Poverty
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Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Amir al-Mu'minin Im?m 'Al? ibn Ab? T?lib (a.s.) when asked what was the severest of poverty, said, 'Disbelief after faith
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 377, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 706 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Poverty of the soul is the most evil poverty
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6547; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 706 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Wealth and poverty come after submission to Allah
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 452; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 706 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
There will remain no poverty after Heaven, and no wealth after the Hellfire
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 216; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 706 link
Im?m Hasan ibn 'Al? ibn Ab? T?lib (a.s.) when asked about poverty, said, 'It is the greed of the self for everything
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 225; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 706 link
Poverty is the greed of the self and the extremity of despair
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 368, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 706 link
Im?m Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-S?diq (a.s.) when asked about the [meaning of the] saying of Abu Dharr: "There are three things that people hate but I love: I love death and I love poverty and I love tribulation", said, 'This is not as they have understood it. What he meant is that death in the obedience of Allah is more beloved to me than a life of disobedience to Allah; poverty in the obedience of Allah is more beloved to me than wealth [accompanied] with disobedience to Allah, and tribulation [accompanied] with obedience to Allah is more beloved to me than good health with disobedience to Allah
Ma`ani al-Akhbar, p. 165, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 707 link
Poverty with us [i.e. our guardianship] is better than wealth with other than us, and death with us is better than life with other than us
al-Khara`ij wa al-Jara`ih, v. 2, p. 739, no. 54; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 707 link
Wealth that prevents you from oppression is better than poverty that drives you to sin
al-Faqih, v. 3, p. 166, no. 3614; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 707 link
Poverty is red death.' The narrator said, 'I asked Abu `Aabdullah [al-Sadiq] (AS), 'Poverty of dinars and dirhams?' He said, 'No, rather poverty in one's faith
al-Kafi, v. 3, p. 266, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 707 link
Whoever degrades a believer, male or female, or humiliates him because of his poverty or lack of ability, Allah, most High, will promulgate him on the Day of Resurrection and then disgrace him
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 72, p. 44, no. 52; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 708 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Do not humiliate the weak ones from among your brethren; for whoever humiliates a believer, Allah Almighty will not bring them together in Heaven until he repents.
al-Khisal, p. 614, no. 10; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 708 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The harm of poverty is more praiseworthy than the exuberance of wealth
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5904; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 705 link
Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida [a] said
Whoever meets a poor Muslim and greets him differently to the way he would greet a rich person, will meet Allah, Mighty and Exalted, on the Day of Judgment, and He will be angry with him
Amali al-Saduq, p. 359, no. 5; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 708 link
Keeping relationships with one's kin prolongs one's life and repels poverty.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74, p. 103, no. 61; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 708 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Cure poverty with charity and giving generously
al-Khisal, p. 9, no. 22; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 708 link
Righteousness and almsgiving in secret banishes poverty.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74, p. 81, no. 83; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 708 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Poverty is decreed on those who indulge in it - meaning the world (duny?) - and those who turn away from it will be helped with ease.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, p. 221; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 709 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Whoever opens the door of begging to themselves Allah will open for them a door of poverty
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 20, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 710 link
Do not earn a living from people through us [i.e. in our name], for by that Allah will increase you in nothing but poverty.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 184, no. 11; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 710 link
Whoever does not ask for Allah's grace will be empoverished.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 76, p. 316, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 710 link
Any man who invokes Allah against his son will be empoverished.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 104, p. 99, no. 77; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 710 link
Allah, Exalted be His praise, apologizes to His believing servant who is needy in this world the same way that a brother would apologize to his fellow brother, saying, 'By my Honour and Majesty, I did not make you needy in this world because you were low in My view, so raise this veil and look at what I have compensated you with for this world.' He (AS) then said, 'And he will then raise his head and exclaim, 'That which You deprived me of does not harm me when offset against that which you have compensated me with
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 264, no. 18; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 710 link
Allah has made poverty a trust with His creation. So, those who conceal it, Allah will give them the equivalent of the reward of a fasting and praying person
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 260, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 711 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Self-restraint is the adornment of poverty
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 68; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 711 link
The hardest thing to store is hiding one's neediness
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 249, no. 87; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 711 link
Blessed are the needy for their patience, and they are the ones who will see the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth.
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 263, no. 13; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 711 link
The poor will be the kings of the people of Heaven. All people long for Heaven, whereas Heaven itself longs for the poor
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 72, p. 49, no. 58; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 711 link
I gazed into Heaven, and I saw that most of its people were the poor
Musnad Ibn Hanbal, v. 1, p. 504, no. 2086; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 711 link
Whoever dies and does not leave behind him a dirham or dinar, there is no person that will enter Heaven richer than him.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 267, no. 17; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 712 link
The last of the Prophets to enter Heaven will be Solomon, because of what he was given in this world.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 72, p. 52, no. 76; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 712 link
Do you not go to the market? Do you not see the fruit that is sold, and the things that you desire?' al-Khazzaz said, 'Yes.' He (AS) said, 'For everything you see but you cannot [afford to] buy, you receive the reward of a good deed
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 72, p. 25, no. 19; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 712 link
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