Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Hadith 148
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1743 - وَ سُئِلَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : عَنِ اَلسَّائِلِ يَسْأَلُ وَ لاَ يُدْرَى مَا هُوَ فَقَالَ «أَعْطِ مَنْ وَقَعَتْ فِي قَلْبِكَ اَلرَّحْمَةُ لَهُ» وَ قَالَ «أَعْطِهِ دُونَ اَلدِّرْهَمِ» قُلْتُ أَكْثَرُ مَا يُعْطَى قَالَ «أَرْبَعَةُ دَوَانِيقَ ».
Hadith.1743 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about a beggar who asks without it being known what their true condition is. Imam (as) said: "Give to the one for whom your heart feels mercy." Imam (as) also said: "Give him less than a dirham." I asked, "What is the most that can be given?" Imam (as) replied: "Four daniqs."
Source: Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq

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