Nahj al-Balāgha

Leadership of believers versus wealth for the wicked

Volume 1 Section 316 2 narrations
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Hadith 2190
316. Amīr al-mu’minim, peace be upon him, said: I am the ya‘sūb (leader) of the believers, while wealth is the leader of the wicked.
٣١٦. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): أَنا يَعْسُوبُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، وَالْمَالُ يَعْسُوبُ الْفُجَّارِ.
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Hadith 2191
as-Sayyid ar-Raḍī says: It means that the believers follow me while the wicked follow wealth just as the bees follow their “ya‘sūb” who is their leader. [1]
قال السيد الرضي: ومعنى ذلك أن المؤمنين يتبعونني، والفجار يتبعون المال، كما تتبع النحل يعسوبها، وهو رئيسها.
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