(The book) ‘Uyoun Akhbar Al-Reza -asws ’...
(The book) ‘Uyoun Akhbar Al-Reza -asws ’, may the greetings be upon him -asws – Al Daqaq and Al Sinany and Al Mutakkib, altogether from Al Asady, from Sahl, from Abdul Azeem Al Hasany, from Mahmoud, from Abu Al Bilad, ‘From Al-Reza -asws said: ‘One who does not thank for the bounties from the people, has not thanked Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic’’.
[21] The Bounties, the Afflictions and the Will of Allah -azwj : الأمالي للشيخ الطوسي الْمُفِيدُ عَنِ ابْنِ قُولَوَيْهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سَعْدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَطِيَّةَ عَنِ ابْنِ فَرْقَدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: فِيمَا أَوْحَى اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَ عَزَّ إِلَى مُوسَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ يَا مُوسَى مَا خَلَقْتُ خَلْقاً أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ عَبْدِيَ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَ إِنِّي إِنَّمَا أَبْتَلِيهِ لِمَا هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَهُ وَ أُعَافِيهِ لِمَا هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَهُ وَ أَنَا أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَصْلُحُ عَبْدِي عَلَيْهِ (The book) ‘Al Amaali’ of the sheykh Al Tusi- Al Mufeed, from Ibn Qawlawiya, from his father, from Sa’ad, from Ibn Isa, from Al-Husayn Bin Saeed, from Ibn Mahboub, from Ibn Atiya, from Ibn Farqad, ‘From Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘Among what Allah -azwj Majestic and Mighty Revealed to Musa -as Bin Imran -as : “O Musa -as !
I -azwj have not Created any creature more beloved to Me -azwj than My -azwj Momin servant, and rather I -azwj tend to Try him due to what is better for him, and I -azwj Make him well due to what is better for him, and I -azwj Know of what the betterment of My -azwj servant is upon. فَلْيَصْبِرْ عَلَى بَلَائِي وَ لْيَشْكُرْ عَلَى نَعْمَائِي وَ لْيَرْضَ بِقَضَائِي أَكْتُبْهُ فِي الصِّدِّيقِينَ عِنْدِي إِذَا عَمِلَ بِرِضَايَ وَ أَطَاعَ أَمْرِي.
Let him be patient upon My -azwj afflictions and let him thank upon My -azwj bounties and let him be satisfied with My -azwj Decree, I -azwj shall Write him to be among the truthful ones in My -azwj Presence when he works with My -azwj Satisfaction and obeys My -azwj Commands!”’ [22] أَلَا فَلَا يَتَّكِلِ الْعَامِلُونَ عَلَى أَعْمَالِهِمْ وَ إِنْ حَسُنَتْ وَ لَا يَيْأَسِ الْمُذْنِبُونَ مِنْ مَغْفِرَتِي لِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَ إِنْ كَثُرَتْ لَكِنْ بِرَحْمَتِي فَلْيَثِقُوا وَ لِفَضْلِي فَلْيَرْجُوا وَ إِلَى حُسْنِ نَظَرِي فَلْيَطْمَئِنُّوا وَ ذَلِكَ أَنِّي أُدَبِّرُ عِبَادِي بِمَا يُصْلِحُهُمْ وَ أَنَا بِهِمْ لَطِيفٌ خَبِيرٌ.
Indeed!
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