1728 - قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ : «أَرْضُ اَلْقِيَامَةِ نَارٌ مَا خَلاَ ظِلَّ اَلْمُؤْمِنِ فَإِنَّ صَدَقَتَهُ تُظِلُّهُ.
Hadith.1728 - The Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family, said: "The ground of the Day of Resurrection will be fire, except for the shade provided for the believer, for his charity will shield him."
1729 - وَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : «اَلْبِرُّ وَ اَلصَّدَقَةُ يَنْفِيَانِ اَلْفَقْرَ وَ يَزِيدَانِ فِي اَلْعُمُرِ وَ يَدْفَعَانِ عَنْ صَاحِبِهِمَا سَبْعِينَ مِيتَةَ سَوْءٍ.
Hadith.1729 - Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "Goodness and charity eliminate poverty, increase lifespan, and protect their giver from seventy types of ill-fated deaths."
1730 - وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : «دَاوُوا مَرْضَاكُمْ بِالصَّدَقَةِ وَ اِدْفَعُوا اَلْبَلاَءَ بِالدُّعَاءِ وَ اِسْتَنْزِلُوا اَلرِّزْقَ بِالصَّدَقَةِ فَإِنَّهَا تَفُكُّ مِنْ بَيْنِ لَحْيَيْ سَبْعِمِائَةِ شَيْطَانٍ وَ لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ أَثْقَلَ عَلَى اَلشَّيْطَانِ مِنَ اَلصَّدَقَةِ عَلَى اَلْمُؤْمِنِ وَ هِيَ تَقَعُ فِي يَدِ اَلرَّبِّ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقَعَ فِي يَدِ اَلْعَبْدِ ».
Hadith.1730 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Treat your sick ones with charity, ward off tribulations with supplication, and seek sustenance through charity. Charity releases the grip of seven hundred devils. There is nothing heavier on Satan than charity given to a believer. It reaches the hand of the Lord (azj), blessed and exalted, before it reaches the hand of the servant."
1731 - وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «اَلصَّدَقَةُ بِالْيَدِ تَقِي مِيتَةَ اَلسَّوْءِ وَ تَدْفَعُ سَبْعِينَ نَوْعاً مِنْ أَنْوَاعِ اَلْبَلاَءِ وَ تَفُكُّ عَنْ لَحْيَيْ سَبْعِينَ شَيْطَاناً كُلُّهُمْ يَأْمُرُهُ أَنْ لاَ يَفْعَلَ».
Hadith.1731 - "Charity given by hand protects against an evil death, wards off seventy kinds of calamities, and loosens the grip of seventy devils, all of whom urge the person not to give."
1732 - وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «يُسْتَحَبُّ لِلْمَرِيضِ أَنْ يُعْطِيَ اَلسَّائِلَ بِيَدِهِ وَ يَأْمُرَ اَلسَّائِلَ أَنْ يَدْعُوَ لَهُ».
Hadith.1732 - Imam (as) said: "It is recommended for a sick person to give to the beggar with his own hand and to ask the beggar to pray for him."
1733 - وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «بَاكِرُوا بِالصَّدَقَةِ فَإِنَّ اَلْبَلاَيَا لاَ تَتَخَطَّاهَا وَ مَنْ تَصَدَّقَ بِصَدَقَةٍ أَوَّلَ اَلنَّهَارِ دَفَعَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُ شَرَّ مَا يَنْزِلُ مِنَ اَلسَّمَاءِ فِي ذَلِكَ اَلْيَوْمِ فَإِنْ تَصَدَّقَ أَوَّلَ اَللَّيْلِ دَفَعَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُ شَرَّ مَا يَنْزِلُ مِنَ اَلسَّمَاءِ فِي تِلْكَ اَللَّيْلَةِ.
Hadith.1733 - Imam (as) said: "Give charity early in the day, for calamities do not surpass it. Whoever gives charity at the beginning of the day, Allah (swt) will protect him from the evil that descends from the sky that day. And if he gives charity at the beginning of the night, Allah (swt) will protect him from the evil that descends from the sky during that night."
1734 - وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ : «إِنَّ اَللَّهَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ لَيَدْفَعُ بِالصَّدَقَةِ اَلدَّاءَ وَ اَلدُّبَيْلَةَ وَ اَلْحَرَقَ وَ اَلْغَرَقَ وَ اَلْهَدْمَ وَ اَلْجُنُونَ وَ عَدَّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ سَبْعِينَ بَاباً مِنَ اَلشَّرِّ ».
Hadith.1734 - The Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family, said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), there is no deity but Him, wards off through charity diseases, abscesses, burning, drowning, collapse, madness, and He (sw) peace be upon him, enumerated seventy types of evil."
1735 - وَ قَالَ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «صَدَقَةُ اَلسِّرِّ تُطْفِئُ غَضَبَ اَلرَّبِّ جَلَّ جَلاَلُهُ ».
Hadith.1735 - The Prophet (sw), peace and blessings be upon him and his family, said: "Charity given in secret extinguishes the wrath of the Lord (azj), majestic and exalted is He."
1736 - وَ رَوَى عَمَّارٌ عَنِ اَلصَّادِقِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ قَالَ لِي: «يَا عَمَّارُ اَلصَّدَقَةُ وَ اَللَّهِ فِي اَلسِّرِّ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ اَلصَّدَقَةِ فِي اَلْعَلاَنِيَةِ وَ كَذَلِكَ وَ اَللَّهِ اَلْعِبَادَةُ فِي اَلسِّرِّ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ اَلْعِبَادَةِ فِي اَلْعَلاَنِيَةِ ».
Hadith.1736 - Ammar narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that he said to me: "O Ammar, charity given in secret, by Allah (swt), is better than charity given openly, and likewise, by Allah (swt), worship in secret is better than worship in public."
1737 - وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ : «إِذَا طَرَقَكُمْ سَائِلٌ ذَكَرٌ بِلَيْلٍ فَلاَ تَرُدُّوهُ ».
Hadith.1737 - The Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family, said: "If a male beggar comes to you at night, do not turn him away."
1738 - وَ قَالَ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «اَلصَّدَقَةُ بِعَشَرَةٍ وَ اَلْقَرْضُ بِثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ وَ صِلَةُ اَلْإِخْوَانِ بِعِشْرِينَ وَ صِلَةُ اَلرَّحِمِ بِأَرْبَعَةٍ وَ عِشْرِينَ.
Hadith.1738 - The Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family, said: "Charity is rewarded tenfold, a loan eighteenfold, kindness to brothers twentyfold, and maintaining ties of kinship twenty-fourfold."
1739 - وَ سُئِلَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: أَيُّ اَلصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ «عَلَى ذِي اَلرَّحِمِ اَلْكَاشِحِ ».
Hadith.1739 - Imam (as) was asked: "Which charity is the best?" Imam (as) replied: "To a relative who harbors enmity (against you)."
1740 - وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «لاَ صَدَقَةَ وَ ذُو رَحِمٍ مُحْتَاجٌ ».
Hadith.1740 - Imam (as) said: "There is no (valid) charity while a relative is in need."
1741 - قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «مَلْعُونٌ مَلْعُونٌ مَنْ أَلْقَى كَلَّهُ عَلَى اَلنَّاسِ مَلْعُونٌ مَلْعُونٌ مَنْ ضَيَّعَ مَنْ يَعُولُ ».
Hadith.1741 - Imam (as) said: "Cursed, cursed is the one who burdens others with his responsibilities. Cursed, cursed is the one who neglects those under his care."
1742 - وَ قَالَ أَبُو اَلْحَسَنِ اَلرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : «يَنْبَغِي لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يُوَسِّعَ عَلَى عِيَالِهِ لِئَلاَّ يَتَمَنَّوْا مَوْتَهُ ».
Hadith.1742 - Abu Al-Hasan Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as) said: "A man ought to provide generously for his family so that they do not wish for his death."
1743 - وَ سُئِلَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : عَنِ اَلسَّائِلِ يَسْأَلُ وَ لاَ يُدْرَى مَا هُوَ فَقَالَ «أَعْطِ مَنْ وَقَعَتْ فِي قَلْبِكَ اَلرَّحْمَةُ لَهُ» وَ قَالَ «أَعْطِهِ دُونَ اَلدِّرْهَمِ» قُلْتُ أَكْثَرُ مَا يُعْطَى قَالَ «أَرْبَعَةُ دَوَانِيقَ ».
Hadith.1743 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about a beggar who asks without it being known what their true condition is. Imam (as) said: "Give to the one for whom your heart feels mercy." Imam (as) also said: "Give him less than a dirham." I asked, "What is the most that can be given?" Imam (as) replied: "Four daniqs."
1744 - وَ رَوَى اَلْوَصَّافِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «كَانَ فِيمَا نَاجَى اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِهِ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنْ قَالَ» «يَا مُوسَى أَكْرِمِ اَلسَّائِلَ بِبَذْلٍ يَسِيرٍ أَوْ بِرَدٍّ جَمِيلٍ إِنَّهُ يَأْتِيكَ مَنْ لَيْسَ بِإِنْسٍ وَ لاَ جَانٍّ مَلاَئِكَةٌ مِنْ مَلاَئِكَةِ اَلرَّحْمَنِ يَبْلُونَكَ فِيمَا خَوَّلْتُكَ وَ يَسْأَلُونَكَ مِمَّا نَوَّلْتُكَ فَانْظُرْ كَيْفَ أَنْتَ صَانِعٌ يَا اِبْنَ عِمْرَانَ ».
Hadith.1744 - Al-Wassafi narrates from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that he said: "Among the things Allah (swt), Glorified and Exalted, confided to Musa (as) was this: 'O Musa, honor the beggar, either by giving a small amount or by responding with kindness. Indeed, those who come to you may not be humans or jinn, but angels from among the angels of the Most Merciful who test you in what I have entrusted to you. They ask you from what I have granted you, so consider carefully how you will act, O son of Imran.'"
1745 - وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «أَعْطِ اَلسَّائِلَ وَ لَوْ عَلَى ظَهْرِ فَرَسٍ ».
Hadith.1745 - Imam (as) said: "Give to the one who asks, even if you are on horseback."
1746 - وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ : «لاَ تَقْطَعُوا عَلَى اَلسَّائِلِ مَسْأَلَتَهُ فَلَوْ لاَ أَنَّ اَلْمَسَاكِينَ يَكْذِبُونَ مَا أَفْلَحَ مَنْ يَرُدُّهُمْ».
Hadith.1746 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (sw) said: "Do not interrupt the request of a beggar, for if it were not for the fact that some of the needy lie, those who turn them away would never prosper."
1747 - وَ رُوِيَ عَنِ اَلْوَلِيدِ بْنِ صَبِيحٍ قَالَ: كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَجَاءَهُ سَائِلٌ فَأَعْطَاهُ ثُمَّ جَاءَهُ آخَرُ فَأَعْطَاهُ ثُمَّ جَاءَهُ آخَرُ فَأَعْطَاهُ ثُمَّ جَاءَهُ آخَرُ فَقَالَ «وَسَّعَ اَللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «إِنَّ رَجُلاً لَوْ كَانَ لَهُ مَالٌ يَبْلُغُ ثَلاَثِينَ أَوْ أَرْبَعِينَ أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ ثُمَّ شَاءَ أَنْ لاَ يُبْقِيَ مِنْهَا شَيْئاً إِلاَّ وَضَعَهُ فِي حَقٍّ لَفَعَلَ فَيَبْقَى لاَ مَالَ لَهُ فَيَكُونُ مِنَ اَلثَّلاَثَةِ اَلَّذِينَ يُرَدُّ دُعَاؤُهُمْ» قَالَ قُلْتُ مَنْ هُمْ قَالَ «أَحَدُهُمْ رَجُلٌ كَانَ لَهُ مَالٌ فَأَنْفَقَهُ فِي غَيْرِ وَجْهِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا رَبِّ اُرْزُقْنِي فَيَقُولُ اَلرَّبُّ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَ لَمْ أَرْزُقْكَ وَ رَجُلٌ جَلَسَ فِي بَيْتِهِ وَ لاَ يَسْعَى فِي طَلَبِ اَلرِّزْقِ وَ يَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ اُرْزُقْنِي فَيَقُولُ اَلرَّبُّ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَ لَمْ أَجْعَلْ لَكَ سَبِيلاً إِلَى طَلَبِ اَلرِّزْقِ وَ رَجُلٌ لَهُ اِمْرَأَةٌ تُؤْذِيهِ فَيَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ خَلِّصْنِي مِنْهَا فَيَقُولُ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَ لَمْ أَجْعَلْ أَمْرَهَا بِيَدِكَ».
Hadith.1747 - It is narrated from Al-Waleed ibn Sabeeh who said: "I was with Abu Abdullah (as) when a beggar came to him, and he gave to him. Then another came, and he gave to him. Then a third came, and he gave to him. Then a fourth came, and he said, 'May Allah (swt) grant you abundance.' Then he said, 'If a man had wealth amounting to thirty or forty thousand dirhams and wished to spend all of it in rightful ways, he could do so and leave himself with nothing. However, he would then be among the three whose supplication is rejected.' I asked: 'Who are they?' Imam (as) replied: 'One of them is a man who had wealth but spent it in ways other than those Allah (swt) approves, and then says, "My Lord (azj), provide for me." Allah (swt), the Almighty, will say, "Did I not provide for you already?" Another is a man who sits in his house and does not strive to seek sustenance but says, "My Lord (azj), provide for me." Allah (swt), the Almighty, will say, "Did I not make a way for you to seek sustenance?" And the third is a man with a wife who causes him harm, and he says, "My Lord (azj), free me from her." Allah (swt), the Almighty, will say, "Did I not place her matter in your hands?"'"
1748 - وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : «فِي اَلسُّؤَّالِ أَطْعِمُوا ثَلاَثَةً وَ إِنْ شِئْتُمْ أَنْ تَزْدَادُوا فَازْدَادُوا وَ إِلاَّ فَقَدْ أَدَّيْتُمْ حَقَّ يَوْمِكُمْ.
Hadith.1748 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "When it comes to the beggars, feed three of them, and if you wish to give more, then give more; otherwise, you have fulfilled the obligation of your day."
1749 - وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِذَا أَعْطَيْتُمُوهُمْ فَلَقِّنُوهُمُ اَلدُّعَاءَ فَإِنَّهُ يُسْتَجَابُ لَهُمْ فِيكُمْ وَ لاَ يُسْتَجَابُ لَهُمْ فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ.
Hadith.1749 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "When you give to them (those in need), teach them to pray for you, for their prayers for you will be answered, though their prayers for themselves may not be."
1750 - قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : فِي اَلرَّجُلِ يُعْطِي غَيْرَهُ اَلدَّرَاهِمَ يَقْسِمُهَا قَالَ «يَجْرِي لَهُ مِنَ اَلْأَجْرِ مِثْلُ مَا يَجْرِي لِلْمُعْطِي وَ لاَ يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أَجْرِهِ شَيْءٌ وَ لَوْ أَنَّ اَلْمَعْرُوفَ جَرَى عَلَى سَبْعِينَ يَداً لَأُوجِرُوا كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَنْقُصَ مِنْ أَجْرِ صَاحِبِهِ شَيْءٌ ».
Hadith.1750 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said regarding a man who distributes dirhams on behalf of another: "He will receive a reward equal to that of the giver, without diminishing the giver's reward in any way. Even if the act of kindness passes through seventy hands, all of them will be rewarded without any reduction in the original giver's reward."
1751 - وَ سُئِلَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : أَيُّ اَلصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ «جُهْدُ اَلْمُقِلِّ أَ مَا سَمِعْتَ قَوْلَ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ «وَ يُؤْثِرُونَ عَلىٰ أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَ لَوْ كٰانَ بِهِمْ خَصٰاصَةٌ» هَلْ تَرَى هَاهُنَا فَضْلاً ».
Hadith.1751 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked, "Which charity is the best?" Imam (as) replied: "The charity given by one in hardship. Have you not heard the words of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Glorious: 'And they give preference over themselves, even though they are in need.' Do you see any surplus here?"
1752 - وَ قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ : «ضَمِنْتُ عَلَى رَبِّي عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنْ لاَ يَسْأَلَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَاجَةٍ إِلاَّ اِضْطَرَّتْهُ اَلْمَسْأَلَةُ يَوْماً إِلَى أَنْ يَسْأَلَ مِنْ حَاجَةٍ».
Hadith.1752 - Imam Ali ibn Al-Husayn (as) said: "I have taken a pledge from my Lord (azj), the Mighty and Glorious, that anyone who asks without necessity will one day be compelled by circumstances to beg for a real need."
1753 - وَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : «اِتَّبِعُوا قَوْلَ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ إِنَّهُ قَالَ» «مَنْ فَتَحَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بَابَ مَسْأَلَةٍ فَتَحَ اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ بَابَ فَقْرٍ.
Hadith.1753 - Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), said: "Follow the saying of the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) where he said: 'Whoever opens a door of begging for themselves, Allah (swt) will open for them a door of poverty.'"
1754 - وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : «مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يَسْأَلُ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَاجَةٍ فَيَمُوتُ حَتَّى يُحْوِجَهُ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَيْهَا وَ يَكْتُبَ لَهُ بِهَا اَلنَّارَ ».
Hadith.1754 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "No servant asks [for something] without need except that they will die before Allah (swt), the Mighty and Glorious, makes them truly in need of it, and it will be written against them as [a cause for] the Fire."
1755 - وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ : «إِنَّ اَللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَحَبَّ شَيْئاً لِنَفْسِهِ وَ أَبْغَضَهُ لِخَلْقِهِ أَبْغَضَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لِخَلْقِهِ اَلْمَسْأَلَةَ وَ أَحَبَّ لِنَفْسِهِ أَنْ يُسْأَلَ وَ لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ أَنْ يُسْأَلَ فَلاَ يَسْتَحْيِي أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ وَ لَوْ شِسْعَ نَعْلٍ ».
Hadith.1755 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), the Blessed and Exalted, loves something for Himself and dislikes it for His creation. He dislikes for His creation the act of asking [from others] but loves for Himself to be asked. There is nothing dearer to Him than being asked. So, let none of you feel shy to ask Allah (swt), the Mighty and Glorious, for His bounty, even if it is [as small as] the strap of a sandal."
1756 - وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : «إِيَّاكُمْ وَ سُؤَالَ اَلنَّاسِ فَإِنَّهُ ذُلُّ اَلدُّنْيَا وَ فَقْرٌ تَتَعَجَّلُونَهُ وَ حِسَابٌ طَوِيلٌ يَوْمَ اَلْقِيَامَةِ ».
Hadith.1756 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Beware of asking people [for help], for it is the humiliation of this world, a hastened form of poverty, and a prolonged reckoning on the Day of Judgment."
1757 - وَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : «لَوْ يَعْلَمُ اَلسَّائِلُ مَا فِي اَلْمَسْأَلَةِ مَا سَأَلَ أَحَدٌ أَحَداً وَ لَوْ يَعْلَمُ اَلْمُعْطِي مَا فِي اَلْعَطِيَّةِ مَا رَدَّ أَحَدٌ أَحَداً».
Hadith.1757 - Imam Abu Ja'far (as) said: "If the one who asks knew what [burden] lies in asking, no one would ask another for anything; and if the giver knew what [reward] lies in giving, no one would refuse anyone."
1758 - وَ جَاءَتْ فَخِذٌ مِنَ اَلْأَنْصَارِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَسَلَّمُوا عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِمُ اَلسَّلاَمَ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ لَنَا إِلَيْكَ حَاجَةٌ قَالَ «هَاتُوا حَاجَتَكُمْ» قَالُوا إِنَّهَا حَاجَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ قَالَ «هَاتُوا مَا هِيَ» قَالُوا تَضْمَنُ لَنَا عَلَى رَبِّكَ اَلْجَنَّةَ فَنَكَسَ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ رَأْسَهُ وَ نَكَتَ فِي اَلْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ» «أَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ بِكُمْ عَلَى أَنْ لاَ تَسْأَلُوا أَحَداً شَيْئاً» قَالَ «فَكَانَ اَلرَّجُلُ مِنْهُمْ يَكُونُ فِي اَلسَّفَرِ فَيَسْقُطُ سَوْطُهُ فَيَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَقُولَ لِإِنْسَانٍ نَاوِلْنِيهِ فِرَاراً مِنَ اَلْمَسْأَلَةِ فَيَنْزِلُ فَيَأْخُذُهُ وَ يَكُونُ عَلَى اَلْمَائِدَةِ وَ يَكُونُ بَعْضُ اَلْجُلَسَاءِ أَقْرَبَ مِنْهُ إِلَى اَلْمَاءِ فَلاَ يَقُولُ نَاوِلْنِي حَتَّى يَقُومَ فَيَشْرَبَ.
Hadith.1758 - A group from the Ansar came to the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) and greeted him with peace. He returned their greeting and said, "What is your need?" They replied: "We have a significant request of you." He said: "Tell me your request." They said: "We ask that you guarantee us Paradise from your Lord (azj)." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) lowered his head and began to draw in the ground. Then he raised his head and said: "I will grant you this on the condition that you do not ask anyone for anything." It was said that after this, one of them would be on a journey, and if his whip fell, he would not ask anyone to hand it to him but would dismount and pick it up himself to avoid asking. Similarly, when they were seated at a table, if someone closer to the water could pass it, they would not request it but instead stand up and take it themselves.
1759 - وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «اِسْتَغْنُوا عَنِ اَلنَّاسِ وَ لَوْ بِشَوْصِ اَلسِّوَاكِ ».
Hadith.1759 - Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), said: "Be independent of people, even if it is with the splinters of a toothstick."
1760 - وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : «اَلْمَنُّ يَهْدِمُ اَلصَّنِيعَةَ».
Hadith.1760 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Reminding others of a favor destroys the good deed."
1761 - وقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: " إن الله تبارك وتعالى كره لي ست خصال و كرهتهن للأوصياء من ولدي وأتباعهم من بعدي العبث في الصلاة والرفث في الصوم، والمن بعد الصدقة، وإتيان المساجد جنبا، والتطلع في الدور، والضحك بين القبور ".
Hadith.1761 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), the Blessed and Exalted, has disliked for me six traits, and I also dislike them for the successors from my progeny and their followers after me: carelessness in prayer, inappropriate speech during fasting, reminding others of charity after giving it, entering mosques while in a state of impurity, peering into others' homes, and laughing near graves."
1762 - وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ مَسْعَدَةَ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنِ اَلصَّادِقِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَلَيْهِمُ اَلسَّلاَمُ : «أَنَّ أَمِيرَ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ بَعَثَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ بِخَمْسَةِ أَوْسَاقٍ مِنْ تَمْرِ اَلْبُغَيْبِغَةِ وَ كَانَ اَلرَّجُلُ مِمَّنْ يَرْجُو نَوَافِلَهُ وَ يَرْضَى نَائِلَهُ وَ رِفْدَهُ وَ كَانَ لاَ يَسْأَلُ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ لاَ غَيْرَهُ شَيْئاً فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ لِأَمِيرِ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ اَللَّهِ مَا سَأَلَكَ فُلاَنٌ شَيْئاً وَ لَقَدْ كَانَ يُجْزِيهِ مِنَ اَلْخَمْسَةِ اَلْأَوْسَاقِ وَسْقٌ وَاحِدٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ » «لاَ كَثَّرَ اَللَّهُ فِي اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ضَرْبَكَ أُعْطِي أَنَا وَ تَبْخَلُ أَنْتَ بِهِ إِذَا أَنَا لَمْ أُعْطِ اَلَّذِي يَرْجُونِي إِلاَّ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَسْأَلَتِي ثُمَّ أَعْطَيْتُهُ بَعْدَ اَلْمَسْأَلَةِ فَلَمْ أُعْطِهِ إِلاَّ ثَمَنَ مَا أَخَذْتُ مِنْهُ وَ ذَلِكَ لِأَنِّي عَرَّضْتُهُ لِأَنْ يَبْذُلَ لِي وَجْهَهُ اَلَّذِي يُعَفِّرُهُ فِي اَلتُّرَابِ لِرَبِّي وَ رَبِّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عِنْدَ تَعَبُّدِهِ لَهُ وَ طَلَبِ حَوَائِجِهِ إِلَيْهِ فَمَنْ فَعَلَ هَذَا بِأَخِيهِ اَلْمُسْلِمِ وَ قَدْ عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ مَوْضِعٌ لِصِلَتِهِ وَ مَعْرُوفِهِ فَلَمْ يَصْدُقِ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي دُعَائِهِ لَهُ حَيْثُ يَتَمَنَّى لَهُ اَلْجَنَّةَ بِلِسَانِهِ وَ يَبْخَلُ عَلَيْهِ بِالْحُطَامِ مِنْ مَالِهِ وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ اَلْعَبْدَ قَدْ يَقُولُ فِي دُعَائِهِ: اَللَّهُمَّ اِغْفِرْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ اَلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ فَإِذَا دَعَا لَهُ بِالْمَغْفِرَةِ فَقَدْ طَلَبَ لَهُ اَلْجَنَّةَ فَمَا أَنْصَفَ مَنْ فَعَلَ هَذَا بِالْقَوْلِ وَ لَمْ يُحَقِّقْهُ بِالْفِعْلِ ».
Hadith.1762 - Mas’ada ibn Sadaqa narrates from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), from his forefathers (as): "Indeed, the Commander of the Faithful (as) sent to a man five wasaq (measures) of dates from al-Bughaibigha. This man was among those who would hope for his generosity, appreciate his kindness, and be content with what he gave. He would not ask anything of Ali (as) or anyone else. A man said to the Commander of the Faithful (as), 'By Allah (swt), so-and-so did not ask you for anything, and one wasaq would have sufficed him from the five wasaqs.' The Commander of the Faithful (as) replied to him: 'May Allah (swt) not increase among the believers those like you. I give, and you are miserly with it. If I do not give to the one who hopes for me except after he asks me, and then I give it to him after he has asked, then I have only given him the price of what I have taken from him. That is because I have subjected him to sacrifice his dignity for me, which he places in the dust before his Lord (azj) and my Lord (azj), the Almighty, in his devotion to Him and his request for his needs from Him. Whoever does this to his Muslim brother, knowing that he is deserving of his kindness and support, has not been truthful with Allah (swt), the Almighty, in his supplication for him. This is when he prays for him, saying: "O Allah (swt), forgive the believers, male and female." By this supplication, he is asking for Paradise for him. How unfair is he who prays with his tongue but does not support it with action, withholding the trivial wealth of this world from him. That is because the servant may say in his supplication, "O Allah (swt), forgive the believers, male and female." When he supplicates for his forgiveness, he is asking for Paradise for him. Thus, he is not fair who does this with his words but does not fulfill it with his deeds.'"
