The Sacrifice of Muhaqqiq Ardebili
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRawzātul Jannat contains an incident regarding Muhaqqiq Ardebili that during the times of famine he used to give away to the poor whatever he had. He used to live in […]
Generosity ( Sakhawat)
Abū Nu’ās the Poet
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImām al-Ridā, peace be on him, went out mounting an active mule. Abū Nu’ās came nearer to him, greeted him, and said to him: “O Son of Allah’ Messenger, I […]
Imam Reza (as) – Generosity 1
Reading Time: 2 minutesAhmed b. ‘Ubayd Allāh on the authority of al-Ghaffāri, who said: “A man from the family of Abū Rāfi‘, the retainer of the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him […]
Imam Reza (as) – Generosity
Reading Time: 2 minutesA man came to the Imām, greeted him, and said to him: “I am one of those who love you and your fathers. I have returned from the hajj. My […]
He was called al-Jawad (the generous) because of his excessive generosity
Reading Time: 2 minutesImam Abu Ja’far (a.s) was one of the most generous and open-handed people. He was called al-Jawad (the generous) because of his excessive generosity, open-handedness, charitableness and kindness to people. […]
Ar-Rayyan bin as-Salt
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAl-Kashshi mentioned that Ma’mar bin Khallad said, ‘Ar-Rayyan bin as-Salt, when al-Fadhl bin Sahl wanted to send him to one of the districts of Khurasan, said to me, ‘I want […]
Imam Ali Naqi (as) – Generosity
Reading Time: 3 minutes1. Once, Abu Amr Uthman bin Sa’eed, Ahmad bin Isaaq al-Ash’ari, and Ali bin Ja’far al-Hamadani went to Imam al-Hadi (a.s.). Ahmad bin Isaaq complained of a debt on him. […]
Imam Hasan Askari (as) – Generosity 1
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbu Hashim al-Ja’fari said, ‘Once, I complained to Abu Muhammad the distress of imprisonment and the pains of ties. He wrote to me, ‘You shall offer the Dhuhr (noon) Prayer […]
Imam Hasan Askari (as) – Generosity
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMuhammad bin Ali bin Ibrahim bin Imam Musa bin Ja’far al-Kadhim said, “We were in utmost need. My father said, ‘Let us go to this man (Imam Abu Muhammad). It is […]
“If Allah wills He will provide abundance in it even if the capital is little.”
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt is reported in authentic traditions from Hamza Thumali that in the distant past there was a very rich man in the progeny of Prophets. He would spend his wealth […]