Al-Kāfi

Hadith 193
spendingwealth-materialism
14ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ صَلَوَاتُ الله عَلَيْهِ فِي بَعْضِ خُطَبِهِ إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الْفِعَالِ صِيَانَةُ الْعِرْضِ بِالْمَالِ.
14. Muhammad ibn Ali has narrated from Mu’ammar in a marfu‘ manner from ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), who has said the following: “In one of his speeches, ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, ‘The best deed is protecting one’s dignity by means of wealth.’”
Source: Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī