Chapter on the Virtue of Charity
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 1|Chapter 20
وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «فِي اَلسُّؤَّالِ أَطْعِمُوا ثَلاَثَةً وَ إِنْ شِئْتُمْ أَنْ تَزْدَادُوا فَازْدَادُوا وَ إِلاَّ فَقَدْ أَدَّيْتُمْ حَقَّ يَوْمِكُمْ.
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام said: "When it comes to the beggars, feed three of them, and if you wish to give more, then give more; otherwise, you have fulfilled the obligation of your day."
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