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Hadith 229
Hadith #
229
Book
Al-Kāfi
Volume
4
Section
40
Part
The Book of Zakat
Chapter
Detestability of Over-Spending and Living in Austerity
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī
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9. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following
“This is about the words of Allah, most High, ‘Those who, when spending, do not do it excessively or with severe austerity, but with moderation.’ He opened his palm and tilted it a little to one side. About the words of Allah, most High, ‘Do not open your hand excessively . . .’ (25:67) he opened up his palm all the way saying, ‘Like this.’ He said, ‘Al-Qawam is when something is left in your palm and something is allowed to leave your palm.’”
9ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ وَأَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ سِنَانٍ فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى وَالَّذِينَ إِذا أَنْفَقُوا لَمْ يُسْرِفُوا وَلَمْ يَقْتُرُوا وَكانَ بَيْنَ ذلِكَ قَواماً فَبَسَطَ كَفَّهُ وَفَرَّقَ أَصَابِعَهُ وَحَنَاهَا شَيْئاً وَعَنْ قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى وَلا تَبْسُطْها كُلَّ الْبَسْطِ فَبَسَطَ رَاحَتَهُ وَقَالَ
هَكَذَا وَقَالَ الْقَوَامُ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَصَابِعِ وَيَبْقَى فِي الرَّاحَةِ مِنْهُ شَيْ‏ءٌ.
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