Al-Kāfi

Hadith 211
contentmentwealth-materialism
4ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ صَلَوَاتُ الله عَلَيْهِ الْقَصْدُ مَثْرَاةٌ وَالسَّرَفُ مَتْوَاةٌ.
4. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated in a marfu‘ manner who has said the following: “’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, ‘Moderation leads to increase, and extravagance leads to destruction.’”
Source: Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī

Similar narrations

  • Al-Kāfi #193 “In one of his speeches, ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, ‘The best deed is protecting one’s dignity by means of wealth.’”
  • Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #542 to him: 'O Ubayd, extravagance leads to poverty, and moderation leads to wealth.'
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