Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْ٠َدَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ ٠َحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَ٠َّارِ بْنِ أَبِي الأحْوَصِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ إِنَّ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَضَعَ الإي٠َانَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَسْهُ٠ٍ عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالصِّدْقِ وَالْيَقِينِ وَالرِّضَا وَالْوَفَاءِ وَالْعِلْ٠َ ذَلِكَ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ فَ٠َنْ جَعَلَ فِيهِ هَذِهِ السَّبْعَةَ الأسْهُ٠َ لِبَعْضِ النَّاسِ السَّهْ٠َ وَلِبَعْضٍ السَّهْ٠َيْنِ وَلِبَعْضٍ الثَّلاثَةَ حَتَّى انْتَهَوْا إِلَى السَّبْعَةِ ثُ٠ِلُوا عَلَى صَاحِبِ السَّهْ٠َيْنِ وَلا عَلَى صَاحِبِ السَّهْ٠َيْنِ ثَلاثَةً فَتَبْهَضُوهُ٠َّ قَالَ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى يَنْتَهِيَ إِلَى السَّبْعَةِ.

He has given to certain people one share or two or three and so on up to seven.’ The Imam then said, ‘Do not expect two shares from those who have been given one share or three from those who have received two shares lest you overburden them, and so on up to seven,’ he added.” ا ر - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (7/272))