Mīzān al-Ḥikma

Enjoinment of Keeping Up Ones Reputation

Volume 1 4 narrations
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Etiquette 4 Generosity 1 Greed/Stinginess 1 Wealth/Materialism 1

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hadith 1521
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The most miserly of people with his wares is the most liberal of them with his own reputation [in that he gives it up readily].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أبخَلُ النّاسِ بِعَرضِهِ ، أسخاهُم بِعِرضِهِ.
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hadith 1522
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The best form of wealth is that which is used to safeguard ones reputation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أفضَلُ الغِنى ما صِينَ بِهِ العِرضُ.
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hadith 1523
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who cares for his reputation must desist from disputation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن ضَنَّ بِعِرضِهِ فلْيَدَعِ المِراءَ.
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hadith 1524
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘When reputation wanes, it becomes very difficult to restore.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إذا رَقَّ العِرضُ اسْتُصعِبَ جَمعُهُ.
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