hadith
3576
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Verily Allah allotted to the rich their wealth in proportion to what would also suffice the poor from among them, so if they go hungry or are naked or exhausted, it is only because of the rich peoples deprivation of them. And Allah has a right to take them to account for it on the Day of Resurrection and to punish them for it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنَّ اللّهَ فَرَضَ علَى الأغنياءِ في أموالِهِم بقَدْرِ ما يَكفِي فُقَراءَهُم، وإن جاعُوا وعَرُوا وجَهَدُوا فَبِمَنعِ الأغنياءِ، وحَقٌّ عَلَى اللّهِ أن يُحاسِبَهُم يَومَ القِيامَةِ ويُعذِّبَهُم علَيهِ.
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