Chapter on the Virtue of Charity

Hadith.1728 - The Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family, said: "The ground of the Day of Resurrection will be fire, except for the shade provided for the believer, for his charity will…

Hadith.1729 - Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "Goodness and charity eliminate poverty, increase lifespan, and protect their giver from seventy types of ill-fated deaths."

Hadith.1730 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Treat your sick ones with charity, ward off tribulations with supplication, and seek sustenance through charity. Charity releases the grip of seven hundred…

Hadith.1731 - "Charity given by hand protects against an evil death, wards off seventy kinds of calamities, and loosens the grip of seventy devils, all of whom urge the person not to give."

Hadith.1732 - Imam (as) said: "It is recommended for a sick person to give to the beggar with his own hand and to ask the beggar to pray for him."

Hadith.1733 - Imam (as) said: "Give charity early in the day, for calamities do not surpass it. Whoever gives charity at the beginning of the day, Allah (swt) will protect him from the evil that descends from the sky…

Hadith.1734 - The Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family, said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), there is no deity but Him, wards off through charity diseases, abscesses, burning, drowning,…

Hadith.1735 - The Prophet (sw), peace and blessings be upon him and his family, said: "Charity given in secret extinguishes the wrath of the Lord (azj), majestic and exalted is He."

to me: "O Ammar, charity given in secret, by Allah (swt), is better than charity given openly, and likewise, by Allah (swt), worship in secret is better than worship in public."

Hadith.1737 - The Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family, said: "If a male beggar comes to you at night, do not turn him away."

Hadith.1738 - The Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family, said: "Charity is rewarded tenfold, a loan eighteenfold, kindness to brothers twentyfold, and maintaining ties of kinship…

Hadith.1739 - Imam (as) was asked: "Which charity is the best?" Imam (as) replied: "To a relative who harbors enmity (against you)."

Hadith.1740 - Imam (as) said: "There is no (valid) charity while a relative is in need."

Hadith.1741 - Imam (as) said: "Cursed, cursed is the one who burdens others with his responsibilities. Cursed, cursed is the one who neglects those under his care."

Hadith.1742 - Abu Al-Hasan Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as) said: "A man ought to provide generously for his family so that they do not wish for his death."

Hadith.1743 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about a beggar who asks without it being known what their true condition is. Imam (as) said: "Give to the one for whom your heart feels mercy." Imam (as) also…

Hadith.1744 - Al-Wassafi narrates from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that he said: "Among the things Allah (swt), Glorified and Exalted, confided to Musa (as) was this: 'O Musa, honor the beggar, either by giving a…

Hadith.1745 - Imam (as) said: "Give to the one who asks, even if you are on horseback."

Hadith.1746 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (sw) said: "Do not interrupt the request of a beggar, for if it were not for the fact that some of the needy lie, those who turn them away would never prosper."

"I was with Abu Abdullah (as) when a beggar came to him, and he gave to him. Then another came, and he gave to him. Then a third came, and he gave to him. Then a fourth came, and he said, 'May Allah (swt) grant you…

Hadith.1748 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "When it comes to the beggars, feed three of them, and if you wish to give more, then give more; otherwise, you have fulfilled the obligation of your day."

Hadith.1749 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "When you give to them (those in need), teach them to pray for you, for their prayers for you will be answered, though their prayers for themselves may not be."

Hadith.1750 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said regarding a man who distributes dirhams on behalf of another: "He will receive a reward equal to that of the giver, without diminishing the giver's reward in any…

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:…

Hadith.1752 - Imam Ali ibn Al-Husayn (as) said: "I have taken a pledge from my Lord (azj), the Mighty and Glorious, that anyone who asks without necessity will one day be compelled by circumstances to beg for a real…

Hadith.1753 - Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), said: "Follow the saying of the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) where he said: 'Whoever opens a door of begging for…

Hadith.1754 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "No servant asks [for something] without need except that they will die before Allah (swt), the Mighty and Glorious, makes them truly in need of it, and it will…

Hadith.1755 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), the Blessed and Exalted, loves something for Himself and dislikes it for His creation. He dislikes…

Hadith.1756 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Beware of asking people [for help], for it is the humiliation of this world, a hastened form of poverty, and a prolonged reckoning on the Day of Judgment."

Hadith.1757 - Imam Abu Ja'far (as) said: "If the one who asks knew what [burden] lies in asking, no one would ask another for anything; and if the giver knew what [reward] lies in giving, no one would refuse anyone."

"I will grant you this on the condition that you do not ask anyone for anything." It was said that after this, one of them would be on a journey, and if his whip fell, he would not ask anyone to hand it to him but would…

Hadith.1759 - Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), said: "Be independent of people, even if it is with the splinters of a toothstick."

Hadith.1760 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Reminding others of a favor destroys the good deed."

Hadith.1761 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), the Blessed and Exalted, has disliked for me six traits, and I also dislike them for the successors…

"O Allah (swt), forgive the believers, male and female." By this supplication, he is asking for Paradise for him. How unfair is he who prays with his tongue but does not support it with action, withholding the trivial…