hadith
2677
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘A persons freedom from [coveting] what others possess is better than the liberality in giving.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنّ سَخاءَ النّفْسِ عمّا في أيدي النّاسِ لَأفضَلُ مِن سَخاءِ البَذلِ.
Similar narrations
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #4272 Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily the generosity of keeping oneself away from that which others possess is better than the generosity of giving.
- Mishkāt al-Anwār #1356 “One is more generous with what is in the hands of others than with what is in his own hands.”