Who is it that will offer to Allah a goodly gift
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne day, Imam `Ali (a.s) came home to find Hasan and Husayn crying. He asked for the reason. Lady Fatimah (a.s) said, “They have not […]
Charity (sadaqah)
Money Well Spent
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Holy Prophet (s) gave Imam Ali (‘a) 12 dirhams to purchase a long shirt for him. Imam Ali (‘a) bought a shirt and gave it to him (s). The Holy Prophet (s) asked, […]
Basic Needs
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam Jafar al-Sadiq was travelling between Mecca and Medina. Musadaf, his famous serving man, was accompanying him on this journey. On the way, they sighted […]
Generosity Of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) – 2
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIsmail bin Muhammad says: One day I squatted on the way so that when Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) passes by I may mention my needs. […]
Generosity Of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt is narrated from Ali Ibn Ibrahim Ibn Ja’far (a.s) that once he was facing much poverty. “My father said: Let us go to Imam […]
Generosity Of Imam Ridha’ (a.s) – 3
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA person came to him and said that he had come for Hajj and all the money he had brought was exhausted. And if the […]
Generosity Of Imam Ridha’ (a.s) – 2
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAhmed bin Abdullah Ghaffari says that he was indebted to someone. “When the creditor insisted for immediate repayment of the loan I decided to approach […]
Generosity Of Imam Ridha’ (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne day Mamun sent him 10,000 dinars and conveyed that the Imam may use it for his personal needs. The Imam distributed all the money […]
Generosity Of Imam Musa Kadhim (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam Musa Kadhim (a.s) got very few opportunities to express his generosity because he spent a good part of his life in prison. That is […]
Generosity Of Imam Ja’far As-Sadiq (a.s) – 3
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne day a person came to him soliciting charity and the Imam ordered his servant to give him 400 dirhams. The servant obliged and the […]