hadith
1032
۞
Imam Ali (AS) said, Woe to the miser who hastens towards the poverty which has fled from him and abandons the wealth that has sought him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : وَيْحَ البَخيلِ المُتَعَجِّلِ الفَقْرَ الَّذي مِنهُ هَرَبَ وَ التَّارِكِ الغِنَى الَّذي إيَّاهُ طَلَبَ
Tags
Greed/Stinginess
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