Destitute as the Messenger of Allah

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 304

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 304

Destitute as the Messenger of Allah

Hadith #374

٣٠٤. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): إِنَّ الْمِسْكِينَ رَسُولُ اللهِ، فَمَنْ مَنَعَهُ فَقَدْ مَنَعَ اللهَ، وَمَنْ أَعْطَاهُ فَقَدْ أَعْطَى الله.

304. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The destitute is the Messenger of Allāh. Whoever denies him denies Allāh and whoever gives him gives Allāh.