John Shaqi

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) يَا عُبَيْدُ إِنَّ السَّرَفَ يُورِثُ الْفَقْرَ وَ إِنَّ الْقَصْدَ يُورِثُ الْغِنَى .


Translation

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Marwak Bin Ubeyd, from his father, from Ubeyd who said, ‘Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘O Ubeyd! The extravagance inherits the poverty, and the moderation inherits the prosperity’.


Book (Kitab)كِتَابُ الزَّكَاةِ
Chapter (Bab)بَابُ فَضْلِ الْقَصْدِ
CollectionAl-Kafi

Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni

Source

License: Free for educational and research use (Thaqalayn Data API)

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