The Sayings And Preaching of Al-Imam Ali (p.b.u.h)

Hadith n. 342

342. Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, said: The biggest wealth is that one should not have an eye on what others possess.

Hadith n. 343

343. Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, said: Utterances are preserved and actions are to be tried. Every soul, for what it earned, is held in pledge! (Qur’an, 74:38). People are to be made deficient (as regards their bodies) and meddled with (as regards their minds) except those whom Allah protects. The questioner among them aims at confusing and the answerer creates hardship. It is possible that the man who has the best views among them will be deviated from the soundness of his thinking by pleasure or displeasure, and it is possible that a single glance may affect even the man with the ‘best wisdom among them or a single expression may transform him.

Hadith n. 344

344. Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, said: O groups of people, fear Allah, for there is many a man who aspires for what he does not get, many a builder of a house who does not live in it, and many a collector of that which he shall just leave behind. Possibly he may have collected it wrongfully or by denying a right. He acquired it unlawfully and had to bear the weight of sins on account of it. Consequently, he returned (from this world) with that weight and came before Allah with sorrow and grief. Loses he both this world and (also) the hereafter; that is a loss (which is) manifest. (Qur’an, 22:11)

Hadith n. 345

345. Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, said: Lack of access to sins is also a kind of chastity.

Source: https://www.al-islam.org/nahjul-balagha-part-2-letters-and-sayings