hadith
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Do you see (or observe) anyone other than a poor man suffering poverty, or a rich man who shows ingratitude in return for the blessings that Allah has bestowed on him, or a miser who denies the right of Allah in order to increase his wealth, or an unruly person who closes his ears [as if he is deaf] to all [wise] counsel.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : هَلْ تَنْظُرُ (تُبْصِرُ) إلاّ فَقيراً يُكابِدُ فَقْراً أوْ غَنِيّاً بَدَّلَ نِعَمَ اللّهِ كُفْراً أوْ بَخيلاً اِتَّخَذَ البُخْلَ بِحَقِّ اللّهِ وَفْراً أوْ مُتَمَرِّداً كَأنَّ بِأُذُنَيْهِ عَنْ سَماعِ (سَمْعِ المَواعِظِ) الحِكْمَةِ وَقْراً
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