1107 - تَلَقِّي اللَّهِ لِلصَّدَقاتِ‏

1107. ALLAH’S FIRSTHAND RECEIPT OF CHARITIES

(ألَمْ يَعْلَمُوا أنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ يَقْبَلُ التَّوبَةَ عَنْ عِبادِهِ وَيَأْخُذُ الصَّدَقاتِ وَأنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ).¹

“Do they not know that it is Allah who accepts the repentance of His servants and receives the charities, and that it is Allah who is the All-clement, the All-merciful.”²

3515.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنّ اللَّهَ تبارَكَ وتعالى‏ يقولُ : ما مِن شَي‏ءٍ إلّا وقد وَكَّلتُ مَن يَقبِضُهُ غَيرِي، إلّا الصَّدَقةَ؛ فإنّي أتَلَقَّفُها بِيَدِي تَلَقُّفاً .³

3515.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Verily Allah, Blessed and most High, says, ‘In My stead, I have entrusted every single thing to the one who grasps it, except for charity, for verily I immediately seize that up in My Hand.’⁴

232 - الصدقة

232. CHARITY

1106 - فَضلُ الصَّدَقَةِ

1106. The Virtue of Charity

(خُذْ مِنْ أمْوالِهِمْ صَدَقَةً تُطَهِّرُهُمْ وَتُزَكِّيْهِمْ بِها وَصَلِّ عَلَيهِمْ إِنَّ صَلاتَكَ سَكَنٌ لَهُمْ وَاللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ).¹

“Take charity from their possessions to cleanse them and purify them thereby, and bless them. Indeed your blessing is a comfort to them, and Allah is all-hearing, all-knowing.”²

3511.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أرضُ القِيامَةِ نارٌ، ما خَلا ظِلَّ المؤمِنِ فإنَّ صَدَقَتَهُ تُظِلُّهُ .³

3511.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The earth on the Day of Resurrection will be scorching, except for the shadow of a believer, for verily his charity will serve him as shade.’⁴

3512.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : كُلُّ امرِئٍ في ظِلِّ صَدَقَتِهِ حتّى‏ يُقضى‏ بَينَ الناسِ .⁵

3512.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Everyone will only have recourse to the shade provided by charity they had given until their affairs are judged [by Allah].’⁶

3513.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: إنَّ الصَّدَقَةَ لتُطفِئُ غَضَبَ الرَّبِّ .⁷

3513.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily charity extinguishes the wrath of the Lord.’⁸

3514.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الصَّدقَةُ جُنَّةٌ مِن‏النارِ.⁹

3514.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Charity acts as a shield against the fire.’¹⁰