hadith
4437
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Imam al-Sadiq (AS) was once asked by Isq b. Aammar, 'Can a believer own ten shirts? To which he replied, 'Yes. 'What about twenty?' to which he replied, 'Yes. And no, that would not be wasting, for indeed wasting is when you wear your formal finery as casual wear at home.
عن إسحاق بنِ عَمّارٍ
قلتُ لأبي عبدِ اللّهِ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): يكونُ للمؤمِنِ عَشرَةُ أقْمِصَةٍ؟ قالَ: نَعَم ، قلتُ: وَعِشرينَ ؟ قالَ: نَعَم ، وليسَ ذلكَ مِنَ السَّرَفِ ، إنّما السَّرَفُ أن تَجعَلَ ثَوبَ صَونِكَ ثَوبَ بِذْلَتِكَ.
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