✦⋆· "Greed takes away wisdom from the hearts of the knowledgeable men."

✦⋆· "Whoever wishes to spend the days of his life as a free man must not allow greed to abide in his heart."

● "No one is more despicable than a greedy person."

● "Piety and greed can never come together."

● "He who is greedy is disgraced."

● "Greed is permanent slavery."

✦⋆· said to Hashim, exhorting him, "You must beware of greed, and despair of acquiring anything in the possession of others. Suppress the greed in others for verily greed is the key to disgrace, it exploits the intellect, fabricates valorous qualities for itself, tarnishes one's reputation, and does away with one's knowledge."

✦⋆· "Greed is an evil characteristic."

✦⋆· "How revolting it is for the believer to have an avid desire that disgraces him."