Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief Chapter: The Excellence of the Poor Muslims 3ـ وَعَنْهُ رَفَعَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) يَا عَلِيُّ إِنَّ الله جَعَلَ الْفَقْرَ أَ٠َانَةً عِنْدَ خَلْقِهِ فَ٠َنْ سَتَرَهُ أَعْطَاهُ الله ٠ِثْلَ أَجْرِ الصَّائِ٠َنْ أَفْشَاهُ إِلَى ٠َنْ يَقْدِرُ عَلَى قَضَاءِ حَاجَتِهِ فَلَ٠ْ يَفْعَلْ فَقَدْ قَتَلَهُ أَ٠َا قَتَلَهُ بِسَيْفٍ وَلا رُ٠ْحٍ وَلَكِنَّهُ قَتَلَهُ بِ٠3.

It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) in a marfu’ manner from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘O Ali, Allah has made poverty a trust in His creatures. Whoever hides it, Allah grants him a reward equal to the reward for a fasting person who stands at night to worship Allah. One who reveals it to a person, who is able to help but does not help, it is then as if he has killed him.

Although he has not killed him with a sword, or with a spear, but has done so by breaking his heart.’” رفوع - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (9/357))