[27] Appendix I...

[27] Appendix I: Story of a Worshipper who fell in Love with world: مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) يَقُولُ كَانَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) مُؤْمِنٌ فَقِيرٌ شَدِيدُ الْحَاجَةِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الصُّفَّةِ وَ كَانَ مُلَازِماً لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) عِنْدَ مَوَاقِيتِ الصَّلَاةِ كُلِّهَا لَا يَفْقِدُهُ فِي شَيْ‏ءٍ مِنْهَا وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) يَرِقُّ لَهُ وَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى حَاجَتِهِ وَ غُرْبَتِهِ فَيَقُولُ يَا سَعْدُ لَوْ قَدْ جَاءَنِي شَيْ‏ءٌ لَأَغْنَيْتُكَ Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Al Hassan Bin Mahboub, from Hisham Bin Salim, from Abu Baseer who said, ‘I heard Abu Ja’far -asws saying: ‘During the era of Rasool-Allah -saww , there was an extremely poor Believer (named Sa’ad) who was needy to the people of the platform (a raised platform used by the Prophet -saww as a welcoming point for newcomers or destitute), and he used to adhere to Rasool-Allah -saww during the times of the Salat (Prayer), all of (the time), not missing out anything from these (Salat); and Rasool-Allah -saww used to have compassion for him and would look into his needs and his poverty, and he -saww was saying: ‘O Sa’ad!

If somethings comes to me -saww , I -saww would make you needless’. قَالَ فَأَبْطَأَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) فَاشْتَدَّ غَمُّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) لِسَعْدٍ فَعَلِمَ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ مَا دَخَلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ مِنْ غَمِّهِ لِسَعْدٍ فَأَهْبَطَ عَلَيْهِ جَبْرَئِيلَ ( عليه السلام ) وَ مَعَهُ دِرْهَمَانِ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ عَلِمَ مَا قَدْ دَخَلَكَ مِنَ الْغَمِّ لِسَعْدٍ أَ فَتُحِبُّ أَنْ تُغْنِيَهُ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ فَهَاكَ هَذَيْنِ الدِّرْهَمَيْنِ فَأَعْطِهِمَا إِيَّاهُ وَ مُرْهُ أَنْ يَتَّجِرَ بِهِمَا He -asws said: ‘That was slow upon Rasool-Allah -saww , so the gloom for Sa’ad was intense upon Rasool-Allah -saww .