SPENDING A MOUNTAIN OF RED GOLD IN THE SAKE OF GOD DOES NOT EQUAL GOING ON HAJJ
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SPENDING A MOUNTAIN OF RED GOLD IN THE SAKE OF GOD
DOES NOT EQUAL GOING ON HAJJ
لمّا Ø£Ùاضَ رسÙول٠الله٠صلّى الله٠عليه٠وآلÙه٠تَلَقّاه٠أَعرابيٌّ بالأبطØÙ Ùقال: يا رسولَ اللهÙØŒ إنّي خَرجْت٠أÙريد٠الØَجَّ Ùعَاقَني وأَنا رَجÙÙ„ÙŒ مَيّÙÙ„ÙŒ (يعني كَثيرَ المَالÙ) ÙÙŽÙ…Ùرْني أَصنَعْ ÙÙŠ مَالي ما أَبلÙغ٠به٠ما يبلÙغ٠به الØَاجّÙ. (قال) ÙَالتَÙَتَ رسÙول٠الله٠الى أبي Ù‚Ùبَيس٠Ùقال:لو أَنّ أبا Ù‚Ùبَيس٠لكَ زÙنَتÙه٠ذَهَبَةٌ Øَمراء٠أَنÙَقتَه٠ÙÙŠ سبيل٠الله٠ما بَلَغتَ ما بَلَغَ الØَاجّÙ.
The Holy Prophet has just completed the Hajj rites when a Bedouin came to him saying, 'O Messenger of Allah, I left home for Hajj but because of an obstacle I failed to perform its rites. I am a wealth man. Kindly give me an instruction by which I get the reward of Hajj.' The Holy Prophet (saw) turned his look at Mount Abu-Qubais and said: 'If you have red gold as much as this mountain and spend it for Allah's sake, the reward of such deed will not be as much as that of the Hajj pilgrimage.?2
ONE DIRHAM IS BETTER THAN THOUSANDS
Abu Bassir quoted Imam Sadiq (a.s) as saying:
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1 See Ilal ush-Shara'ie; vol. 2 p.137 Hadith 1
2 See al-Kafi; vol. 4 p. 258 Hadith 25
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دÙرهَمٌ ÙÙŠ الØَجّ٠أَÙضَل٠مÙÙ† Ø£ÙŽÙ„Ùَيْ Ø£ÙŽÙ„ÙÙ ÙÙŠ ما سÙوى ذلÙÙƒÙŽ من سَبيل٠اللهÙ.
?One dirham spent on Hajj is better than two million dirhams to be given for Allah's sake.?1