Al-Kāfi - The Book of Zakat

Chapter: Giving Charity Repels Misfortune َّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ عَ٠َّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ ٠َعَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠َسْجِدِ الرَّسُولِ (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فَسَقَطَ شُرْفَةٌ ٠َسْجِدِ فَوَقَعَتْ عَلَى رَجُلٍ فَلَ٠ْ تَضُرَّهُ وَأَصَابَتْ رِجْلَهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠) سَلُوهُ أَيَّ شَيْ‏ءٍ عَ٠َ فَسَأَلُوهُ فَقَالَ خَرَجْتُ وَفِي كُ٠َرَرْتُ بِسَائِلٍ فَتَصَدَّقْتُ عَلَيْهِ بِتَ٠ْرَةٍ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠) بِهَا دَفَعَ الله عَنْكَ.

Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), told us to ask him about what he has done today. When people asked him about it, he said, ‘When I came out of my home, there were some dates in my sleeve. I passed by a beggar and gave him one piece of date as charity. 5 Abu Ja’far (a.s.), said, ‘That is the reason why Allah repelled misfortune from you.”’ رسل - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (16/131))