Greed and Futile Hopes
Tradition n. 373
قالَ الإمامُ اَميرُالمُؤمِنينَ عَلِيٌّ عليه السلام :
اِنَّ البُخ لَ وَالجُب نَ وَالحِر صَ غَرائِزُ شَتّى يَج مَعُها سُوءُ الظَّنِّ بِاللهِ.
Imam Amir al-Mu’minin ‘Ali (‘a) said: “Even though miserliness, cowardice and greed are different qualities, yet they are common in having an incorrect idea about Allah.”
Nahjul-Balagha, letter 52
Tradition n. 374
قالَ الإمامُ الصّادِقُ عليه السلام :
لَو أَنَّ لِاب نِ آدَمَ وادِيَينِ يَسِيلانِ ذَهَبًا وَ فِضَّةً لَاب تَغى إِلَي هِم ثالِثًا.
Imam as-Sadiq (‘a) said: “If a son of Adam possessed two vast valleys wherein gold and silver flowed, he would still wish to search for the third one.”
Man La Yahduruh al-Faqih, vol. 4, p. 418
Tradition n. 375
قالَ الإمامُ الصّادِقُ عليه السلام :
مَن تَعَلَّقَ قَلبُهُ بِالدّنيا تَعَلَّقَ قَلبُهُ بِثَلاثِ خِصالٍ: هَمٌّ لا يَف نى وَ اَمَلٌ لا يُد رَكُ وَ رَجاءٌ لا يَنالُ.
Imam as-Sadiq (‘a) said: “He who devotes his heart to this world will be subjected to three conditions: endless grief, unquenchable desire, and futile hope.”
Usul al-Kafi, vol. 2 p. 320
Tradition n. 376
قالَ الإمامُ أَميرُ المُؤمنينَ عَلِيٌّ عليه السلام :
كَم مِن شَقِىٍّ حَضَرَهُ اَجَلُهُ وَ هُوَ مُجِدٌّ فِي الطَّلَبِ.
Imam Amir al-Mu’minin ‘Ali (‘a) said: “How many wretched people there are whose days are being numbered but yet they are laboriously seeking wealth.”
Ghurar al-Hikam, p. 240
- A Bundle Of Flowers
- Introduction
- Preface
- The Opening Tradition
- Knowing Allah, His Greatness And His Grace
- Prayer And Its Effects
- Midnight Prayers
- Faith In Allah And Attaining His Pleasure
- Piety And Its Necessity In A Muslim
- Invocation
- Ahl Al-Bayt
- The Love Of Ahl Al-Bayt
- The Acceptable Characteristics
- The Real Followers Of Ahl Al-Bayt And Their Qualities
- Sin And Its Effects
- Knowledge And Its Value
- Knowledge And The Virtue Of Learning It
- Knowledge And The Virtue Of Teaching It
- The Excellence And Importance Of Scholars
- Being Attentive To The Hereafter
- Repentance
- Protecting The Honour Of Believers
- Righteous Deeds
- Injustice And Transgression
- The Rights Of Fellow Muslims
- Greetings
- Enjoining Right And Forbidding Wrong
- The Tongue And Its Evils
- Backbiting And Fault-Finding
- Telling Lies
- Companions & Friendship
- Immoral Friends
- Serving People
- Giving Loan
- Helping The Needy
- Donation & Pleasing The Believers
- Charity And Alms
- Regard For Kinship
- Kindness To Parents
- The Rights Of Children
- Suckling
- Marriage, A Great Worship
- Encouragement For Marriage
- Marriage Is The Key To Divine Mercy And A Good Temper
- Hasten To Marry
- Intercession And Help In Lawful Marriage
- Wife And Her Dower
- Dower: The Less The Better
- Marriage With Regard To Faith And Honesty
- Man's Intention In Marriage
- Earning A Livelihood
- Wives And Good Treatment To Their Husbands
- Honour Your Wives
- Wife And Pleasing Her Husband
- Admirable Qualities Of Wives
- Divorce And Its Effects
- Lowering The Gaze And Guarding The Modesty
- Women And Ornamentation
- Fornication And Its Harmful Effects
- Hygiene In Islam
- Business And Social Relationships
- Fraud In Bargain
- Lusts
- Worldly Possessions And Greedily Compiling Wealth
- This Fleeting World, Its Attractiveness And Poison
- The Neglectful Slaves Of This Deceitful World
- Greed and Futile Hopes
- Arrogance And Pride
- Moderation In Economic Affairs
- Consultation
- Activity And Idleness
- Martyrs And Martyrdom
- The Expected Mahdi (‘A) And His Government Of Justice
- The Muslim Ummah At The End Of The Time
- Lifetime Should Be Well Spent
- Religion And Studying Its Affairs
- Good Temper And Its Good Results
- The Disadvantages Of Anger And An Ill-Temper
- Asking For Divine Pardon
- Congregation Prayer
- Friendship With Ahl Al-Bayt (‘A) Or With Their Enemies?
- A Gift From Fatimah, The Prophet's Daughter
- The Recommendation Of Fatimah, The Prophet's Daughter To People
- The First And The Last One Of The Eleven Vicegerents
- References, Material And Tradition Sources