Nahj al-Balāgha

Misers' niggardly disputes over worthless possessions

Volume 1 Section 195 2 narrations
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Hadith 1787
195. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, passed beside a dump of rubbish full of filth and remarked: This is what the misers used to be niggardly about.
١٩٥. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام) وَقَدْ مَرَّ بِقَذَرٍ عَلَى مَزْبَلَةٍ: هَذَا مَا بَخِلَ بِهِ الْبَاخِلُونَ.
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Hadith 1788
In another tradition it is related that he said
This is what you used to dispute with each other about until yesterday!
وَرُوِيَ فِي خَبَرٍ آخَرَ
أَنَّهُ قَالَ: هَذَا مَا كُنْتُمْ تَتَنَافَسُونَ فِيهِ بِالْأَمْسِ!
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