hadith
3112
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Imam Hasan (AS), when asked about poverty, said, ‘It is the greed of the self for everything.
الإمامُ الحسنُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ لمّا سُئلَ عنِ الفَقرِ ـ: شَرَهُ النفسِ إلى كُلِّ شيءٍ.
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