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Hadith 1989
Hadith #
1989
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
3
Part
Sayings
Chapter
Miserliness, cowardice, and poverty as moral and social flaws
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
3. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Miserliness is shame; cowardice is a defect; poverty disables an intelligent man from arguing his case; and a destitute person is a stranger in his home town.
٣. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): الْبُخْلُ عَارٌ وَالْجُبْنُ مَنْقَصَةٌ وَالْفَقْرُ يُخْرِسُ الْفَطِنَ عَنْ حُجَّتِهِ وَالْمُقِلُّ غَرِيبٌ فِي بَلْدَتِهِ.
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