Mīzān al-Ḥikma

The Most Miserly Of People

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Greed/Stinginess 4 Generosity 2 Zakat 1 Etiquette 1 Inheritance 1 Contentment (Qana'ah) 1 Imam Ali 1 Ahl al-Bayt 1

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hadith 2674
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The most miserly person is he who refuses to give what Allah has made obligatory [i.e. the alms-tax].
رسولُ اللّه اللّه صلى الله عليه و آله : أبْخَلُ النّاسِ مَن بَخِلَ بما افترَضَ اللّهُ علَيهِ.
Tags Greed/StinginessZakat
hadith 2675
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The most miserly person is he who is miserly with his greeting [i.e. he does not greet others].
رسولُ اللّه اللّه صلى الله عليه و آله : إنّ أبخَلَ النّاسِ مَن بَخِلَ بالسَّلام.
Tags Greed/StinginessEtiquette
hadith 2676
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The most miserly person is he who does not spend his money on himself and stores it away for his inheritors.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أبخَلُ النّاسِ مَن بَخِلَ على نفسِهِ بمالِهِ وخلّفَهُ لِوُرّاثِهِ.
Tags Greed/StinginessInheritance
hadith 2677
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘A persons freedom from [coveting] what others possess is better than the liberality in giving.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنّ سَخاءَ النّفْسِ عمّا في أيدي النّاسِ لَأفضَلُ مِن سَخاءِ البَذلِ.
Tags GenerosityContentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 2678
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘The Commander of the Faithful (AS) sent someone five camel-loads of dates … at which a man said to him, ‘By Allah, he did not even ask you for anything. Indeed, one camel-load would have been enough to recompense him! The Commander of the Faithful (AS) replied, ‘May Allah increase not the people of your type! I am giving and you are the one being miserly?!
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنّ أميرَ المؤمنينَ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) بَعثَ إلى رجُلٍ بخَمسةِ أوْساقٍ مِن تَمرٍ ... فقالَ رجُلٌ لأميرِ المؤمنينَ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : واللّه ما سألَكَ فُلانٌ ، ولَقد كانَ يُجْزيهِ مِن الخَمسةِ أوْساقٍ وَسَقٌ واحدٌ ! فقالَ لَه أميرُالمؤمنينَ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا كَثّرَ اللّهُ في المؤمنينَ ضَرْبَكَ ! اُعطي أنا وتَبخَلُ أنتَ ؟.
Tags Greed/StinginessGenerosityImam AliAhl al-Bayt