sayingCharitySaying 232
“If one gives with the short hand, he will be given with the long one.”
MEANING
Imam Ali (a.s.) points to a truth worth sitting with: if one gives with the short hand, he will be given with the long one.
TAKE THIS INTO YOUR DAY
Give something — time, money, forgiveness — before you are asked.
SOURCE
Saying 232 — Peak of Eloquence / Nahjul-Balagha (Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an ed.)
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