So what is his -as merit over me?

So what is his -as merit over me?’ قَالَ فَرُمِسَ فِي الْمَاءِ فَاسْتَغَاثَ بِعِيسَى فَتَنَاوَلَهُ مِنَ الْمَاءِ فَأَخْرَجَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ مَا قُلْتَ يَا قَصِيرُ قَالَ قُلْتُ هَذَا رُوحُ اللَّهِ يَمْشِي عَلَى الْمَاءِ وَ أَنَا أَمْشِي عَلَى الْمَاءِ فَدَخَلَنِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ عُجْبٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ عِيسَى لَقَدْ وَضَعْتَ نَفْسَكَ فِي غَيْرِ الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي وَضَعَكَ اللَّهُ فِيهِ فَمَقَتَكَ اللَّهُ عَلَى مَا قُلْتَ فَتُبْ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِمَّا قُلْتَ He -asws said: ‘So he sunk into the water, and he cried for help to Isa -as .

So he -as grabbed him from the water and extracted him, then said to him: ‘What did you say, O Shortie!?’ He said, ‘I said, ‘This is Isa -as , Spirit of Allah -azwj , walking upon the water, and I am walking upon the water’, and the self-conceitedness entered me due to that’. So Isa -as said to him: ‘You had placed yourself in other than the place which Allah -azwj had Placed you in, therefore Allah -azwj Detested you upon what you said.

So repent to Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic from what you said’. قَالَ فَتَابَ الرَّجُلُ وَ عَادَ إِلَى مَرْتَبَتِهِ الَّتِي وَضَعَهُ اللَّهُ فِيهَا فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَ لَا يَحْسُدَنَّ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً . He -asws said: ‘So the man repented and returned to his status which Allah -azwj had Placed him in. Therefore, fear Allah -azwj and you should not envy each other’.

[10] عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْمِنْقَرِيِّ عَنِ الْفُضَيْلِ بْنِ عِيَاضٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَغْبِطُ وَ لَا يَحْسُدُ وَ الْمُنَافِقُ يَحْسُدُ وَ لَا يَغْبِطُ .

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Qasim Bin Muhammad, from Al Minqary, from Al Fuzayl Bin Ayaaz, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘A Momin get agitated but does not envy, and the hypocrite envies and does not show abhorrence’.

[11] The Rewards for avoiding Envying: عن يونس بن ظبيان، قال: قال أبو عبد الله (عليه السلام): «بينما موسى بن عمران يناجي ربه و يكلمه إذ رأى رجلا تحت ظل عرش الله تعالى، فقال: يا رب، من هذا الذي قد أظله عرشك؟ فقال: يا موسى، هذا ممن لا يحسد الناس على ما آتاهم الله من فضله».

From Yunus Bin Zabyan who said, ‘Abu Abdullah -asws said: ‘While Musa Bin Imran -as was whispering to his -as Lord -azwj and speaking to Him -azwj , when he -as saw a man beneath the shadow of the Throne of Allah -azwj the Exalted, so he -as said: ‘O Lord -azwj ! Who is this whom Your -azwj Throne has shaded?’ So He -azwj Said: “O Musa -as !

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