1757 - بَرَكَةُ الإنفاقِ‏

1757. THE BLESSING OF SPENDING IN HIS WAY

(قُلْ إِنَّ رَبِّي يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ وَيَقْدِرُ لَهُ وَمَا أَنْفَقْتُمْ مِنْ شَيْ‏ءٍ فَهُوَ يُخْلِفُهُ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ) .¹

"Say, 'Indeed my Lord expands the provision for whomever of His servants that He wishes and He tightens it, and He will repay whatever you may spend, and He is the best of providers." ²

6232.مكارم‏الأخلاق عن رجلٍ من أصحابِ الإمامِ الصّادقِ عليه السلام : قلتُ لأبي عبدِ اللَّه عليه السلام : ... قولُهُ تعالى‏ : (وما أنفَقْتُم من شي‏ء فهو يخلفه ...) فَأراني اُنفِقُ ولا أرى‏ خَلَفاً! قالَ : أفَتَرَى اللَّهَ أخلَفَ وَعدَهُ ؟! قلتُ : لا ، قالَ : فمِمَّ ؟ قُلتُ : لا أدري ، قالَ : لَو أنّ أحَدَكُمُ اكتَسَبَ المالَ مِن حِلِّهِ وأنفَقَهُ في حَقِّهِ لَم يُنفِقْ دِرهَماً إلّا أخلَفَ اللَّهُ علَيهِ .³

6232. Makarim al-Akhlaq, narrating from one of the companions of Imam al-Sadiq (AS) who said: 'I told Imam al-Sadiq (AS), 'based on Allah's saying: "whatever you may spend...", I donate but do not see any repayment.' He (AS) asked: 'Have you ever seen Allah not fulfil His promise?' I said, 'No.' He asked, 'Then why do you say this?' I said, 'I do not know.' He said, 'If any of you acquires legitimate wealth and spends it rightfully, then he will not spend a single dirham without Allah repaying it.' ⁴

6233.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ما نَقَصَ مالٌ مِن صَدَقَةٍ قَطُّ ، فأعطُوا ولا تَجبُنوا .⁵

6233.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Absolutely no wealth will ever decrease as a result of charity, so give and do not be afraid.' ⁶

6234.عائشة : أنّهُم ذَبَحوا شاةً ، فقالَ النَّبيُّ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: ما بَقِيَ ؟ فقالَت : ما بَقِيَ مِنها إلّا كَتِفُها ، قالَ [ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله ]: بَقِيَ كلُّها غيرَ كَتِفِها .⁷

6234. A?isha said, 'They slaughtered a sheep [to distribute its meat]'. The Prophet (SAWA) asked, 'Is there any of it remaining?' She said, 'Nothing remains other than its shoulder.' He (SAWA) said, 'All of it remains [forever] other than its shoulder.' ⁸

6235.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن أيقَنَ بالخَلَفِ جادَ بالعَطيَّةِ .⁹

6235.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He who is certain of the repayment is generous with giving.' ¹⁰

6236.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام: أنفِقْ وأيقِنْ بالخَلَفِ .¹¹

6236.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Spend and be certain of being repaid.' ¹²

6237.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام: إنّ الصَّدَقَةَ تَقضي الدَّينَ وتَخلُفُ بالبَركَةِ .¹³

6237.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Charity fulfils the repayment of debts and brings about blessings.' ¹⁴

(اُنظر) الزكاة : باب 852 .

(See also: ALMS-TAX: section 852)

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