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hadith 156
Hadith #
156
Book
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume
2
Section
20
Part
Book of Zakat
Chapter
Chapter on the Virtue of Charity
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq
۞
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?"
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 ».
Tags Spending in God's Path

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