hadith
2674
۞
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The most miserly person is he who refuses to give what Allah has made obligatory [i.e. the alms-tax].
رسولُ اللّه اللّه صلى الله عليه و آله : أبْخَلُ النّاسِ مَن بَخِلَ بما افترَضَ اللّهُ علَيهِ.
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