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hadith 4729
Hadith #
4729
Book
Ghurar al-Ḥikam
Volume
1
Chapter
Voraciousness and the Voracious
Source
ʿAbd al-Wāḥid b. Muḥammad al-Tamīmī al-Āmidī
Publisher
Ansariyan Publications
۞
Imam Ali (AS) said, Voraciousness is the foundation of every evil.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلشَّرَهُ أُسُّ كُلِّ شَرّ
Tags Greed/StinginessCorruption/Mischief

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  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #4721 Imam Ali (AS) said, Refrain from voraciousness, for verily it is the root of every vileness and the foundation of every depravity.
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  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #4738 Imam Ali (AS) said, For everything there is a seed, and the seed of evil is voraciousness.
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