His forbearance does not separate from him and he does not...
His forbearance does not separate from him and he does not rush into that which is doubtful for him, and tolerates what is clear to him. And his ignorance is remote from him, his talk is soft, he dislikes finding faults, he is near to good deeds, truthful in his speech, beautiful in his deeds, goes forward with his good deeds and leaves his evil deeds behind. And he is firm in shaky situations, and in hardship he is patient, and in the prosperity he is thankful . (An extract).
[61] Addendum: 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 fulfil 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 .
He -asws initiated. He -asws said: ‘He -azwj Graced you the Eman, so He -azwj Prohibited your body upon the Fire, and He -azwj Graced you the good health, so He -azwj Assisted you upon the (acts of) obedience, and He -azwj Graced you the contentment, so He -azwj Fortified you from the extravagance. يَا أَبَا هَاشِمٍ إِنَّمَا ابْتَدَأْتُكَ بِهَذَا لِأَنِّي ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّكَ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَشْكُوَ لِي مَنْ فَعَلَ بِكَ هَذَا وَ قَدْ أَمَرْتُ لَكَ بِمِائَةِ دِينَارٍ فَخُذْهَا. O Abu Hashim!
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