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Hadith 542
Hadith #
542
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.3659 - Ubayd bin Zurarah narrated from Abu Abdullah (as), that he said
to him: 'O Ubayd, extravagance leads to poverty, and moderation leads to wealth.'
3659 - وَ رَوَى عُبَيْدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ
أَنَّهُ قَالَ : لَهُ "يَا عُبَيْدُ إِنَّ اَلسَّرَفَ يُورِثُ اَلْفَقْرَ وَ إِنَّ اَلْقَصْدَ يُورِثُ اَلْغِنَى".
Tags Professions and OccupationsContentment (Qana'ah)

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