[34] عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي...

[34] عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ عَمَّنْ سَمِعَ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ مُوسَى ع يَقُولُ لَا تَبْذُلْ لِإِخْوَانِكَ مِنْ نَفْسِكَ مَا ضَرُّهُ عَلَيْكَ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ مَنْفَعَتِهِ لَهُمْ A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu Abd Allah from his father from Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Ashariy from those who had heard who has said: Abu al-Hassan, Musa -asws has said: ‘You must not provide the kind of Benevolent Assistance to your brothers (in belief), which is more harmful to you than its being beneficial to him.’ [35] عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَسْبَاطٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْجُرْجَانِيِّ عَمَّنْ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا ع قَالَ لَا تُوجِبْ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ الْحُقُوقَ وَ اصْبِرْ عَلَى النَّوَائِبِ وَ لَا تَدْخُلْ فِي شَيْ‏ءٍ مَضَرَّتُهُ عَلَيْكَ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ مَنْفَعَتِهِ لِأَخِيكَ A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ali ibn Asbat from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Jurjaniy from those who have narrated to him who has said: One of the two Imam -asws , (Abu Ja’far -asws or Abu ‘Abdullah -asws ), has said: ‘You must not obligate your soul for others’ rights; you must exercise patience in difficulties; and you must not involve yourself in an affair where its harm to you is greater than its benefit for your brother (in belief).’ [36] الخصال أَبِي عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ إِدْرِيسَ عَنِ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ الرَّازِيِّ عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ: قَامَ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع رَجُلٌ بِالْبَصْرَةِ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَخْبِرْنَا عَنِ الْإِخْوَانِ (The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – My father, from Ahmad Bin Idrees, from Al Ashary, from Abdullah Bin Ahmad Al Razy, from Bakr Bin Salih, from Ismail Bin Mihran, from Muhammad Bin Ja’far, from Yaqoub Bin Bashir, from Jabir, From Abu Ja’far -asws having said: ‘A man stood up to Amir Al-Momineen -asws at Al-Basra.

He said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen -asws ! Inform us about the brethren.’ قَالَ الْإِخْوَانُ صِنْفَانِ إِخْوَانُ الثِّقَةِ وَ إِخْوَانُ الْمُكَاشَرَةِ ‘He -asws said: ‘The brethren are of two types – trusting brothers and the smiling (pretending) brothers.