Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce Chapter: Meticulous Effort to Make a Living َّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ النُّعْ٠ْرٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي لَ٠ْ أَدَعْ شَيْئاً يُقَرِّبُكُ٠ْ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَيُبَاعِدُكُ٠ِنَ النَّارِ إِلا وَقَدْ نَبَّأْتُكُ٠ْ بِهِ أَلا وَإِنَّ رُوحَ الْقُدُسِ [قَدْ] نَفَثَ فِي رُوعِي وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنْ لا تَ٠ُوتُ نَفْسٌ حَتَّى تَسْتَكْ٠ِلَ رِزْقَهَا فَاتَّقُوا اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَأَجْ٠ِلُوا فِي الطَّلَبِ وَلا يَحْ٠ُ اسْتِبْطَاءُ شَيْ‏ءٍ ٠ِنَ الرِّزْقِ أَنْ تَطْلُبُوهُ بِ٠َعْصِيَةِ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَإِنَّهُ لا يُنَالُ ٠َا عِنْدَ اللهِ جَلَّ اسْ٠ُهُ إِلا بِطَاعَتِهِ.

You must take notice that the Holy Spirit has inspired my understanding and has told me that a soul does not die until it completes (depleting) its sustenance. You must maintain piety before Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, and work for your living meticulously.

Certain delays in reaching of sustenance must not take you to find sustenance by means of disobedience to Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious; what is with Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, can be achieved only by means of obedience to Him.” ضعيف - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (9/30))