Chapter 4 - On Generosity and Stinginess

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Generosity 22 Greed/Stinginess 9 Ahl al-Bayt 6 Paradise 5 Good Temper 4 Spending in God's Path 3 Imam Ali 3 Zakat 2 Imam Musa al-Kazim 2 Etiquette 2 Forgiveness 1 Brotherhood 1 Contentment (Qana'ah) 1 Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) 1 Trust in God 1 Circumambulation (Tawaf) 1 Imam Ali al-Ridha 1 Imam Hasan 1 Mercy 1 The Poor and Needy 1 Slavery/Captives 1 Hellfire 1 God-consciousness/Piety 1

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hadith 1358

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “A generous person is one who spends his wealth in the way of God.”

قال الصادق (عليه السلام): السخي الكريم الذي ينفق ماله في حق.

hadith 1359

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Generosity is abstaining from what is forbidden, and being pleased with spending what you legitimately earn in God's way.”

وقال (عليه السلام) أيضا: السخاء أن تسخو نفس العبد عن الحرام أن تطلبه، فإذا ظفر بالحلال طابت نفسه أن ينفقه في طاعة الله.

hadith 1375

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “I am amazed at the one who is stingy both when the world is running in his favor and when it is not. Charity will not affect the world running in your favor and neither will stinginess help when the world is not running in your favor.”

وقال الصادق (عليه السلام): عجبت لمن يبخل بالدنيا وهي مقبلة عليه، أو يبخل بها وهي مدبرة عنه، فلا الإنفاق مع الإقبال يضره، ولا الإمساك مع الإدبار ينفعه.