I do condemn the fact that in the excesses of the 90s...

I do condemn the fact that in the excesses of the 90s, the people really lost sight of fundamental values.''[^10] Even Alan Greenspan, the chairman of US Federal Reserve, talked about the "infectious greed" that has gripped "much of our business community.'' Sama'ah once asked Imam as -Sadiq (a.s) about a people who had excessive wealth while their brethren in faith were in such dire need that even the zakat was not sufficient for their needs: "Is it permissible for them to eat their fill while their brethren are hungry, since they are in financially depressing time?" The lmam replied, "A Muslim is a brother of a Muslim, neither does he oppress him nor does he abandon him or deprive him.

It is a duty upon the Muslims to work diligently on this matter, to connect and cooperate in it, to be charitable towards the needy, to show sympathy as Allah has commanded about them, and to be beneficent to one another."[^11] ***** 'Abdullah bin Abi Ya 'fur narrates that at a person came to Imam as-Sadiq (a.s) and said, "By Allah, I like to seek the world (i.e., wealth) and love to be given of it." Imam: "What would you like to do with it?" The answer was "[I would…