قَالَ فَقَالَ فَمَنْ أَيْسَرَ مِنْكُمْ فَلْيَشْكُرِ اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ لَئِنْ شَكَرْتُمْ لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمْ وَ قَالَ سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى اعْمَلُوا آلَ داوُدَ شُكْراً وَ قَلِيلٌ مِنْ عِبادِيَ الشَّكُورُ وَ أَحْسِنُوا الظَّنَّ بِاللَّهِ فَإِنَّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (عليه السلام) كَانَ يَقُولُ مَنْ حَسُنَ ظَنُّهُ بِاللَّهِ كَانَ اللَّهُ عِنْدَ ظَنِّهِ بِهِ وَ مَنْ رَضِيَ بِالْقَلِيلِ مِنَ الرِّزْقِ قَبِلَ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ الْيَسِيرَ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ وَ مَنْ رَضِيَ بِالْيَسِيرِ مِنَ الْحَلَالِ خَفَّتْ مَئُونَتُهُ وَ تَنَعَّمَ أَهْلُهُ وَ بَصَّرَهُ اللَّهُ دَاءَ الدُّنْيَا وَ دَوَاءَهَا وَ أَخْرَجَهُ مِنْهَا سَالِماً إِلَى دَارِ السَّلَامِ He -asws said; ‘ So the one who is contented among you, should be thankful to Allah -azwj .
Allah _azwj is Saying: “ [14:7] If you are grateful, I would certainly give to you more” . And the Glorious and High Said: “[34:13] give thanks, O family of Dawood! and very few of My servants are grateful” . And think good with Allah -azwj , for Abu Abdullah -asws used to say; ‘The one who thinks about Allah -azwj , Allah -azwj would also Mention him (Reward him), and the one who is happy with a little from the sustenance, Allah -azwj would Accept even small amount of deeds.
And the one who is happy with a small amount of Permissible, his expenses would be light and his family would enjoy, and Allah -azwj would Show him the sicknesses of the world and its cure and Bring him out from it safely to the House of Peace’ (an extract).
[6] حُمَيْدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْكِنْدِيِّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عُدَيْسٍ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِي الصَّبَّاحِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ كَلَاماً يُرْوَى عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) وَ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ( عليه السلام ) وَ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ فَعَرَضْتُهُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) فَقَالَ هَذَا قَوْلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) أَعْرِفُهُ Humeyd Bin Ziyad, from Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad Al-Kindy, from Ahmad Bin Udeys, from Abaan Bin Usmaan, from Abu Al-Sabbaah who said: ‘I heard a speech reported from the Prophet -saww and from Ali -asws , and from Ibn Mas’oud.
So I presented it to Abu Abdullah -asws . He -asws said: ‘These are the words of the Messenger -saww of Allah -azwj . I -asws recognise them’.