فَضلُ السَّخاءِ Generosity

1ـ رسولُ اللهِ‏ِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): السَّخاءُ خُلُقُ اللّه‏ِ الأعظَمُ.

1– The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah has made generosity the greatest moral virtue.’[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 15926]
 

2ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): ما جَبَلَ اللّه‏ُ ولِيّاً لَهُ إلّا عَلى السَّخاءِ.

2– The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah has created every single vicegerent of His with generosity as their natural disposition.’[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 16204]
 

3ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): السَّخاءُ قُربَةٌ.

3– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Generosity is a means of nearness [to Allah].’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 72, p. 193, no. 9]
 

4ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا يُستَعانُ عَلَى اللُّبِّ إلّا بالسَّخاءِ.

4– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The heart can only be made use of [to the best of its capacity] with generosity.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 7, no. 59]
 

5ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): السَّخاءُ ثَمَرَةُ العَقلِ، والقَناعَةُ بُرهانُ النُّبلِ .

5– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Generosity is the fruit of the intellect, and contentment is the proof of magnanimity.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2145]
 

6ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): السَّخاءُ يَزرَعُ المَحَبَّةَ .

6– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Generosity cultivates love.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 306]
 

7ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): السَّخاءُ يُكسِبُ المَحَبَّةَ ويُزَيِّنُ الأخلاقَ .

7– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Generosity imparts love and adorns one's character.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1600]
 

8ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): السَّخاءُ مِن أخلاقِ الأنبياءِ، وهُو عِمادُ الإيمانِ ، ولا يكونُ مؤمنٌ إلّا سَخيّاً، ولا يكونُ سَخيّاً إلّا ذو يَقينٍ وهِمَّةٍ عالِيَةٍ ؛ لأنَّ السَّخاءَ شُعاعُ نورِ اليَقينِ ، ومَن عَرَفَ ما قَصَدَ ، هانَ علَيهِ ما بَذَلَ.

8– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Generosity is one of the noble traits possessed by prophets. It is the pillar of belief, such that only a true believer will be generous, as well as one who possesses great certainty and high aspiration, for generosity is a gleam from the light of certainty, and the one who knows what he wants finds it easy to give away.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 355, no. 17]
 

9ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): خِيارُكُم سُمَحاؤكُم وشِرارُكُم بُخَلاؤكُم.

9– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The best ones from among you are those who are liberal and the worst ones from among you are the miserly.’[Bihar al-Anwar, p. 350, no. 3]