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hadith 1278
Hadith #
1278
Book
Mīzān al-Ḥikma
Volume
1
Part
Feeding Others
Chapter
The Virtue of Feeding a Hungry Person
Source
Muḥammad Muḥammadī Rayshahrī
Publisher
ICAS Press
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘That which you yourself eat gets consumed whereas that which you feed others diffuses [i.e. the benediction in that sustenance].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ما أكَلتَهُ راحَ، وما أطعَمتَهُ فاحَ.
Tags Food and DrinkSpending in God's Path

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