Reprehension of Greed

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Greed takes away wisdom from the hearts of the knowledgeable men.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily greed is a slippery fluid on which the feet of knowledgeable men never become firmly rooted.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Beware of greed for it is ready poverty.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Greed is an eternal slavery.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Whoever wishes to spend the days of his life as a free man must not allow greed to abide in his heart.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The greedy person is shackled in disgrace.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The person most neglectful of his own soul is the one who is full of greed.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘No one is more despicable than a greedy person.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The intellects are most often destroyed as a result of their subservience to bursts of avid desires.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Piety and greed can never come together.

Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘How wretched the servant who is a slave of his own greed, which controls him.

Imam al-Kazim (AS) said to Hashim, exhorting him, ‘You must beware of greed, and despair of acquiring anything in the possession of others. Suppress the greed in others for verily greed is the key to disgrace, it exploits the intellect, fabricates valorous qualities for itself, tarnishes ones reputation, and does away with ones knowledge.

Imam al-Hadi (AS) said, ‘Greed is an evil characteristic.

Imam al-Aaskari (AS) said, ‘How revolting it is for the believer to have an avid desire that disgraces him.