Hadith 542
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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".
Similar narrations
- Al-Kāfi #211 “’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, ‘Moderation leads to increase, and extravagance leads to destruction.’”
- Al-Kāfi #215 “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘O ‘Ubayd, excessive spending causes poverty but moderation leads to wealth.’”
- Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #712 “Moderation is best liked by Allah and He does not like extravagance even though it be equal to a few seeds of dates and a little leftover...
- Al-Kāfi #216 “Abu al-Hassan (a.s.), once said, ‘With moderation, one does not suffer poverty.’”
- Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #505 Hadith.3622 - The Scholar, Imam (as) said: "I guarantee that whoever practices moderation will never become poor."