مسكين

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who offers charity to a poor man gets the reward befitting the action, but if forty thousand people pass the same offering from hand to hand until it reaches the poor man, they all receive a complete reward for it.

Hadith.200 - It is reported (from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) ) narrated: 'If a man has intercourse with a woman while She is menstruating, he should give charity to a needy person in an amount sufficient to satisfy their hunger.'.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Pitiable is the son of Adam! His death is hidden [from him], his illnesses are invisible, and his actions are recorded. A mosquito causes him pain, a gasp can kill him, and a little sweat makes him stink.

419. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: How wretched the son of Adam (man) is! His death is hidden, his ailments are concealed, his actions are preserved, the bite of a mosquito pains him, choking causes his death and sweat gives him a bad smell.

Imam Ali (AS) said, How wretched the son of Adam is! His death is hidden, his ailments concealed, his every action recorded, harmed by the bite of a mosquito, made malodorous by perspiration and caused to die by [something as simple as] choking.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that suffering from fever for one night is expiation (for the sins) before and thereafter.”

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) said, “I am the Martyr of Tears.”

“I once asked one of the two Imam, abu Ja‘far, or abu ‘ Abd Allah, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, about a patient who does not fast until the next month of Ramadan. He (the Imam) said, ‘If he became well but due to laziness did not fast before the next month of Ramadan, he must fast that (month of Ramadan) in which he is and pay a ransom of one mud of food to a destitute person and make Qada’ (compensatory fast) for what is missed. If he remains ill until the next month of Ramadan, he fasts during that which he can fast and pays a ransom of one mud of food to a destitute for what he has missed before. He is not obligated for any Qada’ (compensatory fasting) for what he has missed because of illness.”’

And whatever is narrated from Ayyub bin A'yan, I have narrated it from my father - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Sa'd bin Abdullah, from Muhammad bin Al-Husayn bin Abi Al-Khattab, from Al-Hakam bin Miskin, from Ayyub bin A'yan.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of an old man who becomes weak because of fasting in the month of Ramadan. He (the Imam) said, ‘He pays a ransom of one meal to a destitute person for every day.’”

"If he does not fear that the time for the prayer will expire, he should complete it (in full). But if he fears that the time will expire, he should shorten it”.

Everything in this book that is narrated from Yunus ibn Ya'qub has been transmitted by me from my father - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Sa'd ibn Abdullah, from Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn ibn Abi Al-Khattab, from Al-Hakam ibn Miskin, from Yunus ibn Ya'qub Al-Bajali.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah, Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ’The strongest cover and most secret place for Satan by which he dominates children of Adam, Alayhi al-Salam is his hiding under the fingernails.’”

I said to Abu Abdullah (as), "A man plucked the feathers of a pigeon from the pigeons of the Haram." Imam (as) replied: "He should give charity to a needy person and with the hand that plucked the feathers, for he has caused it pain."

Everything in this book that is narrated from Umar ibn Abi Ziyad has been transmitted by me from my father - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Sa'd ibn Abdullah, from Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn ibn Abi Al-Khattab, from Al-Hakam ibn Miskin, from Umar ibn Abi Ziyad.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘People who live in wilderness come to us. Among them are Jews, Christian and Zoroastrians. Can we give them charity?’ The Imam replied, ‘Yes.'

And whatever is narrated from Abu Al-Rabi' Al-Shami, I have narrated it from my father - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Sa'd bin 'Abdullah, from Muhammad bin Al-Husayn bin Abi Al-Khattab, from Al-Hakam bin Miskin, from Al-Hasan bin Ribaat, from Abu Al-Rabi' Al-Shami.

I said to Abu al-Hasan (as): 'My wife took upon herself to fast for two months, but she gave birth and then became pregnant again, so she was unable to fast.' Imam (as) said: 'She should give in charity for each day a mudd (measure) to a poor person.'"

Everything in this book that is narrated from Ubayd ibn Zurarah has been transmitted by me from my father - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Sa'd ibn Abdullah, from Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn ibn Abi Al-Khattab, from Al-Hakam ibn Miskin Al-Thaqafi, from Ubayd ibn Zurarah ibn A'yun. He was known to have a squint (cross-eyed).

Everything in this book that is narrated from Abu Kahmas has been transmitted by me from my father - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Sa'd ibn Abdullah, from Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn ibn Abi Al-Khattab, from Al-Hakam ibn Miskin, from Abdullah ibn Ali Al-Zarrad, from Abu Kahmas Al-Kufi.