Chapter 4 - On Generosity and Stinginess

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Generosity 22 Greed/Stinginess 9 Ahl al-Bayt 6 Paradise 5 Good Temper 4 Spending in God's Path 3 Imam Ali 3 Zakat 2 Imam Musa al-Kazim 2 Etiquette 2 Forgiveness 1 Brotherhood 1 Contentment (Qana'ah) 1 Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) 1 Trust in God 1 Circumambulation (Tawaf) 1 Imam Ali al-Ridha 1 Imam Hasan 1 Mercy 1 The Poor and Needy 1 Slavery/Captives 1 Hellfire 1 God-consciousness/Piety 1

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hadith 1360

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Any believer who is generous and good-tempered is always protected and guided by God until he enters Heaven.”

عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال

ما من عبد حسن خلقه وبسط يده إلا كان في ضمان الله لا محالة وممن يهديه حتى يدخله الجنة.

hadith 1370

In Rauzat al-Vaezeen it is narrated that the

Prophet (a.s) said: “Two characteristics are not proper for a Muslim: stinginess and being bad-tempered.”

ومن كتاب روضة الواعظين: قال النبي (صلى الله عليه وآله): لا ينبغي خصلتان في مسلم: البخل، وسوء الخلق.

hadith 1376

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God the Almighty approved of Islam as your religion, so combine it with generosity and being good- tempered.”

وقال (عليه السلام) أيضا: إن الله تعالى رضي لكم الإسلام دينا، فأحسنوا صحبته بالسخاء وحسن الخلق.

hadith 1378

It has been narrated that Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) brought two captives to God's Prophet (a.s). He ordered both their heads to be chopped off. They chopped off the head of one of them, but when they wanted to chop off the head of the other one, Gabriel descended and said

“O' Muhammad! Your Lord sends greetings and says: “Do not kill this one since he is generous and good-tempered with his people.” The Jewish captive whose head was about to be chopped off said: “Is this the Messenger from your Lord who is informing you?” The Prophet (a.s) said: “Yes.” He said: “I swear by God that I have never taken anyone else's money even as much as one Durham. I have never turned away from participating in a war. I witness that there is no god but your God, and you are Muhammad, His Prophet.” God's Prophet (a.s) said: “This is one of the persons drawn to Heaven by his generosity and good temper.”

روي أن أمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام) أتى رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) بأسيرين، فأمر النبي بضرب عنقهما، فضرب عنق واحد منهما ثم قصد الآخر، فنزل جبرئيل فقال

يا محمد، إن ربك يقرؤك السلام ويقول: لا تقتله فإنه حسن الخلق سخي في قومه، فقال اليهودي تحت السيف: هذا رسول ربك يخبرك؟ فقال: نعم، قال: والله ما ملكت درهما مع أخ لي قط، ولا قطبت وجهي في الحرب، وأنا أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأنك محمد رسول الله، فقال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): هذا ممن جره حسن خلقه وسخاؤه إلى جنات النعيم.