Generosity vs. Extravagance
سخاوت اور فضول خرچی
Original Arabic • متنِ عربی
كُنْ سَمْحاً وَلَا تَكُنْ مُبَذِّراً، وَكُنْ مُقَدِّراً وَلَا تَكُنْ مُقَتِّراً.
Urdu Translation • اردو ترجمہ
سخی بنو لیکن فضول خرچ نہ بنو، اور میانہ رو بنو لیکن کنجوس نہ بنو۔
English Translation • انگریزی ترجمہ
“Be generous but not extravagant; be frugal (economical) but not miserly.”
Reflections: Imam Ali ؑ outlines the “Golden Mean” of financial ethics. True virtue lies in the center of two extremes. Generosity is the middle path between wasting wealth (extravagance) and hoarding it (miserliness). He encourages us to be open-handed toward the needy while remaining disciplined and thoughtful in our personal spending.