The miserly person with charity, after this divine definition, and the multiplication of wealth that the souls give him is evidence of this miserly person’s lack of faith in what we have mentioned. If he were a believer, certain of his Lord, believing him in what he told him about himself in loaning his servant and his trade, he would, of course, hasten to that as he hastened. It is in this world with its forms, sooner and later. If a slave lends a person a half or a third, and the lender travels to another country and is absent for years, it is within the realm of possibility that he will hand over the money or perish or not gain anything. And if the money is lost, he is not entitled to anything from the lender. Despite these possibilities, the person is blind and gives. His money and he waits for something that is not certain to happen, and he has a good soul despite the existence of a term, delay, and possibility. If he is told, “Lend to God,” and you will receive in the afterl