Managing property as one's own representative

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 254

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 254

Managing property as one's own representative
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٢٥٤. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ كُنْ وَصِيَّ نَفْسِكَ فِى مَالِكَ وَاعْمَلْ فِيهِ مَا تُؤْثِرُ أَنْ يُعْمَلَ فِيهِ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ.

254. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: O’ son of Adam, be your own representative in the matter of your property and do about it whatever you want to be done with it after your death. [1]