1493 - زينَةُ الفَقرِ

1493. THE ADORNMENT OF POVERTY

(لِلْفُقَراءِ الَّذِينَ أُحْصِرُوا فِي سَبيلِ اللَّهِ لا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ ضَرْباً فِي الْأَرْضِ يَحْسَبُهُمُ الْجاهِلُ أَغْنِياءَ مِنَ التَّعَفُّفِ تَعْرِفُهُمْ بِسِيماهُمْ لايَسْأَلُونَ النَّاسَ إِلْحافاً) .¹

"[The charities are] for the poor who are straitened in the way of Allah, not capable of moving about in the land [for trade]. The unaware suppose them to be well-off because of their reserve. You recognize them by their mark; they do not ask the people importunately. And whatever wealth you may spend, Allah indeed knows it." ²

5087.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ اللَّهَ جَعَلَ الفَقرَ أمانَةً عندَ خَلقِهِ ، فَمَن سَتَرَهُ أعطاهُ اللَّهُ مِثلَ أجرِ الصائمِ القائمِ .³

5087.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah has made poverty a trust with His creation. So, those who conceal it, Allah will give them the equivalent of the reward of a fasting and praying person.' ⁴

5088.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : العَفافُ زينَةُ الفَقرِ .⁵

5088.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Self-restraint is the adornment of poverty.' ⁶

5089.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : أشَدُّ شي‏ءٍ مَؤونةً إخفاءُ الفاقَةِ .⁷

5089.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The hardest thing to store is hiding one's neediness.' ⁸