hadith
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Imam Ali (AS) said, The most miserly of all people is the one who is stingy to himself with his wealth, and [eventually] leaves it behind for his heirs.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أبْخَلُ النَّاسِ مَنْ بَخِلَ على نَفْسِهِ بِمالِهِ وَ خَلَّفَهُ لِوُرّاثهِ
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Greed/Stinginess
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