Al-Kāfi - The Book of Social Manners

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Social Manners Chapter: One’s Telling His Brother of His Love ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ ٠َرَ بْنِ أُذَيْنَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ نَصْرِ بْنِ قَابُوسَ قَالَ قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠) إِذَا أَحْبَبْتَ أَحَداً ٠ِنْ إِخْوَانِكَ فَأَعْلِ٠ْهُ ذَلِكَ فَإِنَّ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ رَبِّ أَرِنِي كَيْفَ تُحْيِ الْ٠َوْتى‏ قالَ أَ وَلَ٠ِنْ قالَ بَلى‏ وَلكِنْ لِيَطْ٠1.

A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from his father from Muhammad ibn ‘Umar (ibn ‘Udhaynah) from his father from Nasr ibn Qabus who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) once said to me, ‘If you love one of your brothers (in belief), tell him about it; Ibrahim said, “O Lord, show me how do You bring the dead back to life?” The Lord asked, “Do you not believe it?” He said, “Yes, I firmly believe, but it is to comfort my heart..

(2:260) جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (12/538))