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hadith 1511
Hadith #
1511
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
53
Part
Letters
Chapter
Instructions for Malik al-Ashtar upon his appointment as the governor of Egypt
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
Know, along with this, that most of them are very narrow-minded, and awfully avaricious. They hoard goods for profiteering and fix high prices for goods. This is a source of harm to the people and a blot on the officers in charge. Stop people from hoarding, because the Messenger of Allāh (S) has prohibited it.
وَاعْلَمْ مَعَ ذلِكَ أَنَّ فِي كَثِيرٍ مِنْهُمْ ضِيقاً فَاحِشاً، وَشُحّاً قَبِيحاً، وَاحْتِكَاراً لِلْمَنَافِعِ، وَتَحَكُّماً فِي الْبِيَاعَاتِ، وَذلِكَ بَابُ مَضَرَّةٍ لِلْعَامَّةِ، وَعَيْبٌ عَلَى الْوُلَاةِ، فَامْنَعْ مِنَ الِاحْتِكَارِ، فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ (صلى الله عليه وآله) مَنَعَ مِنْهُ.
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