Hadith 165
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165. It has been narrated that Amir al-Mu'minin (a.s) said
Feeding your brother a mouthful is more loveable to me than giving a dirham in charity; and giving him a dirham is more lovable to me than giving ten in charity; and giving him ten Dirhams is more loveable to me than freeing a slave.
165 - وعن أمير المؤمنين علي عليه السلام
أنه قال: لان أطعم أخاك لقمة، أحب إلي من أن أتصدق بدرهم، ولان أعطيه درهما، أحب إلي من أن أتصدق بعشرة، ولان أعطيه عشرة، أحب إلي من أن أعتق رقبة.
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- Kitāb al-Muʾmin #160 If two believers were to enter the house of a believer and he were to feed them to full, this would be better than freeing a slave.”
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