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Hadith 1988
Hadith #
1988
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
2
Part
Sayings
Chapter
Consequences of greed, hardship disclosure, and uncontrolled speech
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
2. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: He who adopts greed as a habit devalues himself; he who discloses his hardship agrees to humiliation; and he who allows his tongue to overpower his soul debases the soul.
٢. وَقَالَ (عليه‏ السلام): أَزْرَى بِنَفْسِهِ مَنِ اسْتَشْعَرَ الطَّمَعَ وَرَضِيَ بِالذُّلِّ مَنْ كَشَفَ عَنْ ضُرِّهِ وَهَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ نَفْسُهُ مَنْ أَمَّرَ عَلَيْهَا لِسَانَهُ.
Tags Greed/StinginesspovertySilence

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