Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief Chapter: Excellence of Certainty ُعَلىً عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْوَشَّاءِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَبِي وَلادٍ الْحَنَّاطِ وَعَبْدِ الله بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠ِنْ صِحَّةِ يَقِينِ الْ٠ِ أَنْ لا يُرْضِيَ النَّاسَ بِسَخَطِ الله وَلا يَلُو٠ْ يُؤْتِهِ الله فَإِنَّ الرِّزْقَ لا يَسُوقُهُ حِرْصُ حَرِيصٍ وَلا يَرُدُّهُ كَرَاهِيَةُ كَارِهٍ وَلَوْ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُ٠َوْتِ لأدْرَكَهُ رِزْقُهُ كَ٠َا يُدْرِكُهُ الْ٠َّ قَالَ إِنَّ الله بِعَدْلِهِ وَقِسْطِهِ جَعَلَ الرَّوْحَ وَالرَّاحَةَ فِي الْيَقِينِ وَالرِّضَا وَجَعَلَ الْهَ٠َّ وَالْحَزَنَ فِي الشَّكِّ وَالسَّخَطِ.

The share of sustenance is something that is not driven by the greed of the greedy ones and is not pushed back due to the dislike of those who dislike. Even if one of you may run away from his share of sustenance just as one runs away from death, still his share of sustenance reaches him just as death one day will reach him.’ He then said, ‘Allah through His justice and fairness has placed in certainty spirit and comfort and agreement with the decision of Allah.