Understanding Generosity and Munificence

14. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Amr ibn ‘Uthman from Muhammad ibn Shu’ayb from abu Ja’far al- Mada’iniy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام, has said that a young generous man excessively involved in sins is more beloved to Allah than an old worshipping man who is stingy.”