَلَفَ
Tags Spending in God's PathWealth/Materialism
hadith 9643
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever withholds wealth from the one who praises him bequeaths it to one who does not praise him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ مَنَعَ الْمالَ مَنْ يَحْمَدُهُ وَرَّثَهُ مَنْ لايَحْمَدُهُ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismGreed/StinginessInheritance
hadith 9644
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who earns wealth from sources that are unlawful, spends it in the places that are unworthy [and inappropriate].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ يَكْتَسِبْ مالاً مِنْ غَيْرِ حِلِّهِ يَصْرِفْهُ في غَيْرِ حَقِّهِ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismTrade
hadith 9645
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who does not let go [of his wealth] while he is praised will have to leave [it] while he is vilified.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ لَمْ يَدَعْ وَ هُوَ مَحْمُودٌ يَدَعْ وَ هُوَ مَذْمُومٌ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismGreed/Stinginess
hadith 9646
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who does not forward his wealth for his Hereafter while he is [sure to be] rewarded [for it], leaves it behind while he is sinful.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ لَمْ يُقَدِّمْ مالَهُ لآخِرَتِهِ وَ هُوَ مَأجُورٌ خَلَّفَهُ وَ هُوَ مَاْثُومٌ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismSpending in God's Path
hadith 9647
Imam Ali (AS) said, One whose wealth is stripped away by disasters, gains from it the benefit of caution.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ سَلَبَتْهُ الحَوادِثُ مالَهُ أفادَتْهُ الحَذَرُ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismTrials and Afflictions
hadith 9648
Imam Ali (AS) said, Never waste your wealth in other than what is good [and right].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاتُضَيِّعَنَّ مالَكَ في غَيْرِ مَعْرُوف
Tags Wealth/MaterialismSpending in God's Path
hadith 9649
Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not spend your wealth in sinful acts thereby coming before your Lord without any [good] deed.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاتَصْرِفْ مالَكَ فِي المَعاصي فَتَقْدَمَ عَلى رَبِّكَ بِلا عَمَل
Tags Wealth/MaterialismGood Deeds
hadith 9650
Imam Ali (AS) said, Never leave behind anything from this world, for indeed you will [only] be leaving it for one of two types of people: either the man who uses it in obedience to Allah, so he becomes felicitous by that which made you wretched, or the man who uses it in disobeying Allah, in which case you will have been a helper for him in his disobedience, and neither of these two deserves to be preferred by you over yourself.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاتُخْلِفَنَّ وَراءَكَ شَيْئاً مِنَ الدُّنْيا فَإنَّكَ تُخَلِّفُهُ لأحَدِ رَجُلَيْنِ: إمّا رَجُل عَمِلَ فيهِ بِطاعَةِ اللّهِ فَسَعِدَ بِما شَقيتَ بِهِ وَ إمّا رَجُل عَمِلَ فيهِ بِمَعْصيَةِ اللّهِ فَكُنْتَ عَوْناً لَهُ عَلَى المَعْصِيَةِ وَ لَيْسَ أحَدُ هذَيْنِ حَقيقاً أنْ تُؤْثِرَهُ عَلى نَفْسِكَ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismInheritance
hadith 9651
Imam Ali (AS) said, Love of wealth and praise do not go together.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاتَجْتَمِعُ حُبُّ المالِ وَ الثَناءُ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismLove
hadith 9652
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no pride in wealth except when accompanied with generosity.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لافَخْرَ في الْمالِ إلاّ مَعَ الجُودِ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismGenerosity
hadith 9653
Imam Ali (AS) said, Little that suffices is better than a lot which makes one insolent.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : يَسيرٌ يَكْفي خَيْرٌ مِنْ كَثير يُطْغي
Tags Wealth/MaterialismContentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 9654
Imam Ali (AS) said, Worldly wealth and power turns the mistake of its owner into a proper act and the proper act of his opponent into a mistake.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلدَّوْلَةُ تَرُدُّ خَطاءَ صاحِبِها صَواباً وَ صَوابَ ضِدِّهِ خَطاءً
Tags Wealth/MaterialismGovernance