He also said: Indeed, Allah continues to aid a believer as long as he continues to aid his fellow believer; therefore, benefit from the exhortation and seek the good (of doing this).[^3] 110 - وعن أبي جعفر (ع) قال مَن خَطا في حاجَةِ أخيه المسلمِ بخطوَةٍ كتَبَ اللهُ له بها عَشرَ حَسناتٍ وكانَت له خيراً مِن عِتقِ عَشرَ رقاب وصيامِ شَهرٍ وَاعتكافِه في المسجد الحَرام.
It has been reported that Abu Ja'far [a.s] said: One who takes one step in fulfilling the need of his Muslim brother, Allah writes for him ten good deeds and it is better for him than freeing ten slaves, and fasting for a month and performing i'tikaf (isolation for worship) in the Sacred Mosque (of Makkah).[^4] 111 - وعن أبي عبد الله (ع) قال قَضاءُ حاجةِ المؤمنِ خَيرٌ من حملانِ ألف فَرَس في سبيل الله (جلّ جلاله) وعِتقِ ألف نَسَمة.
It has been reported that Abu 'Abd Allah [a.s] said: To fulfill the need of a believer is better than providing one thousand horses in the way of Allah and freeing one thousand slaves.[^5] وقال: ما مِن مؤمن يمشي لأخيهِ في حاجَةٍ إلاّ كتبَ اللهُ له بكُلّ خُطوةٍ حَسنةً وحَطّ بها عنه سيّئةً ورَفعَ له بها دَرجةً.
He also said: If any believer goes out to help his brother, Allah writes for him a good deed for every step (he takes) and erases from him a sin and elevates him a degree.[^6] وما مِن مؤمن يُفرّج عن أخيه المؤمِن كُربةً إلاّ فرَّجَ اللهُ عنه كُربةً مِن كُربِ الآخرة، وما مِن مؤمنٍ يُعينُ مظلوماً إلاّ كان ذلكَ أفضَلَ من صِيام شَهر واعتِكافِه في المسجدِ الحَرام. And any believer who relieves his fellow believer of a distress, Allah will relieve him of a distress in the hereafter.
And if any believer comes to the aid of one who is oppressed, that would be better than fasting for a whole month and performing i'tikaf in the Sacred Mosque (in Makkah).[^7] 112 - عن نصر بن قابوس قال: قلت لأبي الحسن الماضي (ع): بلغني عن أبيك أنه أتاه آتٍ فاستعان به على حاجته، فذُكِرَ له أنه معتكف، فأتى الحسن (ع)، فذكر له ذلك، فقال: أما عَلمْتَ أنّ المشيَ في حاجةِ المؤمن خَيرٌ من اعتِكافِ شَهرينِ مُتَتابعَين في المَسجدِ الحرام بصِيامِهما.
It has been related that Nasr ibn Qabus said: I said to Abu al-Hasan (Imam al-Kaďim [a.s]), 'I have come to know that someone once came to your grandfather (Imam Al-Husayn [a.s]) asking for help, but he was informed that he (Al-Husayn) was in a state of i'tikaf . So, he came to al-Hasan [a.s] and mentioned it to him.