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Hospitality

Salma, a slave-girl of Imam al-Baqir (a.s), reports: the Imam’s

brothers-in-faith would always come to visit him and the Imam too, received them

with the best food, gave them a good garment and Dinars. I said to the Imam,

“You will become needy as a result of this generosity!” The Imam would say, “O

Salma! Good deeds are but giving gifts to brothers-in-faith and praiseworthy

deeds. Imam al-Baqir would allow between five and six hundred thousand Dirhams

to be given away to brothers-in-faith. He would never get tired of associating

with his brethren, saying, “Recognize the actuality of the friendship of your

brothers-in-faith from the feelings you have in your hearth towards him.” He was

never heard calling anybody with disgraceful names; he would rather call them

with their best names.

[ Kashf al-Ghummah: 118/2.]

 

Taken from: AHLULBAYT ISLAMIC MISSION

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