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Hadith 2220
Hadith #
2220
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
388
Part
Sayings
Chapter
The hierarchy of calamities and blessings
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
388. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Beware that destitution is a calamity, but worse than destitution is ailment of the body, while worse than bodily ailment is the disease of the heart.
۳۸۸. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): أَلَا وإِنَّ مِنَ الْبَلاَءِ الْفَاقَةَ وَأَشَدُّ مِنَ الْفَاقَةِ مَرَضُ الْبَدَنِ، وَأشدُّ مِنْ مَرَضِ الْبَدَنِ مَرَضُ الْقَلْبِ.
Tags health-hygieneWealth/MaterialismContentment (Qana'ah)

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