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hadith 1939
Hadith #
1939
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
378
Part
Sayings
Chapter
Miserliness as the root of all vices
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
378. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Miserliness contains all other evil vices and is the rein with which one can be led to every evil.
۳۷۸. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): الْبُخْلُ جَامعٌ لِمَسَاوِئِ الْعُيُوبِ، وَهُوَ زِمَامٌ يُقَادُ بِهِ إِلَى كُلِّ سُوءٍ.
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