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1ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): السَّخاءُ خُلُقُ اللّهِ الأعظَمُ. |
| 1– The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah has made generosity the greatest moral virtue.’[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 15926] |
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2ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): ما جَبَلَ اللّهُ ولِيّاً لَهُ إلّا عَلى السَّخاءِ. |
| 2– The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah has created every single vicegerent of His with generosity as their natural disposition.’[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 16204] |
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3ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): السَّخاءُ قُربَةٌ. |
| 3– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Generosity is a means of nearness [to Allah].’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 72, p. 193, no. 9] |
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4ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا يُستَعانُ عَلَى اللُّبِّ إلّا بالسَّخاءِ. |
| 4– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The heart can only be made use of [to the best of its capacity] with generosity.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 7, no. 59] |
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5ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): السَّخاءُ ثَمَرَةُ العَقلِ، والقَناعَةُ بُرهانُ النُّبلِ . |
| 5– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Generosity is the fruit of the intellect, and contentment is the proof of magnanimity.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2145] |
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6ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): السَّخاءُ يَزرَعُ المَحَبَّةَ . |
| 6– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Generosity cultivates love.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 306] |
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7ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): السَّخاءُ يُكسِبُ المَحَبَّةَ ويُزَيِّنُ الأخلاقَ . |
| 7– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Generosity imparts love and adorns one's character.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1600] |
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8ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): السَّخاءُ مِن أخلاقِ الأنبياءِ، وهُو عِمادُ الإيمانِ ، ولا يكونُ مؤمنٌ إلّا سَخيّاً، ولا يكونُ سَخيّاً إلّا ذو يَقينٍ وهِمَّةٍ عالِيَةٍ ؛ لأنَّ السَّخاءَ شُعاعُ نورِ اليَقينِ ، ومَن عَرَفَ ما قَصَدَ ، هانَ علَيهِ ما بَذَلَ. |
| 8– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Generosity is one of the noble traits possessed by prophets. It is the pillar of belief, such that only a true believer will be generous, as well as one who possesses great certainty and high aspiration, for generosity is a gleam from the light of certainty, and the one who knows what he wants finds it easy to give away.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 355, no. 17] |
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9ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): خِيارُكُم سُمَحاؤكُم وشِرارُكُم بُخَلاؤكُم. |
| 9– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The best ones from among you are those who are liberal and the worst ones from among you are the miserly.’[Bihar al-Anwar, p. 350, no. 3] |
