Chapter on the Virtue of Charity

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 1|Chapter 20

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Volume 2, Book 1, Chapter 20

Chapter on the Virtue of Charity

Hadith #30

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 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."