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 1362

Imam Sadiq (a.s) was questioned about the limits of generosity. He said: “It is to allocate the portion of your wealth that God has prescribed for spending in His way.”

سئل أبو عبد الله (عليه السلام) عن حد السخاء، فقال: تخرج من مالك الحق الذي أوجبه الله عليك فتضعه في موضعه.

hadith 1374

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “The most generous people are those who pay their alms tax. The most outstanding people are those who do not consider this world to be important. Stingy people have the least comfort. The stingiest people are those who are stingy about what God has prescribed.”

قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): أسخى الناس من أدى زكاة ماله، وأعظم الناس في الدنيا خطرا من لم يجعل للدنيا عنده خطرا، وأقل الناس راحة البخيل، وأبخل الناس من بخل بما افترض الله عليه.