The Miser And The Avaricious

A miser is stingy towards himself with little of his worldly possessions and leaves all the rest... البَخيلُ يَبْخَلُ على نَفْسِهِ بِاليَسيرِ مِنْ دُنياهُ، ويَسْمَحُ لِوُرَّاثهِ بِكُلِّها۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم A miser gives up of more of his honour than what he holds of his possessions and loses multiple... اَلبَخيلُ يَسْمَحُ مِنْ عِرْضِهِ بِأكثَرَ مِمّا أمْسَكَ مِنْ عَرَضِهِ، ويُضَيِّعُ مِنْ دينِهِ أضعافَ ما حَفِظَ مِنْ نَشَبِهِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The farthest of creatures from Allah, the Exalted, is the wealthy miser. أبْعَدُ الخلائِقِ مِنَ اللّهِ تعالى اَلبَخيلُ الغَنِيُّ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The most miserly with his possessions is the most generous with his honour. أبْخَلُ النَّاسِ بِعَرَضِهِ أسْخاهُمْ بِعِرْضِهِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The most miserly of all people is the one who is stingy to himself with his wealth, and... أبْخَلُ النَّاسِ مَنْ بَخِلَ على نَفْسِهِ بِمالِهِ، وخَلَّفَهُ لِوُرّاثهِِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The miser is dispraised, the envious is disheartened. البَخيلُ مَذْمُومٌ، اَلْحَسُودُ مَغْمُومٌ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The miser is a treasurer for his heirs. اَلبَخيلُ خازِنٌ لِوَرَثَتِهِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم A miser hastens poverty. البَخيلُ مُتَعَجِّلُ الفَقْرِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم A miser is always disgraced. اَلبَخيلُ أبَداً ذَليلٌ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم A miser always comes up with excuses and pretexts. اَلبَخيلُ مُتَحَجِّجٌ (مُتَبََجِّجٌ) بِالمعاذيرِ والتَّعالِيلِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم A miser is abased among those who are dear to him. اَلبَخيلُ ذَليلٌ بَيْنَ أعِزَّتِهِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم I am amazed at the wretched miser who rushes towards the poverty that is fleeing him and loses the... عَجِبْتُ لِلْشَّقِيِّ البَخيلِ يَتَعَجَّلُ الفَقْرَ الَّذي مِنْهُ هَرَبَ ويَفُوتُهُ الغِنى الَّذي إيّاهُ طَلَبَ فَيَعيشُ فِي... —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The avaricious has no friend. لَيْسَ لِشَحيح رَفيقٌ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The miser has no close friend. لَيْسَ لِبَخيل حَبيبٌ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم He who is stingy to himself with his wealth is not successful and leaves behind his possessions for... لَمْ يُوفَّقْ مَنْ بَخِلَ عَلى نَفْسِهِ بِخَيْرِهِ وخَلَّفَ مالَهُ لِغَيْرِهِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who withholds his hand out of fear of poverty has [actually] hastened poverty. مَنْ قَبَضَ يَدَهُ مَخافَةَ الفَقْرِ فَقَدْ تَعَجَّلَ الفَقْرَ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who is stingy with his wealth is abased. مَنْ بَخِلَ بِمالِهِ ذَلَّ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who is miserly with that which he does not [even] possess, has exceeded in meanness. مَنْ بَخِلَ بِما لا يَمْلِكُهُ فَقَدْ بالَغَ فيِ الرَّذيلَةِ (بالرَّذيلة)۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who withholds his hand from [spending on] his family has only held back one hand from them but... مَنْ يَقْبِضْ يَدَهُ عَنْ عَشيرَتِهِ، فَإنَّما يَقْبِضُ يَداً واحِداً عَنْهُمْ، ويَقْبِضُ عَنْهُ أيْديَ كَثيرَةً مِنْهُمْ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who is stingy with his wealth towards himself, is generous with it to his wife’s [next]... مَنْ بَخِلَ بِمالِهِ على نَفْسِهِ جادَ بِهِ على بَعْلِ عِرْسِهِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم He who is stingy to the one who needs what he possesses, Allah’s wrath upon him increases. مَنْ بَخِلَ علَى المُحْتاجِ بِما لَدَيْهِ كَثُرَ سَخَطُ اللّهِ علَيْهِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم He who is stingy with his favours has not fastened his faith [and made it firm]. ما عَقَدَ إيمانَهُ مَنْ بَخِلَ بإحْسانِهِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم He who is stingy with his favours is not intelligent. ما عَقَلَ مَنْ بَخِلَ بِإحسانِهِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم While passing by some filth in a cesspit, he (‘a) said: This is what you were competing for... وقال عليه السّلام : وَقَدْ مَرَّ بِقَذِر عَلى مَزْبَلَة: هذا ما كُنْتُمْ (عَلَيْهِ بالأمْسِ تَتَنافَسُونَ) تَتَنافَسُونَ فيهِ... —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم