الحِرص

COVETOUSNESS

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2- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Covetousness is a terminal
[source of] distress.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 982]

3- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Covetousness stains one’s gallantry.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1107]

4- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Covetousness is the mount of pains.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 280]

5- Imam Ali (AS), when asked, ‘Which is the worst humility?’, said, ‘Coveting the world.’
[Amali al-Saduq, p. 322, no. 4]

6- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The covetous is a captive of a lowliness whose captivity is never-ending.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1370]

7- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Sustenance is allotted, and the covetous is denied.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 96]

8- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The covetous one is poor even if he owns the whole world.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1753]

9- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The one who covets is wretched and miserable.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7723]

10- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The covetous one is never satiated.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 365]

11- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Covetousness does not increase sustenance, but rather it degrades its worth.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1877]

12- Imam al-Husayn (AS) said, ‘Self-restraint does not prevent
[the descent of] sustenance, nor does covetousness attract any surplus
[sustenance]; for indeed sustenance is allotted, and death is certain, and covetousness is only asking for sin.’
[A`alam al-Din, no. 428]

13- Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘The similitude of the one who covets this world is as the caterpillar: the more silk it spins around itself, the harder it makes its exit for itself, until it dies of grief.’
[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 316, no. 7]

14- Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘The Commander of the Faithful, blessings of Allah be upon him, used to say, ‘O son of Adam! If only you sought from the world enough to satisfy your needs, indeed the very least from it would be enough to satisfy your needs. But if instead you desire more than your needs, then truly everything that it contains will not suffice you.’
[al-Kafi, p. 138, no. 6]

15- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Know O Ali, that cowardice, miserliness, and covetousness are all a single disposition, brought together through entertaining a low opinion
[of Allah].’
[`AIlal al-Shara’ii, p. 559, no. 1]

16- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Truly the son of Adam covets what is prohibited.’
[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 44095]

17- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Covetousness and meanness are founded on doubt and lack of trust in Allah.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6195]

18- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Intense covetousness arises from ardent gluttony and weakness of faith.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5772]