hadith
9653
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Little that suffices is better than a lot which makes one insolent.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : يَسيرٌ يَكْفي خَيْرٌ مِنْ كَثير يُطْغي
Similar narrations
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #9625 Imam Ali (AS) said, Little [wealth] that suffices is better than a lot which makes one insolent.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #3508 Imam Ali (AS) said, Little of this world suffices and plenty of it destroys.
- Mīzān al-Ḥikma #4175 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'That which is little yet sufficient is better than that which is abundant and distracting [as a result].
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #3320 Imam Ali (AS) said, Take from the little of this world that which suffices you and leave from its abundance that which makes you transgress.
- Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #813 Hadith.5764 - The Prophet (sw) said; "That which is little but sufficient is better than that which is abundant and distracts."