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hadith 3116
Hadith #
3116
Book
Mīzān al-Ḥikma
Volume
1
Part
Poverty
Chapter
Praiseworthy and Disparaged Poverty
Source
Muḥammad Muḥammadī Rayshahrī
Publisher
ICAS Press
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Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Wealth that prevents you from oppression is better than poverty that drives you to sin.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): غِنىً يَحجُزُكَ عنِ الظُّلمِ خَيرٌ مِن فَقرٍ يَحمِلُكَ علَى الإثمِ.

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