Chapter on the Virtue of Generosity and Munificence
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 1|Chapter 16
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 2, Book 1, Chapter 16
Chapter on the Virtue of Generosity and Munificence
وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي قَوْلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ « كَذٰلِكَ يُرِيهِمُ اَللّٰهُ أَعْمٰالَهُمْ حَسَرٰاتٍ عَلَيْهِمْ » قَالَ «هُوَ اَلرَّجُلُ يَدَعُ مَالَهُ لاَ يُنْفِقُهُ فِي طَاعَةِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بُخْلاً ثُمَّ يَمُوتُ فَيَدَعُهُ لِمَنْ يَعْمَلُ فِيهِ بِطَاعَةِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَوْ بِمَعْصِيَةِ اَللَّهِ فَإِنْ عَمِلَ فِيهِ بِطَاعَةِ اَللَّهِ رَآهُ فِي مِيزَانِ غَيْرِهِ فَرَآهُ حَسْرَةً وَ قَدْ كَانَ اَلْمَالُ لَهُ وَ إِنْ كَانَ عَمِلَ فِيهِ بِمَعْصِيَةِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَوَّاهُ بِذَلِكَ اَلْمَالِ حَتَّى عَمِلَ بِهِ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ ».
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام regarding the words of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Exalted, "Thus Allah سبحانه وتعالى will show them their deeds as regrets upon them" (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:167), said: "This refers to a man who hoards his wealth and refrains from spending it in the obedience of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Exalted, out of miserliness. Then he dies and leaves it behind for someone who either uses it in the obedience of Allah سبحانه وتعالى or in His disobedience. If it is used in obedience to Allah سبحانه وتعالى, he will see it recorded in someone else's scale of deeds and will feel regret, for the wealth was originally his. And if it is used in disobedience to Allah سبحانه وتعالى, he will have enabled the person who committed sins with that wealth, furthering their disobedience to Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Exalted."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh