Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Hadith 156
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1751 - وَ سُئِلَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : أَيُّ اَلصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ «جُهْدُ اَلْمُقِلِّ أَ مَا سَمِعْتَ قَوْلَ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ «وَ يُؤْثِرُونَ عَلىٰ أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَ لَوْ كٰانَ بِهِمْ خَصٰاصَةٌ» هَلْ تَرَى هَاهُنَا فَضْلاً ».
Hadith.1751 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked, "Which charity is the best?" Imam (as) replied: "The charity given by one in hardship. Have you not heard the words of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Glorious: 'And they give preference over themselves, even though they are in need.' Do you see any surplus here?"
Source: Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq

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