Reward of giving Sadaqah
Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 293
أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِیلَ بْنِ بَزِیعٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُذَافِرٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ یَزِیدَ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: سُئِلَ عَنِ الصَّدَقَهِ عَلَی مَنْ یَسْأَلُ عَلَی الْأَبْوَابِ أَوْ یُمْسِکُ ذَلِکَ عَنْهُمْ وَ یُعْطِیهِ ذَوِی قَرَابَتِهِ فَقَالَ لَا بَلْ یَبْعَثُ بِهَا إِلَی مَنْ بَیْنَهُ وَ بَیْنَهُ قَرَابَهٌ فَهَذَا أَعْظَمُ لِلْأَجْرِ.
20. My father رحمه الله said: it was narrated to us by Sa’d b. Abdillah from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Ismail b. Bazee’ from Muhammad b. Adhafir from ’Amru b. Yazid from Abi Abdillah عليه السلام who said: Imam Ja’far Sadiq عليه السلام was asked, “Should we give Sadaqah to beggars or to our near relatives?” Imam عليه السلام replied, “Give it to your near relatives for it carries greater reward.”