185 - السخاء

185. GENEROSITY

927 - فَضلُ السَّخاءِ

927. THE VIRTUE GENEROSITY

2936.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : السَّخاءُ خُلُقُ اللَّهِ الأعظَمُ .¹

2936.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah has made generosity the greatest moral virtue.' ²

2937.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ما جَبَلَ اللَّهُ ولِيّاً لَهُ إلّا عَلى السَّخاءِ .³

2937.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah has created every single vicegerent of His with generosity as their natural disposition.' ⁴

2938.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : السَّخاءُ قُربَةٌ .⁵

2938.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Generosity is a means of nearness [to Allah].' ⁶

2939.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا يُستَعانُ عَلَى اللُّبِّ إلّا بالسَّخاءِ .⁷

2939.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The heart can only be made use of [to the best of its capacity] with generosity.' ⁸

2940.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : السَّخاءُ ثَمَرَةُ العَقلِ، والقَناعَةُ بُرهانُ النُّبلِ .⁹

2940.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Generosity is the fruit of the intellect, and contentment is the proof of magnanimity.' ¹⁰

2941.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : السَّخاءُ يَزرَعُ المَحَبَّةَ .¹¹

2941.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Generosity cultivates love.' ¹²

2942.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : السَّخاءُ يُكسِبُ المَحَبَّةَ ويُزَيِّنُ الأخلاقَ .¹³

2942.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Generosity imparts love and adorns one's character.' ¹⁴

2943.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : السَّخاءُ مِن أخلاقِ الأنبياءِ ، وهُو عِمادُ الإيمانِ ، ولا يكونُ مؤمنٌ إلّا سَخيّاً ، ولا يكونُ سَخيّاً إلّا ذو يَقينٍ وهِمَّةٍ عالِيَةٍ ؛ لأنَّ السَّخاءَ شُعاعُ نورِ اليَقينِ ، ومَن عَرَفَ ما قَصَدَ ، هانَ علَيهِ ما بَذَلَ.¹⁵

2943.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Generosity is one of the noble traits possessed by prophets. It is the pillar of belief, such that only a true believer will be generous, as well as one who possesses great certainty and high aspiration, for generosity is a gleam from the light of certainty, and the one who knows what he wants finds it easy to give away.' ¹⁶

2944.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : خِيارُكُم سُمَحاؤكُم وشِرارُكُم بُخَلاؤكُم .¹⁷

2944.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The best ones from among you are those who are liberal and the worst ones from among you are the miserly.' ¹⁸