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IN THE NAME OF GOD

Congratulations on Sacred Birthday of Imam Mousa Kazem (peace be upon him)

 

The ceremony of donation in the path of God

Imam Mousa Kazem (p.b.u.h.) was born in Abva- a place between Mecca and Medina- on Sunday-7th day of month: Safar, the year: 128 (lunar calendar). He was named Moses and was known as patient, pious, trustworthy, and his epithet was Kazem: one who controls himself when he is angry. Ibn Asir who is a Sunni doctrinaire states: they named him Kazem because he was kind to all who were treating him badly. 1

Imam Mousa Kazem (p.b.u.h.) prescribes: Almighty God has instructed: “I have not make someone rich because he was dear to me and did not place someone poor, because he was mean, but it is a test of the rich and if there was no poor man, the rich men would not deserve it to enter paradise”.2

In Islam, Wealth, is not by itself good, neither bad, but when it is used along with the goal and earning and consumption, it will be some times good, sometimes bad. It can be said that, in all the aforesaid relations, again praising and protesting in fact does not consider wealth, but it considers man and how he treats such a wealth 3, thus, one who offers his wealth to others for God’s sake shall know the following facts:

  1. When he intends to donate, Satan shall neglect him and an angle shall take a look at him, so that he fulfills it sooner.
  2. When he is aware of the needs of some one, he should donate to him, before he reveals his need and this way he protects prestige of that man by donation to him and by not letting him bother when revealing the fact. Donation after some one’s request costs as a prestige which has been disturbed and will not be a complete donation.
  3. Donation of fifth and fourth parts of one’s wealth and the other religious taxes should be clearly done, of course it should be considered that the intention of the donor shall be only satisfaction of God.
  4. He shall avoid obliging one who has requested him and should forget about his grant and donation, so that it will be registered in the book of his good acts, otherwise, his forgiveness and grant will be voided, as God has instructed in Sura: Baghareh, verse: 264. Of the signs of obliging some one is that the donor reveals his grant to the people and expects the poor to respect him and when the poor man breeches, he will be angry to him and will reproach him and will avoid sitting with him. The way to escape such a state is that he feels and believes that the poor man will help him to be saved and knows that according to the narrations, the poor’s hand is like the hand of God when he receives the donation.
  5. He should act the poor man humbly, when he gives something to the poor man.
  6. He should grant something so that it will not make him shameful. For example he might give the alms as a gift or might even send it to the poor.
  7. He should not exaggerate what he is giving for God’s sake and should not feel that God is so satisfied with him.
  8. He should donate the best properties and the purest things he has, because God is pure and will not admit some one who is impure. Donation of something mean in the path of God is impolite.
  9. If he is able, he should pay to the poor so much so that the poor becomes able and his poorness is removed.
  10. He should kiss his hand after he gives something, because now he has found a hand which serves as the deputy of the hand of God.
  11. When he gives something to a poor, he should ask him to pray for him, because the prayer of a poor man will be fulfilled, just as Imam Zeyn Alabedin (p.b.u.h.) prescribed to his servant: when you give something to a poor, ask him to pray God be kind to you.
  12. He should consider priorities among the poor and gives firstly to those who need more and the most prior poor are those among one’s relative, donation to whom serves as union of kindred.

The ceremonies a poor man should consider:

  1. He should not waste what he has received and should not spend it except when it is necessary.
  2. He should thank God and should ask God be kind to the donor and should keep polite.
  3. He should not depreciate what has been given to him and should not blame one who has not granted to him.
  4. He should avoid consuming haram and what is doubtful.
  5. He should not accept donation, more than what is necessary and needed.
  6. He should not request some one to help him speaking loudly, so that he would not make him shameful, when he is not able to help the poor. 4

It has been mentioned in Holy Koran: Oh! The faithful people! Give to others a part of what we have given to you, before a day comes when some one is not able to buy something for himself and friendship is possible. (sura: Baghareh, verse: 254)

The faithful people, forgive and pay to the others the best of what you have earned and do not done the bad parts  (sura: Baghareh, verse: 267)

Done to the others, of what we have granted to you, before one of you dies, and then say: My God! Delay my death, so that I might give the alms and I am a pious man(sura: Monafeghin, verse: 10)

So, fear God and be pious, as much as possible, hear the words of God and obey Him and done out of your things to the other people to save it for your after life.(sura: Taghabon, verse: 16)  

 

 

 

  1. Montahi Alamal by Sheikh Abbas Ghomi, volume 2, page: 273
  2. Generalities of Hadis Ghodsi by Hor Ameli, page: 696
  3. Translation of Shabar Morality, page: 300
  4. Meraj Alsaada by Mulla Ahmad Naraghi, pages: 399 to 407