Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Generosity
Generosity الجود
- Generosity for the sake of Allah is the worship of those who are close [to Allah].
1ـ اَلجُودُ فِي اللّهِ عِبادَةُ المُقَرَّبينَ.
- Generosity without fear or hope of recompense is true generosity.
2ـ اَلجُودُ مِنْ غَيْرِ خَوْف ولارَجاءِ مُكافاة، حَقيقَةُ الجُودِ.
- Give generously and you will be honoured.
3ـ إسْمَحْ تُـكْرَمْ.
- The most generous of you is the one who will gain the most.
4ـ أسْمَحُكُمْ أرْبَحُكُمْ.
- The most excellent of noble traits is generosity.
5ـ أحْسَنُ المَكارِمِ الجُودُ.
- The best generosity is to forgive after gaining the upper hand.
6ـ أحْسَنُ الجُودِ عَفْوٌ بَعْدَ مَقْدُرَة.
- The greatest generosity is being open-handed with whatever is available.
7ـ أفْضَلُ الجُودِ بَذْلُ المَوْجُودِ.
- The greatest generosity is delivering the rights to their [rightful] owners.
8ـ أفْضَلُ الجُودِ إيصالُ الحُقُوقِ إلى أهْلِها.
- The greatest generosity is giving despite [facing] hard times.
9ـ أفْضَلُ الجُودِ ما كانَ عَنْ عُسْرَة.
- Generosity is [true] leadership, sovereignty is [only] administration.
10ـ اَلجُودُ رِياسَةٌ، اَلمُلْكُ سِياسَةٌ.
- Generosity is a present honour.
11ـ اَلجُودُ عِزٌّ مَوْجُودٌ.
- Generosity is the protector of honour.
12ـ اَلجُودُ حارِسُ الأعْراضِ.
- The bane of generosity is poverty.
13ـ آفَةُ الجُودِ الفَقْرُ.
- The bane of generosity is wastefulness.
14ـ آفَةُ الجُودِ التَّبْذيرُ.
- Through generosity, authority is acquired.
15ـ بِالجُودِ تَـكُوُنُ السِّيادَةُ.
- Generosity stems from nobility of character.
16ـ اَلجُودُ مِنْ كَرَمِ الطَّبيعَةِ.
- Through generosity, men gain authority.
17ـ بِالجُودِ تَسُودُ الرِّجالُ.
- Through generosity, distinction is established and praise is acquired.
18ـ بِالجُودِ يُبْتَنَي المَجْدُ وَيُجْتَلَبُ الحَمْدُ.
- Be generous with whatever you have, [and] you will be praised.
19ـ جُدْ بِما تَجِدْ تُحْمَدْ.
- Be generous and you will gain authority; be patient and you will be triumphant.
20ـ جُدْ تَسُدْ، وَاصْبِرْ تَظْفُرْ.
- The generosity of the poor is the best generosity.
21ـ جُودُ الفَقيرِ أفْضَلُ الجُودِ.
- Be generous with what is available, fulfil your promises and be loyal with the trusts [that have been entrusted to you].
22ـ جُودُوا بِالمَوْجُودِ، وأنْجِزُوا الوُعُودَ، وأوْفُوا بِالعُهُودِ.
- The generosity of a poor person dignifies him and the stinginess of a rich person debases him.
23ـ جُودُ الفَقيرِ يُجِلُّهُ، وبُخْلُ الغَنِيِّ يُذِلُّهُ.
- Be generous with that which perishes and you will be compensated for it with that which lasts.
24ـ جُودُوا بِما يَفْنى تَعْتاضُوا عَنْهُ بِما يَبْقى.
- Be generous for the sake of Allah and struggle against your selves in obedience to Him, He will [in return] magnify your reward and increase His favour upon you.
25ـ جُودُوا فيِ اللّهِ وجاهِدُوا أنْفُسَكُمْ عَلى طاعَتِهِ يُعْظِمْ
لَكُمْ الجَزاءَ وَيُحْسِنْ لَكُمْ الحَباءَ.
- Generosity is the practice of the honourable.
26ـ سُنَّةُ الكِرامِ الجُودُ.
- The highest extent of generosity is giving [from] whatever is available.
27ـ غايَةُ الجُودِ بَذْلُ المَوْجُودِ.
- One who is open-handed does good to others.
28ـ مَنْ جادَ اصْطَنَعَ.
- One who is generous gains authority.
29ـ مَنْ جادَ سادَ.
- One who does not show generosity is not praised.
30ـ مَنْ لَمْ يَجُِدْ لَمْ يُحْمَدْ.
- How excellent is generosity when in straitened circumstances!
31ـ ما أحْسَنَ الجُودَ مَعَ الإعْسارِ.
- One who does not give generously while he is praised has to give away while he is dispraised.
32ـ مَنْ لَمْ يَسْمَحْ وهُوَ مَحْمُودٌ سَمَحَ وهُوَ مَلُومٌ.
- One who does not give generously does not gain authority.
33ـ مَنْ لـَمْ يَسْمَحْ لـَمْ يَسُدْ.
- The generosity of a man endears him to his rivals and his stinginess makes him hated by his [own] children.
34ـ جُودُ الرَّجُلِ يُحَبِّبُهُ إلى أضْدادِهِ، وبُخْلُهُ يُبَغِّضُهُ
إلى أوْلادِهِ.