Ghurar al-Ḥikam

Wealth and Riches

Volume 1 93 narrations
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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 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
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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
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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 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 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
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hadith 9602
Imam Ali (AS) said, Wealth does not benefit you until it parts from you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمالُ لايَنْفَعُكَ حَتّى يُفارِقَكَ
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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 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 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
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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 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 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 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
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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
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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
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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 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
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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
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