hadith
1190
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily this wealth is not for me or you, rather it belongs to the Muslims and [is] for obtaining their weapons [of defence]; so if you participate in their war [with them] then you are a partner in it, otherwise that which their hands have acquired cannot be for other than their [own] consumption.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ هذا المالَ لَيسَ لي وَ لالَكَ وَ إنَّما هُوَ لِلْمُسلِمينَ وَ جَلْبُ أسيافِهمْ فَإنْ شَرَكْتَهُمْ في حَرْبِهِم شَرَكْتَهُمْ فيه وَ إلاّ فَجَنا أيْديهِمْ لا يَكُونُ لِغَيرِ أفْواهِهِمْ
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