On the authority of Abi {Abdullah (Imam) al-Sadiq (peace be upon him)...
On the authority of Abi {Abdullah (Imam) al-Sadiq (peace be upon him): “Zakat has only been enforced as a trial for the rich and as a provision for the needy. Were people to carry out the zakat of their wealth, no Muslim would remain poverty-stricken and needy; he would manage with that which Allah has decreed.
Indeed, people are only impoverished, needy, hungry and unclothed as a result of the sins of the wealthy.” Man La Yahdhuruhu al-Faqih, Volume 2, Page 7 Hadith Number 9: Giving Zakat Increases Wealth - #1 عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ: إِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ يُثْرِيَ اللٌّهُ مَالَكَ فَزَكِّهِ.
On the authority of the Commander of the Faithful (Imam {Ali) (peace be upon him): the Apostle (blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said: “If you wish for Allah to multiply your wealth, then purify it (through zakat).” Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 93, Page 23 Hadith Number 10: Giving Zakat Increases Wealth - #2 فِي وَصِيَّةِ الإِمَامِ الْبَاقِرِ لِجَابِرِ الْجُعْفِي: الزَّكَاةُ تَزِيدُ فِي الرِّزْقِ.
As part of the advice of Imam al-Baqir (peace be upon him) to Jabir al-Jufiy: “Zakat increases sustenance.” Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 93, Page 14 Hadith Number 11: Giving Zakat Increases Wealth - #3 عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ: فَرَضَ اللٌّهُ ... الزّكَاةَ تَسْبِيباً لِلرِّزْقِ.
On the authority of the Commander of the Faithful (peace be upon him): “Allah has made zakat incumbent in order to generate sustenance.” Nahj al-Balagha, The Peak of Eloquence Hadith Number 12: Giving Zakat Increases Wealth - #4 عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ: مَا نَقَصَتْ زَكَاةٌ مِنْ مَالٍ قَطٌّ.
On the authority of Imam Hasan ibn {Ali (peace be upon him): “Zakat does not decrease wealth, ever.” Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 93, Page 28 Hadith Number 13: Giving Zakat Increases Wealth - #5 إِنَّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللٌّهِ الصَّادِقِ قَالَ (لِصَاحِبِهِ مُفَضَّلَ): يَا مُفَضَّلَ! قُلْ لأَِصْحَابِكَ يَضَعُوْنَ الزَّكَاةَ فِي أَهْلِهَا وَإِنِّي ضَامِنٌ لَمَا ذَهَبَ لَهُم. Indeed Aba {Abdullah (Imam) al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said to his companion Mufaddhal: “O Mufaddhal!
Tell your companions to deposit the zakat to its rightful persons, and I am a guarantor that it will not be taken away from them.” Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 75, Page 381 Hadith Number 14: Protecting Wealth with Zakat - #1 عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ: حَصِّـنُوا أَمْوَالَكُمْ بِالزَّكَاةِ.
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