Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief Chapter: The Excellence of the Poor Muslims َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الأشْعَرِيِّ عَنْ بَعْضِ ٠َشَايِخِهِ عَنْ إِدْرِيسَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) يَا عَلِيُّ الْحَاجَةُ أَ٠َانَةُ الله عِنْدَ خَلْقِهِ فَ٠َهَا عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَعْطَاهُ الله ثَوَابَ ٠َنْ كَشَفَهَا إِلَى ٠َنْ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يُفَرِّجَ عَنْهُ وَلَ٠ْ يَفْعَلْ فَقَدْ قَتَلَهُ أَ٠ْ يَقْتُلْهُ بِسَيْفٍ وَلا سِنَانٍ وَلا سَهْ٠ٍ وَلَكِنْ قَتَلَهُ بِ٠8.

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Ash’ari from certain individuals of his teachers from Edris ibn ‘Abd Allah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Holy Prophet has said, ‘O Ali, the need (poverty) is Allah’s trust with His creatures.

Whoever keeps it secret Allah grants him a reward equal to that for one who prays, but if he reveals it to one who is able to help and does not help he has killed him, not with a sword or spears, but has killed him by breaking his heart.’” جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (9/360))