Patience in grief versus material loss

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 307
Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 307

Patience in grief versus material loss

٣٠٧. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): يَنَامُ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى الثُّكْلِ وَلَا يَنَامُ عَلَى الْحَرَبِ.
307. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: A man can sleep on the death of his child, but cannot sleep at loss of property.