Generosity surpasses kinship in prompting virtue

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 247

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 247

Generosity surpasses kinship in prompting virtue
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٢٤٧. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): الْكَرَمُ أَعْطَفُ مِنَ الرَّحِمِ.

247. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Generosity is more prompting to good than regard for kinship.