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Hadith 218
Hadith #
218
Book
Al-Kāfi
Volume
4
Section
39
Part
The Book of Zakat
Chapter
The Excellence of Moderation
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī
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11. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Marwak ibn ‘Ubayd from Rifa’ah who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when Allah, the most Blessed, the most High, gives to you generously, be generous to yourselves; when He withholds, you should also do so, but do not try to surpass Him; He is more generous than you are.”
11ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مَرْوَكِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ رِفَاعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ
إِذَا جَادَ الله تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى عَلَيْكُمْ فَجُودُوا وَإِذَا أَمْسَكَ عَنْكُمْ فَأَمْسِكُوا وَلا تُجَاوِدُوا الله فَهُوَ الأَجْوَدُ.
Tags Contentment (Qana'ah)Generosity

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