רמב"ם הלכות מתנות עניים פרק י
הלכה יא
פחות מזה שיתן לו בידו קודם שישאל.
הלכה יב
פחות מזה שיתן לו אחר שישאל.
הלכה יג
פחות מזה שיתן לו פחות מן הראוי בסבר פנים יפות.
הלכה יד
פחות מזה שיתן לו בעצב
11. Below this is the case in which one gives [tzedakah] directly before being asked.
12. Below this is the case in which one gives after being asked.
13. Below this is the case in which one gives less than appropriate, but with a cheerful face.
14. Below this is the case in which one gives unwillingly.
[Translation by Rabbi Jill Jacobs]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. Why does the Rambam scale these four ways of giving in the order that he does? How is each less ideal than the previous?
2. Why is it important to list all four of these levels? What is the merit of each?
Time Period: Medieval (Geonim through the 16th Century)