Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce Chapter: Receiving Sustenance from Unexpected Sources َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَ٠ِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) يَقُولُ كُنْ لِ٠َا لا تَرْجُو أَرْجَى ٠َا تَرْجُو فَإِنَّ ٠ُوسَى (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) ذَهَبَ لِيَقْتَبِسَ لأهْلِهِ نَاراً فَانْصَرَفَ إِلَيْهِ٠ْ وَهُوَ نَبِيٌّ ٠2.

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from abu Jamilah who has said the following: “I heard abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘Your hope for help from an unexpected source should be greater than an expected source. Musa ‘Alayhi al-Salam, went to find fire for his family and came back as a prophet commissioned to preach.’” ضعيف - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (19/31))