Ghurar al-Ḥikam

The Generous

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hadith 1373
Imam Ali (AS) said, The generous person is loved and praised, even if nothing of his generosity reaches his praiser, and the stingy person is the opposite of this.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلجَوادُ مَحْبُوبٌ مَحْمُودٌ وَ إنْ لَمْ يَصِلْ مِنْ جُودِهِ إلى مادِحِهِ شَيْءٌ وَ البَخِيْلُ ضِدُّ ذلِكَ
Tags GenerosityGreed/Stinginess
hadith 1374
Imam Ali (AS) said, The one who is generous is praised in this world and felicitous in the Hereafter.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلجَوادُ فِي الدُّنْيا مَحْمُودٌ وَفِي الآخِرَةِ مَسْعُودٌ
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hadith 1375
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily the masters of the people of this world (and the Hereafter) are the generous.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّما سادَةُ أهْلِ الدُّنْيا (والآخِرَةِ) الأجْوادُ
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hadith 1376
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be generous with the truth and miserly with falsehood.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُنْ جَواداً بِالحَقِّ بَخيلاً بِالباطِلِ
Tags GenerosityGreed/StinginessTruthfulness
hadith 1377
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be [either] selflessly generous or moderate in giving but do not be from the third kind (i.e. the misers).
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُنْ جَواداً مُؤْثِراً أوْ مُقْتَصِداً مُقَدِّراً وَ إيّاكَ أنْ تَكُونَ الثّالِثَ
Tags GenerosityGreed/Stinginess