Chapter on Livelihoods, Earnings, Profits, and Professions
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 2|Chapter 1
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 3, Book 2, Chapter 1
Chapter on Livelihoods, Earnings, Profits, and Professions
وَ رَوَى زُرَارَةُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: "مَا يُخَلِّفُ اَلرَّجُلُ بَعْدَهُ شَيْئاً أَشَدَّ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ اَلْمَالِ اَلصَّامِتِ " قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ قَالَ "يَضَعُهُ فِي اَلْحَائِطِ وَ اَلْبُسْتَانِ وَ اَلدَّارِ".
Zurara narrated from Abu Abdillah عليه السلام: "A man does not leave behind anything more burdensome upon him than silent wealth (hoarded wealth)." I asked him, "What should he do with it?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "Invest it in walls, orchards, and houses."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 212