Officer's lavish house revealing wealth

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 355

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 355

Officer's lavish house revealing wealth
2 Aḥadīth
Ḥadīth 436

۳۵۵. وَبَنَى رَجُلٌ مِنْ عُمَّالِهِ بِنَاءً فَخْماً فَقَالَ (عليه السلام):

355. One of the officers of Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, built a stately house, about which Amīr al-mu’minīn said:

Ḥadīth 437

أَطْلَعَتِ الْوَرِقُ رُؤُوسَهَا! إِنَّ الْبِنَاءَ يَصِفُ لَكَ الْغِنَى.

This is silver coins showing forth their faces. Certainly, this house speaks of your riches.