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hadith 9653
Hadith #
9653
Book
Ghurar al-Ḥikam
Volume
1
Chapter
Wealth and Riches
Source
ʿAbd al-Wāḥid b. Muḥammad al-Tamīmī al-Āmidī
Publisher
Ansariyan Publications
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Little that suffices is better than a lot which makes one insolent.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : يَسيرٌ يَكْفي خَيْرٌ مِنْ كَثير يُطْغي
Tags Wealth/MaterialismContentment (Qana'ah)

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  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #9625 Imam Ali (AS) said, Little [wealth] that suffices is better than a lot which makes one insolent.
  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #3508 Imam Ali (AS) said, Little of this world suffices and plenty of it destroys.
  • Mīzān al-Ḥikma #4175 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'That which is little yet sufficient is better than that which is abundant and distracting [as a result].
  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #3320 Imam Ali (AS) said, Take from the little of this world that which suffices you and leave from its abundance that which makes you transgress.
  • Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #813 Hadith.5764 - The Prophet (sw) said; "That which is little but sufficient is better than that which is abundant and distracts."
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