The Mitzvah of Lending to the Poor
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Question
Hello, regarding the mitzvah of lending to the poor, what are the details of this mitzvah? Is it a Torah obligation?
Answer
Hello
All the details are written in the book by the Chafetz Chaim called Ahavat Chesed, which has a chapter on the mitzvah of lending.
I am copying for you the table of contents of this section in the book.
Laws of the mitzvah of lending:
Chapter 1, where the positive commandment "If you lend money" is explained in detail:
Chapter 2, where it is explained to whom the Torah obligated this positive commandment:
Chapter 3, where it is explained to whom the Torah obligated to do kindness:
Chapter 4, where it is explained that one must do kindness even to an enemy and the prohibition of revenge and bearing a grudge:
Chapter 5, where the issue of priority is explained when a Jew and a non-Jew come to borrow:
Chapter 6, where the law of priority regarding a poor and a rich person is explained: