Home / Books / Nahj al-Balāgha / Volume 1 / Generosity as proactive giving / Hadith 1678 hadith 1678 ۞ 53. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Generosity is that which is by one’s own initiative, because giving on being asked is either out of self-respect or to avoid rebuke. ٥٣. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): السَّخَاءُ مَا كَانَ ابْتِدَاءً، فَأَمَّا مَا كَانَ عَنْ مَسْأَلَةِ فَحَيَاءٌ وَتَذَمُّمٌ. Similar narrations Nahj al-Balāgha #1689 67. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Do not feel ashamed for giving little because refusal is smaller than that. All narrations in Generosity as proactive giving Browse all books Search more hadith
hadith 1678 ۞ 53. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Generosity is that which is by one’s own initiative, because giving on being asked is either out of self-respect or to avoid rebuke. ٥٣. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): السَّخَاءُ مَا كَانَ ابْتِدَاءً، فَأَمَّا مَا كَانَ عَنْ مَسْأَلَةِ فَحَيَاءٌ وَتَذَمُّمٌ.