[^7] And in his letter...

[^7] And in his letter, on "the sustenance you seek" and "the sustenance that seeks you", Imam ‘Ali (as) says: "واعلَم يَا بُنَيَّ اَنَّ الرِزقَ رِزقَانِ: رِزقٌ تَطلِبهُ ورِزقٌ يَطلِبُكَ فاِن انتَ لَم تَأتِهِ أتَاكَ" " My son! Know that sustenance is of two types: the sustenance that you seek, and the sustenance that seeks you –even if you do not come to it, it will come to you." Examples: There are many cases where sustenance has been after specific individuals.

Here we will introduce the examples mentioned under this portion of Imam ‘Ali's letter by Ibn Abi al-Hadid: a) ‘Imad al-Dawlah Abu al-Hassan ‘Ali b.Buwayh after defeating Ibn Yaqut entered Shiraz. He was a poor man with no wealth. On the way, his horse's leg was caught in…