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hadith 2060
Hadith #
2060
Book
Ghurar al-Ḥikam
Volume
1
Chapter
Good Turns and Benevolent Actions
Source
ʿAbd al-Wāḥid b. Muḥammad al-Tamīmī al-Āmidī
Publisher
Ansariyan Publications
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not be ashamed of giving little, for not giving at all is even less than that.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاتَسْتَحْيِ مِنْ إعْطاءِ القَليلِ فَإنَّ الحِرْمانَ أقَلُّ مِنْهُ
Tags Generosity

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