Miserliness as the root of all vices

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 378

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 378

Miserliness as the root of all vices
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۳۷۸. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): الْبُخْلُ جَامعٌ لِمَسَاوِئِ الْعُيُوبِ، وَهُوَ زِمَامٌ يُقَادُ بِهِ إِلَى كُلِّ سُوءٍ.

378. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Miserliness contains all other evil vices and is the rein with which one can be led to every evil.