hadith
211
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4. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated in a marfu‘ manner who has said the following
“’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, ‘Moderation leads to increase, and extravagance leads to destruction.’”
4ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ صَلَوَاتُ الله عَلَيْهِ الْقَصْدُ مَثْرَاةٌ وَالسَّرَفُ مَتْوَاةٌ.
Similar narrations
- Al-Kāfi #193 “In one of his speeches, ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, ‘The best deed is protecting one’s dignity by means of wealth.’”
- Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #542 to him: 'O Ubayd, extravagance leads to poverty, and moderation leads to wealth.'