[23] Safeguard Bounties by offering Thanks...

[23] Safeguard Bounties by offering Thanks: الأمالي للشيخ الطوسي الْمُفِيدُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الصَّفَّارِ عَنِ ابْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ زَيْدٍ الشَّحَّامِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: أَحْسِنُوا جِوَارَ النِّعَمِ وَ احْذَرُوا أَنْ يَنْتَقِلَ عَنْكُمْ إِلَى غَيْرِكُمْ أَمَا إِنَّهَا لَمْ يَنْتَقِلْ عَنْ أَحَدٍ قَطُّ فَكَادَتْ أَنْ تَرْجِعَ إِلَيْهِ (The book) ‘Al Amaali’ of the sheykh Al Tusi – Al Mufeed, from Ahmad Bin Al Waleed, from his father, from Al Saffar, from Ibn Isa, from Ibn Mahboub, from Zayd Al Shaham, ‘From Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘Be a good neighbour of the bounty and be cautious it doesn’t get transferred away from you to others.

But, it does not transfer away from anyone at all except it almost never returns to him’. قَالَ وَ كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَقُولُ قَلَّ مَا أَدْبَرَ شَيْ‏ءٌ فَأَقْبَلَ‏. He -asws said: ‘And Amir Al-Momineen -asws had said: ‘Whatever thing turns around hardly ever comes back’’.

[24] لي، الأمالي للصدوق ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ الْعَلَوِيِّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَبِي هَاشِمٍ الْجَعْفَرِيِّ قَالَ: أَصَابَتْنِي ضِيقَةٌ شَدِيدَةٌ فَصِرْتُ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ع فَأَذِنَ لِي فَلَمَّا جَلَسْتُ قَالَ يَا أَبَا هَاشِمٍ أَيُّ نِعَمِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْكَ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تُؤَدِّيَ شُكْرَهَا (The book) ‘Al Amaali’ of Al Sadouq – Ibn Idrees, from his father, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad Al Alawy, from Ahmad Bin Al Qasim, from Abu Hashim Al Ja’fari who said, ‘Severe (financial) constraints afflicted me, so I came to Abu Al-Hassan Ali – asws Bin Muhammad – asws .

He – asws permitted for me. When I was seated, he – asws said: ‘O Abu Hashim! Which Favour of Allah – azwj Mighty and Majestic is there upon you, that you want to fulfill its thanks?’ قَالَ أَبُو هَاشِمٍ فَوَجَمْتُ فَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا أَقُولُ لَهُ فَابْتَدَأَ ع فَقَالَ رَزَقَكَ الْإِيمَانَ فَحَرَّمَ بَدَنَكَ عَلَى النَّارِ وَ رَزَقَكَ الْعَافِيَةَ فَأَعَانَتْكَ عَلَى الطَّاعَةِ وَ رَزَقَكَ الْقُنُوعَ فَصَانَكَ عَنِ التَّبَذُّلِ Abu Hashim said, ‘I imagined, but I did not know what I should be saying to him – asws .