The keeper of the Paradise will say to them, ‘Before the Reckoning?
The keeper of the Paradise will say to them, ‘Before the Reckoning?’ They will say, ‘We had (not) been Given anything to be Reckoned upon!’ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ صَدَقُوا عِبَادِي مَا أَفْقَرْتُكُمْ هَوَاناً بِكُمْ وَ لَكِنِ ادَّخَرْتُ هَذَا لَكُمْ لِهَذَا الْيَوْمِ Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic will Say: “My servants speak the truth!
I -azwj had not Impoverished you due to your being insignificant, but I -azwj have Treasured this for you all for this Day!” ثُمَّ يَقُولُ لَهُمُ انْظُرُوا وَ تَصَفَّحُوا وُجُوهَ النَّاسِ فَمَنْ آتَى إِلَيْكُمْ مَعْرُوفاً فَخُذُوا بِيَدِهِ وَ أَدْخِلُوهُ الْجَنَّةَ. Then He -azwj will Say to them: “Look and browse faces of the people.
The one who had come to you with an act of kindness, hold his hand and enter him into the Paradise !”’ [19] ثواب الأعمال حَمْزَةُ الْعَلَوِيُّ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمَسَاكِينِ طِيبُوا نَفْساً وَ أَعْطَوُا الرِّضَا مِنْ قُلُوبِكُمْ يُثِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ عَلَى فَقْرِكُمْ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلُوا فَلَا ثَوَابَ لَكُمْ.
(The book) ‘Sawaab Al Amaal’ – Hamza Al Alawy, from Ali, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, ‘From Al-Sadiq -asws , from his -asws forefathers -asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah -saww said: ‘O community of poor! Make yourselves feel good and give the satisfaction from your hearts, Allah -azwj will Reward you upon your poverty. If you don’t do so, there will be no Reward for you’’.
[20] – جع، جامع الأخبار سُئِلَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ص مَا الْفَقْرُ فَقَالَ خِزَانَةٌ مِنْ خَزَائِنِ اللَّهِ (The book) ‘Jamie Al Akhbaar’ – ‘The Prophet -saww was asked, ‘What is the poverty?’ He -saww said: ‘A treasure from the treasures of Allah -azwj ’. قِيلَ ثَانِياً يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا الْفَقْرُ فَقَالَ كَرَامَةٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ It was said secondly, ‘O Rasool-Allah -saww ! What is the poverty?’ He -saww said: ‘A Prestige from Allah -azwj ’.
قِيلَ ثَالِثاً مَا الْفَقْرُ فَقَالَ ص شَيْءٌ لَا يُعْطِيهِ اللَّهُ إِلَّا نَبِيّاً مُرْسَلًا أَوْ مُؤْمِناً كَرِيماً عَلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى. It was said thirdly, ‘What is the poverty?’ He -saww said: ‘Something Allah -azwj does not Give except to a Prophet -as or a Messenger -saww , or a Momin prestigious to Allah -azwj the Exalted’’.
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