hadith
1356
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In Al-Mahasin it is narrated that Imam Baqir (a.s) said
“One is more generous with what is in the hands of others than with what is in his own hands.”
من كتاب المحاسن: عن الباقر (عليه السلام): سخاء المرء عما في أيدي الناس أكثر من سخاء النفس والبذل.
Similar narrations
- Mīzān al-Ḥikma #2677 Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘A persons freedom from [coveting] what others possess is better than the liberality in giving.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #4272 Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily the generosity of keeping oneself away from that which others possess is better than the generosity of giving.