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411 - صِفَةُ الجَوادِ

411. The Attributes of the Open-Handed Person

1299.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لا يَكونُ الجَوادُ جَواداً إلّا بثَلاثةٍ : يَكونُ سَخِيّاً بمالِهِ على‏ حالِ اليُسْرِ والعُسْرِ ، وأنْ يَبْذلَهُ للمُستَحِقِّ ، ويَرى‏ أنَّ الّذي أخَذَهُ مِن شُكْرِ الّذي أسْدى‏ إلَيهِ أكْثَرُ مِمّا أعْطاهُ .1

1299.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The open-handed cannot be considered open-handed unless he has three [attributes]: he is generous with his wealth both in times of ease as well as hardship, bestows it on the deserving, and finds the gratitude of the one he gave to greater than what he gave him.' 2

1.بحار الأنوار : ۷۸ / ۲۳۱ / ۲۷ .

2.Bihar al-Anwar, v. ۷۸, p. ۲۳۱, no. ۲۷

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