سورة النساء

Imam Rida (peace be upon him): If a man comes to you for marriage whose religion and character you are pleased with, do not reject him because of his poverty, for Allah has said: وَ إِنْ یَتَفَرَّقا یُغْنِ اللهُ کُلًّا مِنْ سَعَتِهِ [And if they separate, Allah will render them both free from want out of His ampleness], and He has said: 'If they are poor, Allah will make them rich out of His grace, and Allah is Ample-giving, Knowing.' (An-Nur/32).

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Asim ibn Humayd said: I was with Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) when a man came to him and complained of his need, and the Imam ordered him to marry. [So he married, but] times grew harder for that man, and he came to the Imam, and when His Holiness asked about his condition, he said: "I have become more needy." The Imam said: "Separate." So the man separated from his wife. The man came again, and the Imam asked about his condition, and he said: "I have become wealthy and my situation is good." His Holiness said: "I ordered you with two matters that Allah has commanded. Allah the Exalted says: 'Marry the single ones among you and the righteous among your male and female slaves. If they are poor, Allah will enrich them from His bounty, for Allah is Ample-giving, All-Knowing.' (An-Nur/32). And He also says: وَ إِنْ یَتَفَرَّقا یُغْنِ اللهُ کُلًّا مِنْ سَعَتِهِ [And if they separate, Allah will render them both free from want out of His ampleness]."

Imam Ali (peace be upon him): Imam Ali (peace be upon him) said in a sermon known as al-Makhzun [describing Imam of the Age (may Allah hasten his noble reappearance)]: 'With the emergence of Dabbat al-Ard (the Beast of the Earth), truth and falsehood will be distinguished from one another... And the Siddiq al-Akbar (the Greatest Truthful One) will march with the banner of guidance and the sword Dhul-Fiqar and something resembling a whip, until he descends twice into the land of hijra (migration), which is Kufa. He will demolish its mosque and rebuild it upon its original foundation, and he will demolish the houses of the tyrants which are below the mosque, and he will proceed to Basra until he overlooks its sea, and with him will be the tabut (ark) and the staff of Musa (peace be upon him). Then he will resolve to conquer Basra and will let out his breath with a pause until Basra becomes a deep sea, and nothing will remain in it except its mosque, which will remain like the prow of a ship upon the surface of the water. Then he will proceed to "Harura" to set it ablaze, and he will go from the gate of Bani Saqif until he lets out his breath with a pause among the tribe of Thaqif, who are the crop of Firawn. Then he will proceed to Egypt and will ascend its pulpit and deliver a sermon to the people, and he will give glad tidings of justice to the earth. And the sky will send forth its rain, the trees their fruits, and the earth its plants; and the earth will be adorned for its people, and the wild beasts will be secure, so much so that they will graze in the earth like domesticated animals. And knowledge will be cast into the hearts of the believers, and no believer will need the scholarly matters of his believing brother, and that day is the interpretation of this verse: یُغْنِ اللهُ کُلًّا مِنْ سَعَتِهِ [Allah will render each of them free from want out of His ampleness]; and the earth will bring forth for them its treasures, and al-Qaim (may Allah hasten his noble reappearance) will say: Eat of what you sent forth in the past! May it be wholesome for you. These are the reward of the deeds you performed in the days gone by. (Al-Haqqah/24).'