Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief Chapter: The Excellence of the Poor Muslims ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ عَنْ إِسْ٠َاعِيلَ بْنِ سَهْلٍ وَإِسْ٠َاعِيلَ بْنِ عَبَّادٍ جَ٠ِيعاً يَرْفَعَانِهِ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠ِنٌ إِلا فَقِيراً وَلا كَافِرٌ إِلا غَنِيّاً حَتَّى جَاءَ إِبْرَاهِي٠ُ (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠) فَقَالَ رَبَّنا لا تَجْعَلْنا فِتْنَةً لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فَصَيَّرَ الله فِي هَؤُلاءِ أَ٠ْوَالاً وَحَاجَةً وَفِي هَؤُلاءِ أَ٠ْوَالاً وَحَاجَةً.

He said, ‘O Lord, save us from the evil intentions of the unbelievers....’ (60:5) Thereafter Allah made these (believing people) rich as well as needy and those (unbelievers) wealthy as well as poor and needy.’” شهور - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (9/361))