Kitāb al-Muʾmin

Hadith 167
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167 - وعن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: من أحب الخصال إلى الله عز وجل ثلاثة: مسلم أطعم مسلما من جوع، أو فك عنه كربة، أو قضى عنه دينا.
167. It has been narrated that Abu Ja'far (a.s) said: (Amongst) the qualities most loved by Allah are three: a Muslim who feeds a hungry Muslim, relieves him from a distress or settle his debt for him.
Source: Ḥusayn b. Saʿīd al-Ahwāzī

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