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Hadith 146
Hadith #
146
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
32
Part
Sermons
Chapter
Disparagement of the world and categories of people
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
People are of four categories. Among them is one who is prevented from mischief only by his low position, lack of means and paucity of wealth.
فَالنَّاسُ عَلَى أَرْبَعَةِ أَصْنَافٍ: مِنْهُمْ مَنْ لاَ يَمْنَعُهُ الفَسَادَ في الاْرْضِ إِلاَّ مَهَانَةُ نَفْسِهِ، وَكَلاَلَةُ حَدِّهِ وَنَضِيضُ وَفْرِهِ
Tags Wealth/Materialism

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