Destitution as the ultimate death

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 163

Book 3, Chapter 163

١٦٣. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): الْفَقْرُ الْمَوْتُ الْأَكْبَرُ.

163. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Destitution is the greatest death.