التَّرغيبُ بِالجُودِ Generosity

1ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : جُدْ بِما تَجِدُ تُحْمَدْ.

1– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Be openhanded with whatever you find, and you will be commended.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4716]
 

2ـ لإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : جُودُ الرّجُلِ يُحَبّبُهُ إلى أضْدادِهِ ، وبُخْلُهُ يُبَغِّضُهُ إلى أولادِهِ.

2– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Man’s open-handedness endears him to his opponents, and his stinginess makes him hated even by his children.’[Ibid. no. 4729]
 

3ـ لإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الجُودُ مِن كَرَمِ الطَّبيعةِ.

3– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Open-handedness is of the nobility of [man’s] nature.’[al-Irshad, v. 1, p. 303]
 

4ـ لإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الجُودُ عِزٌّ مَوجودٌ.

4– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Open-handedness is a present honour.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 330]
 

5ـ الإمامُ الحسينُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَن جادَ سادَ .

5– Imam al-Husayn (AS) said, ‘He who is open-handed rules.’[Kashf al-Ghamma, v. 2, p. 242]