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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Wealth honours its possessor in this world and abases him in front of Allah, the Glorified.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Wealth honours its possessor as long as he spends it and abases him when he is miserly with it.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Wealth and children are the ornaments of this worldly life while good action is the tillage of the Hereafter.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Wealth elevates its possessor in this world but lowers him in the Hereafter.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Wealth is a burden for its possessor except that which he sends ahead from it [for the Hereafter].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Wealth is the tribulation of the soul and the plunder of calamities.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Wealth is reduced by spending [it] whereas knowledge grows when it is given away [and shared with others].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Hold on to wealth according to the extent of your need, and forward the rest for the day of your indigence.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Beware of reserving for yourself (or concealing) that which all the people have an equal right to and turning a blind eye to what is manifest for the onlookers otherwise it will surely be taken from you and given to someone else.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The best wealth is that by which the freemen become enthralled.118

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The best of all wealth is that by which men become enthralled.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The purest wealth is that which has been earned by its lawful means.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The most beneficial wealth is that by which the obligatory is fulfilled.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The purest wealth is that with which the Hereafter is bought.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The best wealth is that which has been earned by its lawful means.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The best wealth is that which has the best effect upon you.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The best wealth is that by which the rights [of others] are fulfilled.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Verily your wealth is for the one who praises you in your lifetime and the one who vilifies you after your death.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Verily a person comes to that which he has sent forward [of his good deeds] and regrets [about] that which he has left behind.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Verily Allah, the Glorified, has ordained the provisions of the poor in the wealth of the rich, so no poor person goes hungry but because of the withholding of the rich, and Allah will question them about this.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Surely the person with the greatest regret on the Day of Resurrection will be the man who earns wealth without obeying [the commandments of] Allah, then a man inherits his wealth and spends it in obedience to Allah and through it enters Paradise whereas the first one enters Hell because of it.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Verily when a man dies people say: 'What has he left behind?' while the angels say: 'What has he sent forward?' Your forefathers are for Allah!119 Send some of your wealth forward, so that it may be a provision for you [in the Hereafter], and do not leave all of it behind such that it becomes a [heavy] burden on you.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Verily the best wealth is that which earns praise and gratitude and brings about reward and recompense.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Verily the best wealth is that which bequeaths to you a provision [for the Hereafter] and a legacy, and earns you praise and reward.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Indeed the best wealth is that by which the freeman is enthralled and [by which] reward is earned.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Verily your wealth cannot fulfil the needs of all the people, so reserve it specifically for the followers of the truth.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Wealth is reckoning [in the Hereafter].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Wealth is a borrowed loan [and will not remain with you forever].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Verily that which is in your possession has had an owner before you and will go to someone after you. You are only amassing [wealth] for one of two kinds of people: either the one who will use what you amassed in obedience to Allah, thereby becoming felicitous by that which made you wretched, or the one who will use what you amassed in disobedience to Allah, thereby becoming wretched by what you amassed, and neither of these two deserve to be preferred by you over yourself or of being carried by you on your back.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Wealth is the plunder of calamities.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Wealth is a solace [and comfort] for the heir (or heirs).

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Wealth strengthens one who [is weak and] lacks support.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

People serve wealth, wealth does not serve people.120

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Wealth is the leader of the wicked.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Wealth is the object of desires.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Wealth strengthens one's hopes.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Wealth manifests the intrinsic natures of the people and their characters.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Wealth corrupts the outcomes and extends the [false] hopes.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Wealth is the cause of trials and the plunder of calamities.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Wealth is the inviter of difficulty and the riding mount of hardship.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Wealth does not benefit you until it parts from you.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Verily only the wealth which you send ahead for your Hereafter is yours, while that which you leave behind belongs to your heirs.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

When you accumulate wealth, then you are [actually] a representative for another person who will rejoice with it while you become miserable.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

When you send forth your wealth for your Hereafter and leave [the affair of] your heirs in the hands of Allah, you will be felicitous by that which you have forwarded and Allah will take good care of those whom you leave behind.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

It is by overcoming [one's] fears that wealth is acquired.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The affluence of this world is the poverty of the Hereafter.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Abundance of wealth causes destruction, makes one rebellious and perishes.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Love of wealth is the cause of tribulations and love of leadership is the root of tribulations.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Love of wealth corrupts the [final] outcome.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Love of wealth strengthens [false] hopes and corrupts actions.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Love of wealth weakens faith and corrupts certitude.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The best of your wealth is that which safeguards your dignity.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The best wealth is that which enthrals a freeman.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The best wealth is that which helps one perform noble deeds.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The best of your wealth is that which suffices you.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Take from the most precious of your possessions and spend it on that for which your Lord will elevate your lofty deeds.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Many a person accumulates [wealth] for one who is not grateful to him.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The alms-tax of wealth is benefitting others [with it].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The worst [type of] wealth is that which earns censure.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The worst wealth is that which does not benefit [and fulfil the need of] its owner.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The worst wealth is that from which nothing is spent in the way of Allah and the [obligatory] zakat of which is not paid.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The worst wealth is that from which the right of Allah, the Glorified, is not given.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The owner of wealth is faces difficulty and one who gains victory through evil [means] has [actually] been defeated.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Little [wealth] that suffices is better than a lot which makes one insolent.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The little that saves [one from hellfire] is better than plenty that destroys.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Send forth some [of your wealth] as it will be [beneficial] for you [in the Hereafter], and do not leave all of it behind as this will become a burden for you.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

How many a person accumulates that which he will leave behind.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

How often it is that one who gets less, benefits while one who gets more, loses.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Increased wealth corrupts the hearts and gives rise to sins.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Be a [generous] donor with your [own] wealth while being cautious with the wealth of others.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

That portion of your wealth which teaches you a lesson and earns you gratitude will never go [to waste].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

He who does not reform his [means of earning or spending] wealth has not earned it.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One who does not spend [his] wealth [in the way of Allah] has not been blessed with wealth.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

That portion of your wealth which is used to safeguard your dignity has not gone [to waste].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

That part of your wealth which is used to fulfil your obligations has not been lost.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

A person does not give his wealth to the one who has no right to it, or his favour to one who is not deserving of it, but that Allah deprives him of their gratefulness and their love, too, would be for others.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One who gives [generously from] his wealth makes [others] subservient [to him].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One who earns his wealth from unlawful sources damages his Hereafter.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One who accumulates wealth so that he can benefit people [with it] is obeyed by them and one who accumulates [it] for himself is disregarded by them.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One who considers wealth to be precious, regards people as insignificant.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Whoever spends his wealth in the way of Allah, He quickly replaces it [for him].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Whoever withholds wealth from the one who praises him bequeaths it to one who does not praise him.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One who earns wealth from sources that are unlawful, spends it in the places that are unworthy [and inappropriate].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One who does not let go [of his wealth] while he is praised will have to leave [it] while he is vilified.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One who does not forward his wealth for his Hereafter while he is [sure to be] rewarded [for it], leaves it behind while he is sinful.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One whose wealth is stripped away by disasters, gains from it the benefit of caution.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Never waste your wealth in other than what is good [and right].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Do not spend your wealth in sinful acts thereby coming before your Lord without any [good] deed.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Never leave behind anything from this world, for indeed you will [only] be leaving it for one of two types of people: either the man who uses it in obedience to Allah, so he becomes felicitous by that which made you wretched, or the man who uses it in disobeying Allah, in which case you will have been a helper for him in his disobedience, and neither of these two deserves to be preferred by you over yourself.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Love of wealth and praise do not go together.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

There is no pride in wealth except when accompanied with generosity.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Little that suffices is better than a lot which makes one insolent.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Worldly wealth and power turns the mistake of its owner into a proper act and the proper act of his opponent into a mistake.

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