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Hadith 525
Hadith #
525
Book
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume
3
Section
1
Part
Book of Livelihood
Chapter
Chapter on Livelihoods, Earnings, Profits, and Professions
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq
۞
Hadith.3642 - Zurara narrated from Abu Abdillah (as)
"A man does not leave behind anything more burdensome upon him than silent wealth (hoarded wealth)." I asked him, "What should he do with it?" Imam (as) replied: "Invest it in walls, orchards, and houses."
3642 - وَ رَوَى زُرَارَةُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ
"مَا يُخَلِّفُ اَلرَّجُلُ بَعْدَهُ شَيْئاً أَشَدَّ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ اَلْمَالِ اَلصَّامِتِ " قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ قَالَ "يَضَعُهُ فِي اَلْحَائِطِ وَ اَلْبُسْتَانِ وَ اَلدَّارِ".
Tags Professions and Occupations

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