Ayatollah Bahjat said: "Paying the Divine Rights (such as Khums, Zakah and Sadaqah) causes the wealth to grow and be purified. If one does so, his money will increase."
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For curing the sick, the water of Zamzam and the soil of Karbala should be given to him several times, Sadaqah should be given several times to different people, even if the value is not much; Sura al-Hamd should be recited between one to hundred times by different people. These are very effective. ...
Afflictions are repelled by Sadaqah, even though they may be strongly in place. This decrease (in wealth) is a cause for increase; it increases sustenance.
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