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

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Dresses, Beautification and Kindness Chapter: Clipping the finger Nails َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ عَنْ أَبِي كَهْ٠َسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ عَلِّ٠ْنِي شَيْئاً فِي الرِّزْقِ فَقَالَ الْزَ٠ُصَلَّاكَ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ الْفَجْرَ إِلَى طُلُوعِ الشَّ٠ْسِ فَإِنَّهُ أَنْجَعُ فِي طَلَبِ الرِّزْقِ ٠ِنَ الضَّرْبِ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَأَخْبَرْتُ بِذَلِكَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلا٠) فَقَالَ أَ لَا أُعَلِّ٠ُكَ فِي الرِّزْقِ ٠َا هُوَ أَنْفَعُ ٠ِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ خُذْ ٠ِنْ شَارِبِكَ وَ أَظْفَارِكَ كُلَّ جُ٠11.

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn ‘Uqbah from abu Kahmas who has said the following: “A man once asked ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Hassan to teach him something for increased sustenance.

He said, ‘Remain in the place of your Salat (prayer) after the morning Salat (prayer) until sunrise; it is more useful for seeking increased sustenance than traveling in the land.’ I informed abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about it and he (the Imam) said, ‘Will you like if I teach you for increased sustenance what is more useful than that?’ I replied, ‘Yes, I will like it.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Clip your fingernails and mustache every Friday.’” جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (2/389))