Ghurar al-Ḥikam

The Greedy

Volume 1 19 narrations
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Greed/Stinginess 19 Wealth/Materialism 3 Worship 1 Divine Decree 1 Contentment (Qana'ah) 1 Modesty 1

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hadith 1681
Imam Ali (AS) said, The one who is greedy is poor, even if he owns the whole world in its entirety.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْحَريصُ فَقِيْرٌ وَ لَوْ مَلَكَ الدُّنيا بِحَذافيرِها
Tags Greed/StinginessWealth/Materialism
hadith 1682
Imam Ali (AS) said, The greedy one is [always] weary.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْحَريصُ تَعِبٌ
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hadith 1683
Imam Ali (AS) said, The greedy one is never satisfied.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْحَريصُ لايَكْتَفي
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hadith 1684
Imam Ali (AS) said, The greedy person is a slave to [his] desires.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْحَريصُ عَبْدُ المَطامِعِ
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hadith 1685
Imam Ali (AS) said, The greedy person toils for that which will harm him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْحَريصُ مَتْعُوبٌ فيما يَضُرُّهُ
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hadith 1686
Imam Ali (AS) said, The glutton is never satisfied.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلشَّرِهُ لايَرْضى
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hadith 1687
Imam Ali (AS) said, The greedy one is a prisoner of disgrace, never to be freed from his prison.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْحَريصُ أسيرُ مَهانَة لايُفَكُّ أسْرُهُ
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hadith 1688
Imam Ali (AS) said, If you are greedy in your desire for that which has been guaranteed to you (i.e. your sustenance) then be avid in performing that which has been made incumbent upon you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنْ كُنْتَ حَريصاً عَلى طَلَبِ المَضْمُونِ لَكَ فَكُنْ حَريصاً عَلى أداءِ المَفْرُوضِ عَلَيْكَ
Tags Greed/StinginessWorship
hadith 1689
Imam Ali (AS) said, Many a greedy person has been killed by his greed.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رُبَّ حَريص قَتَلَهُ حِرْصُهُ
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hadith 1690
Imam Ali (AS) said, I wonder at the one who knows that Allah has guaranteed sustenance and allotted it, and that his effort will not increase what has [already] been allotted for him of it, yet he is greedy and unrelenting in his desire for [more] wealth.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : عَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ عَلِمَ أنَّ اللّهَ قَدْ ضَمِنَ الأرْزاقَ وَ قَدَّرَها وَ أنَّ سَعْيَهُ لايَزيدُهُ فيما قُدِّرَ لَهُ مِنْها وَ هُوَ حَريصٌ دائِبٌ في طَلَبِ الرِّزْقِ
Tags Greed/StinginessDivine Decree
hadith 1691
Imam Ali (AS) said, Every greedy person is needy.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُلُّ حَريص فَقيرٌ
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hadith 1692
Imam Ali (AS) said, Many a greedy person has been frustrated and many a contented person has not been disappointed!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَمْ مِنْ حَريص خائِب وَ مُجْمِل لَمْ يَخِبْ
Tags Greed/StinginessContentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 1693
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no adequacy for a greedy person.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَيْسَ لِحَريص غَناءٌ
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hadith 1694
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who acts greedily is not bereft of indignity.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ كانَ حَريصاً لَمْ يَعْدِمِ الإهانَةَ
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hadith 1695
Imam Ali (AS) said, One whose greed increases, his wretchedness [also] increases.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ كَثُرَ حِرْصُهُ كَثُرَ شَقائُهُ
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hadith 1696
Imam Ali (AS) said, One for whom greed of worldly possessions is coupled with stinginess has held fast to the two pillars of ignobility.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ جُمِعَ لَهُ مَعَ الحِرْصِ عَلَى الدُّنيا البُخْلُ بِها فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِعَمُودَيِ اللُّؤْمِ
Tags Greed/StinginessWealth/Materialism
hadith 1697
Imam Ali (AS) said, A greedy person has no shame.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاحَياءَ لِحَريص
Tags Greed/StinginessModesty
hadith 1698
Imam Ali (AS) said, A greedy person is never found relaxing.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لايُلْفَى الحَريصُ مُسْتَريحاً
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hadith 1699
Imam Ali (AS) said, Nothing makes one amass wealth except greed, and the greedy is wretched and dispraised.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لايَجْمَعُ المالَ إلاّ الحِرْصُ وَالحَريصُ شَقِيٌّ مَذْمُومٌ
Tags Greed/StinginessWealth/Materialism