Generosity

Be generous for the sake of Allah and struggle against your selves in obedience to Him, He will [in... جُودُوا فيِ اللّهِ وجاهِدُوا أنْفُسَكُمْ عَلى طاعَتِهِ يُعْظِمْ لَكُمْ الجَزاءَ وَيُحْسِنْ لَكُمْ الحَباءَ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Generosity is the practice of the honourable. سُنَّةُ الكِرامِ الجُودُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The highest extent of generosity is giving [from] whatever is available. غايَةُ الجُودِ بَذْلُ المَوْجُودِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who is open-handed does good to others. مَنْ جادَ اصْطَنَعَ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who is generous gains authority. مَنْ جادَ سادَ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who does not show generosity is not praised. مَنْ لَمْ يَجُِدْ لَمْ يُحْمَدْ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم How excellent is generosity when in straitened circumstances! ما أحْسَنَ الجُودَ مَعَ الإعْسارِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who does not give generously while he is praised has to give away while he is dispraised. مَنْ لَمْ يَسْمَحْ وهُوَ مَحْمُودٌ سَمَحَ وهُوَ مَلُومٌ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who does not give generously does not gain authority. مَنْ لَمْ يَسْمَحْ لَمْ يَسُدْ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The generosity of a man endears him to his rivals and his stinginess makes him hated by his [own]... جُودُ الرَّجُلِ يُحَبِّبُهُ إلى أضْدادِهِ، وبُخْلُهُ يُبَغِّضُهُ إلى أوْلادِهِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم