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Shia hadith/Al-Kāfi 4

Al-Kāfi 4, narration 89

Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī · Giving Charity After an Appeal From a Recipient

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Arabic text

2ـ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ وَغَيْرُهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ نُوحِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله عَنِ الذُّهْلِيِّ رَفَعَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ الْمَعْرُوفُ ابْتِدَاءٌ وَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَيْتَهُ بَعْدَ الْمَسْأَلَةِ فَإِنَّمَا كَافَيْتَهُ بِمَا بَذَلَ لَكَ مِنْ وَجْهِهِ يَبِيتُ لَيْلَتَهُ أَرِقاً مُتَمَلْمِلاً يَمْثُلُ بَيْنَ الرَّجَاءِ وَالْيَأْسِ لا يَدْرِي أَيْنَ يَتَوَجَّهُ لِحَاجَتِهِ ثُمَّ يَعْزِمُ بِالْقَصْدِ لَهَا فَيَأْتِيكَ وَقَلْبُهُ يَرْجُفُ وَفَرَائِصُهُ تَرْعُدُ قَدْ تَرَى دَمَهُ فِي وَجْهِهِ لا يَدْرِي أَ يَرْجِعُ بِكَأْبَةٍ أَمْ بِفَرَحٍ.

Translation

2. Ahmad ibn Idris and others have narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad from Ahmad ibn Nuh ibn ‘Abd Allah from al-Dhuhliy in a marfu‘ who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that charity is that which is given before an appeal by the recipient. Giving charity after an appeal by the recipient is compensation for using the dignity of his face when he appealed and his passing the night worried and anxious in hope and despair without knowing which direction to go for his needs. He then decides to come before you with his heart beating fast and his muscles shaking. You can see (the color of) his blood on his face. He does not know whether he will turn back sadly or with happiness.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — published with the edition, reproduced verbatim.

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Chain of narration (isnād)

  1. 2. Ahmad ibn Idris and others have narrated
  2. Muhammad ibn Ahmad
  3. Ahmad ibn Nuh ibn ‘Abd Allah
  4. al-Dhuhliy in a marfu‘ who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that

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Published assessments

  • Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi

    مرفوع

    Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (6/150)

  • Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi

    لم يخرجه

    Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī

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