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

قال السيد الرضى: ومعنى ذلك: أنه يصبر على قتل الاَولاد، ولا يصبر على سلب الاَموال.
as-Sayyid ar-Raḍī says: It means that a man keeps patience on the death of his children but does not do so on the loss of property.