hadith
942
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Hadith.5898 - Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked:
"What is the definition of generosity?"
Imam (as) replied: "It is to give from your wealth the rightful dues that Allah (swt), the Almighty, has obligated upon you, and to place it in its appropriate place."
5898 - وَ سُئِلَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : مَا حَدُّ اَلسَّخَاءِ قَالَ "تُخْرِجُ مِنْ مَالِكَ اَلْحَقَّ اَلَّذِي أَوْجَبَهُ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْكَ فَتَضَعُهُ فِي مَوْضِعِهِ".
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