Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce Chapter: Saving for One’s Living Expenses َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْجَهْ٠ِعْتُ الرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) يَقُولُ إِنَّ الإنْسَانَ إِذَا أَدْخَلَ طَعَا٠َ سَنَتِهِ خَفَّ ظَهْرُهُ وَاسْتَرَاحَ وَكَانَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ وَأَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) لا يَشْتَرِيَانِ عُقْدَةً حَتَّى يُحْرَزَ إِطْعَا٠1.

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from al-Hassan ibn al-Jahm who has said the following: “I heard al-Rida’ (a.s.), saying, ‘If one saves food for one year, his burden becomes light and he feels comfortable. Abu Ja’far and abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, would not buy anything before reserving their food for one year.” حسن كالصحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (9/38))