382 - الإنفاق‏

382. SPENDING (in Charity)

1756 - فَضلُ الإنفاقِ‏

1756. THE VIRTUE OF SPENDING

(يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنْفِقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ يَوْمٌ لَا بَيْعٌ فِيهِ وَلَا خُلَّةٌ وَلَا شَفَاعَةٌ وَالْكَافِرُونَ هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ) .¹

"O you who have faith! Spend out of what We have provided you before there comes a day on which there will be no bargaining, neither friendship, nor intercession. And the faithless - they are the wrongdoers." ²

(آمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَأَنْفِقُوا مِمَّا جَعَلَكُمْ مُسْتَخْلَفِينَ فِيهِ فَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْكُمْ وَأَنْفَقُوا لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ كَبِيرٌ) .³

"Have faith in Allah and His Apostle, and spend out of that wherein He has made you successors. Those of you who have faith and spend [in Allah's way] there is a great reward for them." ⁴

(وَمَا تُنْفِقُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَلِأَنْفُسِكُمْ) .⁵

"And whatever wealth you spend, it is for your own benefit." ⁶

(اُنظر) البقرة : 261 - 265 والإنسان : 8 .

(See also: Qur'an 2:261-265, 4:8)

6224.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أرضُ القِيامَةِ نارٌ ما خَلا ظِلَّ المُؤمِنِ ؛ فإنَّ صَدَقَتَهُ تُظِلُّهُ .⁷

6224.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The ground on the Day of Judgment will be fire except for the shadow of the believer, for his charity will shade him.' ⁸

6225.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن أعطى‏ دِرهَماً في سَبيلِ اللَّهِ كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ سبعَمِائةِ حَسَنَةٍ .⁹

6225.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever gives a dirham in the path of Allah, Allah will write for him five hundred merits.' ¹⁰

6226.الترغيب والترهيب : - قال رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله لأصحابِهِ - : أيُّكُم مالُ وارِثهِ أحَبُّ إلَيهِ مِن مالِهِ ؟ قالوا : يا رسولَ اللَّهِ ، ما مِنّا أحدٌ إلّا مالُهُ أحَبُّ إلَيهِ مِن مالِ وارِثِهِ. قالَ : فإنَّ مالَهُ ما قَدَّمَ ، ومالَ وارِثِهِ ما أخَّرَ .¹¹

6226. The Prophet (SAWA) said to his companions, 'Which of you loves the money of his heirs more than his own money?' They said, 'O Messenger of Allah, we all love our own money more than the money of our heirs.' He said, 'One's own money is that which is put forward and the money of one's heir [i.e. that which we save and not spend in charity] is that which he leaves behind.' ¹²

6227.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : طُوبى‏ لِمَن أنفَقَ الفَضلَ مِن مالِهِ وأمسَكَ الفَضلَ مِن كلامِهِ .¹³

6227.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Blessings be upon he who spends the excess of his money and guards the excess of his speech.' ¹⁴

6228.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنّكُم أغبَطُ بما بَذَلتُم مِن الرّاغِبِ إلَيكُم فيما وَصَلَهُ مِنكُم .¹⁵

6228.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'You will be more overjoyed for what you have given away than the one who asked you for what you have given him.' ¹⁶

6229.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - في وصيَّتِهِ لابنهِ الحسنِ عليه السلام - : إنّما لكَ مِن دُنياكَ ما أصلَحتَ بهِ مَثواكَ ، فأنفِقْ في حَقٍّ ولا تَكُن خازِناً لِغَيرِكَ .¹⁷

6229. Imam Ali (AS), in his will to his son al-Hasan (AS) said, 'You have in your world that with which you can reform your [eternal] abode, so spend rightfully and do not be a storage place for others ['s dues].' ¹⁸

6230.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنّكُم إلى‏ إنفاقِ ما اكتَسَبتُم أحوَجُ مِنكُم إلَى اكتِسابِ ما تَجمَعونَ .¹⁹

6230.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Indeed you are more in need of spending in charity what you have earned than gaining what you accumulate. ²⁰

6231.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَلعونٌ مَلعونٌ مَن وَهَبَ اللَّهُ لَه مالاً فلَم يَتَصَدَّقْ مِنهُ بشي‏ءٍ .²¹

6231.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Cursed! Cursed is he whom Allah has endowed with wealth and he does not donate any of it.' ²²