مَكْتُوبٌ عَلَى بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ الصَّدَقَةُ بِعَشَرَةٍ وَ الْقَرْضُ بِثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ
Chapter on the Reward of Lending
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وَ قَالَ ع فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- لا خَيْرَ فِي كَثِيرٍ مِنْ نَجْواهُمْ إِلَّا مَنْ أَمَرَ بِصَدَقَةٍ أَوْ مَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ إِصْلاحٍ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ قَالَ الْمَعْرُوفُ الْقَرْضُ.
Hadith.1698 - Imam (as) said, regarding the words of Allah (swt), the Exalted: "There is no good in most of their secret talks except one who enjoins charity or kindness or reconciliation between people" (Surah An-Nisa 4:114); "Kindness (ma'ruf) refers to lending."
وَ قَالَ ع مَا مِنْ مُؤْمِنٍ أَقْرَضَ مُؤْمِناً يَلْتَمِسُ بِهِ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَّا حُسِبَ لَهُ أَجْرُهَا[3] بِحِسَابِ الصَّدَقَةِ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ مَالُهُ إِلَيْهِ.
Hadith.1699 - Imam (as) said: "There is no believer who lends to another believer seeking the pleasure of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, except that it is counted for him as the reward of charity until his money is returned to him."
وَ قَالَ ع قَرْضُ الْمُؤْمِنِ غَنِيمَةٌ وَ تَعْجِيلُ خَيْرٍ إِنْ أَيْسَرَ أَدَّاهُ وَ إِنْ مَاتَ احْتُسِبَ مِنْ زَكَاتِهِ[4].
Hadith.1700 - Imam (as) said: "Lending to a believer is a gain and a hastening of goodness; if he becomes able to repay, he does so, and if he dies, it is counted as part of his zakat."