Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Hadith 542
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3659 - وَ رَوَى عُبَيْدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ : لَهُ "يَا عُبَيْدُ إِنَّ اَلسَّرَفَ يُورِثُ اَلْفَقْرَ وَ إِنَّ اَلْقَصْدَ يُورِثُ اَلْغِنَى".
Hadith.3659 - Ubayd bin Zurarah narrated from Abu Abdullah (as), that he said to him: 'O Ubayd, extravagance leads to poverty, and moderation leads to wealth.'
Source: Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq

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