560 - ذَمُّ المُحتَكِرِ

560. THE HOARDER

1685.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : المُحْتَكِرُ مَلْعونٌ .¹

1685.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The hoarder is damned.' ²

1686.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : المُحتَكِرُ في سُوقِنا كالمُلْحِدِ في كِتابِ اللَّهِ .³

1686.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The hoarder in our market is like the apostate in the Book of Allah.' ⁴

1687.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : بِئسَ العَبدُ المُحتَكِرُ ، إنْ أرْخَصَ اللَّهُ تعالى‏ الأسْعارَ حَزِنَ ، وإنْ أغْلاها اللَّهُ فَرِحَ .⁵

1687.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'What a wretched servant the hoarder is, for if Allah, most High, lowers the prices he is saddened but if He raises them he rejoices.' ⁶

1688.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يُحْشَرُ الحَكّارونَ وقَتَلَةُ الأنْفُسِ إلى‏ جَهَنّمَ في دَرَجةٍ .⁷

1688.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The hoarders and the murderers will be resurrected to occupy the same position in Hell.' ⁸

1689.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن جَمعَ طَعاماً يَتَربّصُ بهِ الغَلاءَ أربَعينَ يَوماً فقد بَرِئَ من اللَّهِ وبَرِئَ اللَّهُ مِنهُ .⁹

1689.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'He who hoards food for forty days waiting for the rise of its price, he indeed disassociates himself from Allah and Allah disassociates Himself from him.' ¹⁰

1690.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أيُّما رجُلٍ اشْتَرى‏ طَعاماً فكَبسَهُ أربَعينَ صَباحاً يُريدُ بهِ غَلاءَ المُسلِمينَ ، ثُمَّ باعَهُ فتَصدّقَ بثَمنِهِ لَم يَكُنْ كَفّارَةً لِما صَنَعَ .¹¹

1690.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Any man who buys food and hoards it for forty days waiting for its demand to rise among the Muslims and then sells it, even if he were to donate its value in charity, it would not atone for what he did.' ¹²

1691.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : المُحْتَكِرُ مَحرومٌ نِعْمتَهُ .¹³

1691.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The hoarder is deprived of his bounty.' ¹⁴

1692.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : المُحتَكِرُ البَخيلُ جامعٌ لمَن لا يَشْكُرُهُ ، وقادِمٌ على مَنْ لا يَعْذِرُهُ .¹⁵

1692.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The miserly hoarder gathers for those who will not thank him, and will come to Him who will not excuse him.' ¹⁶