hadith 4498
Imam Ali (AS) said [regarding the world], ‘Do not ask in it for what is more than a sufficient means of living and do not seek from it more than what you need.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا تَسألُوا فيها فوقَ الكَفافِ، ولا تَطلُبُوا منها أكثرَ مِن البلاغِ.

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