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hadith 2856
Hadith #
2856
Book
Mīzān al-Ḥikma
Volume
1
Part
Open Handedness
Chapter
Generosity
Source
Muḥammad Muḥammadī Rayshahrī
Publisher
ICAS Press
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Mans open-handedness endears him to his opponents, and his stinginess makes him hated even by his children.
لإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : جُودُ الرّجُلِ يُحَبّبُهُ إلى أضْدادِهِ ، وبُخْلُهُ يُبَغِّضُهُ إلى أولادِهِ.

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