Hadith 382
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Hadith.1953 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said:
"Sadir entered upon my father (as) during the Month of Ramadan.
My father said to him: 'O Sadir, do you know what nights these are?'
Sadir replied: 'Yes, may I be your ransom; these are the nights of the Month of Ramadan. Why do you ask?'
My father (as) said to him: 'Can you free ten slaves from the descendants of Isma'il every night of these nights?'
Sadir replied: 'May I be your ransom, my wealth cannot reach that amount.'
My father (as) continued to reduce the number until he said: 'Can you free one slave every night?' Sadir replied: 'I cannot do that either.'
My father (as) then asked: 'Can you provide iftar for one Muslim every night?'
Sadir replied: 'Yes, I can, and even for ten Muslims.'
My father (as) said: 'That is what I intended, O Sadir. Providing iftar to your Muslim brother is equal to freeing one slave from the descendants of Isma'il (as).'"
1953 - وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : «دَخَلَ سَدِيرٌ عَلَى أَبِي عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَ لَهُ «يَا سَدِيرُ هَلْ تَدْرِي أَيُّ لَيَالٍ هَذِهِ» فَقَالَ لَهُ نَعَمْ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّ هَذِهِ لَيَالِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَمَا ذَاكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبِي «أَ تَقْدِرُ عَلَى أَنْ تُعْتِقَ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ اَللَّيَالِي عَشْرَ رِقَابٍ مِنْ وُلْدِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ » فَقَالَ لَهُ سَدِيرٌ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي لاَ يَبْلُغُ مَالِي ذَاكَ فَمَا زَالَ يَنْقُصُ حَتَّى بَلَغَ بِهِ رَقَبَةً وَاحِدَةً فِي كُلِّ ذَلِكَ يَقُولُ لاَ أَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ «أَ فَمَا تَقْدِرُ أَنْ تُفَطِّرَ فِي كُلِّ لَيْلَةٍ رَجُلاً مُسْلِماً » فَقَالَ لَهُ بَلَى وَ عَشَرَةً فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبِي عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «فَذَاكَ اَلَّذِي أَرَدْتُ يَا سَدِيرُ إِنَّ إِفْطَارَكَ أَخَاكَ اَلْمُسْلِمَ يَعْدِلُ عِتْقَ رَقَبَةٍ مِنْ وُلْدِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ ».
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