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Donation & Pleasing The Believers

210- قالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ (ص) :

إذا خَرَجَتِ الصَّدَقَة مِن يَدِ صاحِبِها تَتَكَلَّـمُ بِخَمـسِ كَلِمـاتٍ: اَوَّلُها كُنتُ فانِياً فَاَثبَتَّنِـي وَ كُنتُ صَغيـراً فَكَبَّـرتَني وَ كُنـتُ عَدُوًّا فَأَحبَبتَني وَ كُنتَ تَحرُسُني وَالآنَ أَنَا أَحْرُسُكَ إِلى يَـومِ القِيامَة

الاثنى عشرية/223

The Holy Prophet [p.b.u.h.] said: "When charity (alms) is delivered out of the hand of its owner, it (the thing being given) says five things: 'At first I was perishing and you gave me life; I was insignificant and you made me great; I was an enemy and you turned me into a friend; you used to protect me then but now I will protect you up to the Day of Resurrection'."

Al-Ithna 'Ashariyyah, p.223
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211- قالَ الإمامُ الكاظِمُ (ع) :

مَن سَرَّ مُؤمِناً فَبِالله بَدَأَ وَ بِالنَّبِىِّ ثَنّى وَ بِنا ثَلَّثَ

بحار الأنوار/74/314

Imam Kazim, the seventh Imam, [a.s.], said: "He who makes a Muslim believer happy, then, he has initially

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pleased Allah, secondly the Prophet and thirdly us (Ahlul-Bayt).^"

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 74, p. 314
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212- قالَ الإمامُ أَميرُ المُؤمنينَ عَلِيٌّ (ع) :

اِنَّ اللّهَ سُبحانَهُ فَرَضَ في اَموالِ الأغنِياءِ اَقواتَ الفُقَراءِ فَما جاعَ فَقيرٌ إلاّ بِما مَنَعَ غَنِيٌّ

نهج البلاغة/533 الكلمات القصار/328

Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen [a.s.] said: Allah, the Glorified, has fixed the livelihood of the destitute in the wealth of the rich. Consequently, whenever a destitute remains hungry it is because some rich persons have denied him (his share)."

Nahjul Balagha, p. 533, saying No. 328
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213- قالَ الإمامُ الصّادِقُ (ع) :

أَيُّمـا مُؤمِنٍ حَبَسَ مُؤمِناً عَن مـالِهِ وَ هُوَ يَحتاجُ اِلَيهِ لَم يَـذُقْ وَالله مِن طَعامِ الجَنَّة وَ لا يَشرَبُ مِنَ الرَّحِيقِ المَختُومِ

بحار الأنوار/75/314

Imam Sadiq [a.s.] said: "By Allah, he who withholds his wealth from helping a needy believer will never taste the food of Heaven nor drink from the drink sealed there."