Balancing generosity and thrift

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 33

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 33

Balancing generosity and thrift
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Ḥadīth 43

٣٣. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): كُنْ سَمَحاً وَلَا تَكُنْ مُبَذِّراً، وَكُنْ مُقَدِّراً وَلَا تَكُنْ مُقَتِّراً.

33. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Be generous but not extravagant; be thrifty but not miserly.