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Hadith 31
Hadith #
31
Book
Al-Kāfi
Volume
4
Section
5
Part
The Book of Zakat
Chapter
Giving Charity Increases One’s Wealth
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī
۞
3. Ahmad ibn Muhammad from has narrated from his father from Ali ibn Wahban from his uncle, Harun ibn ‘Isa who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), once said to his son, Muhammad, ‘Son, how much is left with you of that (money) for expenses?’ He replied, ‘Forty dinars are left.’ He said, ‘You should go out and give it away as charity.’ The son said, ‘No more money is left with me besides this.’ The Imam said, ‘You should give it as charity, Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, will replace it. Have you not noted that for everything there is a key, and the key to greater means of sustenance is giving charity, so give it as charity.’ The son followed the instruction. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), waited for only ten days until he received four thousand dinars from a certain place. He then said, ‘Son, we gave Allah forty dinars and He has given us four thousand dinars.’”
3ـ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ وَهْبَانَ عَنْ عَمِّهِ هَارُونَ بْنِ عِيسَى قَالَ
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) لِمُحَمَّدٍ ابْنِهِ يَا بُنَيَّ كَمْ فَضَلَ مَعَكَ مِنْ تِلْكَ النَّفَقَةِ قَالَ أَرْبَعُونَ دِينَاراً قَالَ اخْرُجْ فَتَصَدَّقْ بِهَا قَالَ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَبْقَ مَعِي غَيْرُهَا قَالَ تَصَدَّقْ بِهَا فَإِنَّ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يُخْلِفُهَا أَ مَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ لِكُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ مِفْتَاحاً وَمِفْتَاحُ الرِّزْقِ الصَّدَقَةُ فَتَصَدَّقْ بِهَا فَفَعَلَ فَمَا لَبِثَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) عَشَرَةَ أَيَّامٍ حَتَّى جَاءَهُ مِنْ مَوْضِعٍ أَرْبَعَةُ آلافِ دِينَارٍ فَقَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ أَعْطَيْنَا لله أَرْبَعِينَ دِينَاراً فَأَعْطَانَا الله أَرْبَعَةَ آلافِ دِينَارٍ.
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