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20ـ في صُحفِ إدريسَ: لا غِنىً لِمَنِ استَغنى عَنّي ،ولا فَقرَ بمَنِ افتَقَرَ إلَيَّ. |
| 20– Bihar al-Anwar: ‘It is narrated in the scriptures of Prophet Enoch (AS) [Prophet Enoch (AS) is known as Idris in the Arabic tradition (ed.)]: There is no wealth with those who are not in need of Me, and there is no poverty for those who are in want of Me.[ Bihar al-Anwar, v. 95, p. 462] |
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21ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): أيُّها الناسُ ... ما الصُّعلوكُ فيكُم ؟ قالوا: الرجُلُ الذي لامالَ لَهُ، فقالَ: بلِ الصُّعلوكُ حَقَّ الصُّعلوكِ مَن لم يُقَدِّمْ مِن مالِهِ شيئا يَحتَسِبُهُ عِندَاللّهِ وإن كانَ كثيراً مِن بَعدِهِ. |
| 21– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘O people! … Who are the utterly destitute?’ They said, ‘A person who does not have any money.’He said, ‘No, rather the real destitute is he who has not offered any of his money regarding it to be for Allah, even though he has a lot more after that.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 150, no. 86] |
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22ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): الفَقرُ فَقرُ القَلبِ. |
| 22– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘[True] Poverty is the poverty of the heart. [ Bihar al-Anwar, v. 72, p. 56, no. 86] |
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23ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا فَقرَ كالجَهلِ. |
| 23– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘There is no poverty like ignorance.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 54] |
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24ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أكبَرُ الفَقرِ الحُمقُ . |
| 24– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The greatest of poverty is stupidity.’[Bihar al-Anwar, Saying 38] |
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25ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ وقد سُئلَ: أيُّ فَقرٍأشَدُّ ؟ ـ: الكُفرُ بعدَ الإيمانِ. |
| 25– Imam Ali (AS), when asked what was the severest of poverty, said, ‘Disbelief after faith.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 377, no. 1] |
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26ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): فَقرُ النَّفسِ شَرُّ الفَقرِ. |
| 26– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Poverty of the soul is the most evil poverty.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6547] |
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27ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الغِنى والفَقرُ بعدَ العَرضِ علَى اللّهِ. |
| 27– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Wealth and poverty come after submission to Allah.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 452] |
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28ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا فَقرَ بعدَ الجَنّةِ، ولا غِنى بعدَ النارِ. |
| 28– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘There will remain no poverty after Heaven, and no wealth after the Hellfire.’[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 216] |
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29ـ الإمامُ الحسنُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ لمّا سُئلَ عنِ الفَقرِ ـ: شَرَهُ النفسِ إلى كُلِّ شيءٍ. |
| 29– Imam Hasan (AS), when asked about poverty, said, ‘It is the greed of the self for everything.’[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 225] |
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30ـ الإمامُ الهاديُّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الفَقرُ شَرَهُ النفسِ وشِدَّةُ القُنوطِ. |
| 30– Imam al-Hadi (AS) said, ‘Poverty is the greed of the self and the extremity of despair.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 368, no. 3] |
