953 - ما يَنبَغي لِلسّاقي‏

953. The Duty of One Who Quenches OTHERS

3042.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لِيَشرَبْ ساقِي القَومِ آخِرَهُم .¹

3042.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The one who gives people to drink should himself drink last of all.' ²

192 - السقي‏

192. QUENCHING SOMEONE'S THIRST

952 - فَضلُ السَّقيِ‏

952. THE VIRTUE OF QUENCHING SOMEONE'S THIRST

3036.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ الرجُلَ إذا سَقَى امرَأتَهُ الماءَ اُجِرَ .¹

3036.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'If a man quenches his wife's thirst he is rewarded for it.' ²

3037.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إذا كَثُرَت ذُنوبُكَ فاسْقِ الماءَ عَلَى الماءِ .³

3037.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'If you have committed many sins, then quench people's thirst time after time.' ⁴

3038.الإمامُ زينُ العابدينَ عليه السلام : مَن سَقى‏ مُؤمناً مِن ظَمَأٍ سَقاهُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الرَّحيقِ المَختومِ .⁵

3038. Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said, 'Whoever quenches a believer of his thirst, Allah will quench him from the pure sealed wine [of Paradise].' ⁶

3039.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : مَن سَقى‏ ظَمآناً ماءً سَقاهُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الرَّحيقِ المَختومِ .⁷

3039.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ''Whoever gives a drink of water to a thirsty person, Allah will quench him from the pure sealed wine [of Paradise].' ⁸

3040.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : إنّ أوَّلَ ما يُبدَأُ بهِ يَومَ القِيامَةِ صَدَقةُ الماءِ .⁹

3040.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Verily the first thing to be rewarded on the Day of Resurrection will be the giving of water.' ¹⁰

3041.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : أفضَلُ الصَّدقَةِ إبرادُ الكَبِدِ الحَرّى‏ ، ومَن سَقى‏ كَبِداً حَرّى‏ مِن بَهيمَةٍ أو غَيرِها أظَلَّهُ اللَّهُ عزّوجلّ يَومَ لا ظِلَّ إلّا ظِلُّهُ .¹¹

3041.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The best form of charity is to cool down someone's internal heat [by quenching them], and whoever quenches an animal's or any other being's internal heat, Allah will shade him on the Day when no shade will avail except His shade.' ¹²