Ghurar al-Ḥikam

Stinginess and Avarice

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hadith 971
Imam Ali (AS) said, Stinginess is one of the two forms of poverty.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : البُخْلُ أحَدُ الفَقْرَينِ
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hadith 972
Imam Ali (AS) said, Stinginess earns dishonour and makes one enter hellfire.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلبُخْلُ يَكْسِبُ العارَ وَ يُدْخِلُ النَّارَ
Tags Greed/StinginessHellfire
hadith 973
Imam Ali (AS) said, Stinginess in spending from ones wealth that which Allah, the Glorified, has made obligatory, is the worst type of stinginess.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : البُخْلُ بِإخْراجِ مَاافتَرَضَهُ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ مِنَ الأمْوالِ أقْبَحُ البُخلِ
Tags Greed/StinginessZakat
hadith 974
Imam Ali (AS) said, Protect yourselves from vehement miserliness, malice, anger and jealousy and prepare for each of these things a contrivance which you can fight it with, like thinking about the consequence, refraining [from] vice, seeking virtue, improving your Hereafter and espousing forbearance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اِحْتَرِسُوا مِنْ سَوْرَةِ الجِمْدِ (الحَمد) والحِقْدِ وَ الغَضَبِ وَ الحَسَدِ وَأعِدُّوا لِكُلِّ شَيْء مِنْ ذلِكَ عُدَّةً تُجاهِدونَهُ بِها مِنَ الفِكْرِ فيِ العاقِبَةِ وَ مَنْعِ الرَّذيلَةِ وَ طَلَبِ الفَضيلَةِ وصَلاحِ الآخِرَةِ ولُزومِ الحِلْمِ
Tags Greed/StinginessAngerEnvy (Hasad)
hadith 975
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be wary of stinginess, for it is ignobility and [leads to] vilification.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اِحْذَرُوا البُخْلَ فَإنَّهُ لُؤْمٌ وَ مَسَبَّةٌ
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hadith 976
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be wary of avarice, for verily it brings hate, tarnishes [ones] good qualities and exposes [ones] faults.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اِحْذَرُوا الشُّحَّ فَإنَّهُ يُكْسِبُ المَقْتَ وَ يَشِينُ المَحاسِنَ ويُشيعُ العُيوبَ
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hadith 977
Imam Ali (AS) said, I bid you not to adorn yourself with stinginess, for it will disparage you near those who are close to you and will make your hated by your relatives.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إيّاكَ وَ التَّحَلِّيَ بِالبُخْلِ فَإنَّهُ يُزري بِكَ عِندَ القَريبِ(الغَريبِ) وَيُمَقِّتُكَ إلَى النَّسيبِ
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hadith 978
Imam Ali (AS) said, I bid you to refrain from avarice, for it is the garment of indigence and the bridle that is used to drive one towards every [type of] vileness.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إيّاك وَ الشُّحَّ فَإنَّهُ جِلبابُ المَسْكَنَةِ وَ زِمامٌ يُقادُ بِهِ إلى كُلِّ دِناءَة
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hadith 979
Imam Ali (AS) said, I bid you to refrain from stinginess, for the miser is hated by strangers and shunned by those who are close to him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إيّاكُمْ وَ البُخلَ فَإنَّ البَخيلَ يَمْقَتُهُ الغَريبُ وَ يَنْفُرُ مِنْهُ القَريبُ
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hadith 980
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst stinginess is withholding money from those who deserve it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أقْبَحُ البُخْلِ مَنْعُ الأمْوالِ مِنْ مُسْتَحِقِّها
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hadith 981
Imam Ali (AS) said, Stinginess is [a form of] poverty.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلبُخلُ فَقْرٌ
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hadith 982
Imam Ali (AS) said, Avarice leads to vilification.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلشُّحُّ مَسَبَّةٌ
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hadith 983
Imam Ali (AS) said, Making too many excuses is a sign of stinginess.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَثْرَةُ التَّعَلُّلِ آيَةُ البُخْلِ
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hadith 984
Imam Ali (AS) said, Avarice earns vilification.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلشُّحُّ يَكْسِبُ المَسَبَّةَ
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hadith 985
Imam Ali (AS) said, Stinginess degrades its possessor.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلبُخْلُ يُزْري بِصاحِبِهِ
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hadith 986
Imam Ali (AS) said, Stinginess earns condemnation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلبُخْلُ يَكْسِبُ الذَّمَّ
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hadith 987
Imam Ali (AS) said, Stinginess gives rise to hatred.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : البُخْلُ يُوجِبُ البَغْضاءَ
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hadith 988
Imam Ali (AS) said, Stinginess with what is available [in ones possession] is thinking negatively of God.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلبُخْلُ بِالمَوجُودِ سُوءُ الظَّنِّ بِالمَعْبُودِ
Tags Greed/StinginessTrust in God
hadith 989
Imam Ali (AS) said, Stinginess humiliates its possessor and elevates the one who turns away from it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلبُخْلُ يُذِلُّ مُصاحِبَهُ وَ يُعِزُّ مُجانِبَهُ
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hadith 990
Imam Ali (AS) said, Through stinginess, vilification increases.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِالبُخْلِ تَكْثُرُ المَسَبَّةُ
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hadith 991
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst trait is stinginess.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِئْسَ الخَليقَةُ البُخْلُ
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hadith 992
Imam Ali (AS) said, Excessive avarice sullies chivalry and spoils brotherhood.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : زِيادَةُ الشُّحِّ تَشينُ الفُتُوَّةَ وَ تُفْسِدُ الاُخُوَّةَ
Tags Greed/StinginessBrotherhood
hadith 993
Imam Ali (AS) said, In avarice there is vilification (and dishonour).
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : فِي الشُّحِّ المَسَبَّةُ (السَّبَّةُ)
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hadith 994
Imam Ali (AS) said, Excessive avarice leads to vilification.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَثْرَةُ الشُّحِّ تُوجِبُ المَسَبَّةَ
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hadith 995
Imam Ali (AS) said, If you were to see stinginess in the form of a man, you would have surely seen an ugly, disfigured person.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَوْ رَأيْتُمُ البُخْلَ رَجُلاً لَرَأيْتُمُوهُ شَخْصاً مُشَوَّهاً
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hadith 996
Imam Ali (AS) said, If you were to see stinginess in the form of a man, you would have surely seen a disfigured person, from whom every eye would look away and every heart would turn away.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَوْ رَأيْتُمُ البُخْلَ رَجُلاً لَرَأيْتُمُوهُ مُشَوَّهاً يُغَضُّ عَنْهُ كُلُّ بَصَر وَ يَنْصَرِفُ عَنْهُ كُلُّ قَلْب
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hadith 997
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who persists in avarice is deprived of [sincere] advisers.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ لَزِمَ الشُّحَّ عَدِمَ النَّصيحَ
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hadith 998
Imam Ali (AS) said, Avarice is one of the most revolting traits.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مِنْ أقْبَحِ الخَلائِقِ الشُّحُّ
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hadith 999
Imam Ali (AS) said, How revolting is stinginess with affluence!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما أقْبَحَ البُخْلَ مَعَ الإكْثارِ
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hadith 1000
Imam Ali (AS) said, How revolting is stinginess by those who possess nobility.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما أقْبَحَ البُخْلَ بِذَوِى النُّبْلِ
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hadith 1001
Imam Ali (AS) said, Nothing brings down the wrath of Allah like stinginess.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَا اجْتُلِبَ سَخَطُ اللّهِ بِمِثْلِ البُخلِ
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hadith 1002
Imam Ali (AS) said, The honourable do not flee from death the way they flee from stinginess and the company of the wicked.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما فِرارُ الكِرامِ مِنَ الحِمامِ كَفِرارِهِمْ مِنَ البُخلِ وَ مُقارَنَةِ اللِّئامِ
Tags Greed/StinginessGood Company
hadith 1003
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no vilification like avarice.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا مَسَبَّةَ كالشُّحِّ
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hadith 1004
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no alienation like avarice.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا غُرْبَةَ كالشُّحِّ
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hadith 1005
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no magnanimity with avarice.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا مُرُوَّةَ مَعَ شُحّ
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hadith 1006
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no evil trait worse than avarice.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا سَوْأةَ أسْوَأُ مِنَ الشُّحِّ
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hadith 1007
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no evil trait worse than stinginess
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا سَوْأةَ أسْوَءُ مِنَ البُخْلِ
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