100 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; he said: [al-ʿAbbās ibn] Hishām ibn Muḥammad narrated to us, from his father, who said: ʿAbd Allah ibn Jaʿfar said, “The truly generous person is not the one who gives only after being asked; rather, the generous one is the one who takes the initiative—for surrendering a portion of his own dignity is harder on him than parting with the wealth he gives.”