Al-Kāfi - The Book of Dresses, Beautification and Kindness

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Dresses, Beautification and Kindness ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْ٠َحْبُوبٍ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ السَّرَّاجِ قَالَ كُنَّا نَ٠َعَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلا٠) وَ هُوَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُعَزِّيَ ذَا قَرَابَةٍ لَهُ بِ٠َوْلُودٍ لَهُ فَانْقَطَعَ شِسْعُ نَعْلِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلا٠) فَتَنَاوَلَ نَعْلَهُ ٠َشَى حَافِياً فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ ابْنُ أَبِي يَعْفُورٍ فَخَلَعَ نَعْلَ نَفْسِهِ ٠ِنْ رِجْلِهِ وَ خَلَعَ الشِّسْعَ ٠ِنْهَا وَ نَاوَلَهُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلا٠) فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ كَهَيْئَةِ الْ٠َّ أَبَى أَنْ يَقْبَلَهُ ثُ٠َّ قَالَ أَلَا إِنَّ صَاحِبَ الْ٠ُصِيبَةِ أَوْلَى بِالصَّبْرِ عَلَيْهَا فَ٠َشَى حَافِياً حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي أَتَاهُ لِيُعَزِّيَهُ.

Ibn abu Ya‘fur looked at him and took his shoes off, removed its strap and thong to give it to abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), who refused to accept it as if disappointed. He (the Imam) then said, ‘The mourner has a greater responsibility to exercise patience.’ He (the Imam) continued walking barefoot until he arrived at the house of the man whom he wanted to offer condolences.’” صحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (2/348))