He -asws said: ‘These two were Ali -asws and another man (who usurped his -asws ’s rights)’. [15] كَنْزُ الْفَوَائِدِ لِلْكَرَاجُكِيِّ ذَكَرَ أَنَّ أَبَا حَنِيفَةَ أَكَلَ طَعَاماً مَعَ الْإِمَامِ الصَّادِقِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ع فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ ع يَدَهُ مِنْ أَكْلِهِ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعالَمِينَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ هَذَا مِنْكَ وَ مِنْ رَسُولِكَ فَقَالَ أَبُو حَنِيفَةَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَ جَعَلْتَ مَعَ اللَّهِ شَرِيكاً فَقَالَ لَهُ وَيْلَكَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ فِي كِتَابِهِ وَ ما نَقَمُوا إِلَّا أَنْ أَغْناهُمُ اللَّهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ وَ يَقُولُ فِي مَوْضِعٍ آخَرَ وَ لَوْ أَنَّهُمْ رَضُوا ما آتاهُمُ اللَّهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ وَ قالُوا حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ سَيُؤْتِينَا اللَّهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ وَ رَسُولُهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو حَنِيفَةَ وَ اللَّهِ لَكَأَنِّي مَا قَرَأْتُهُمَا قَطُّ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَ لَا سَمِعْتُهُمَا إِلَّا فِي هَذَا الْوَقْتِ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع بَلَى قَدْ قَرَأْتَهُمَا وَ سَمِعْتَهُمَا وَ لَكِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى أَنْزَلَ فِيكَ وَ فِي أَشْبَاهِكَ أَمْ عَلى قُلُوبٍ أَقْفالُها وَ قَالَ كَلَّا بَلْ رانَ عَلى قُلُوبِهِمْ ما كانُوا يَكْسِبُون It is written in Kanzul Fawaid by Karajaki that once Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq -asws was eating food with Abu Hanifa and after finishing, Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq -asws expressed gratitude like this: “I thank Allah -azwj who is the Sustainer of All Worlds, O Allah -azwj this was a blessing from You -azwj as well as from Your Prophet -saww .” Upon hearing this Abu Hanifa said: “O Abu AbdAllah -asws !
You have include ‘someone else’ along with Allah -azwj .” Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq -asws replied : “ Be Careful! Allah -azwj Says in His Book (9:59) [16] : “ If only they had been content with what Allah and His Messenger had gave them, and had said, “Sufficient unto us is Allah! Allah and His Messenger will soon give us out of their Kindness : And at another place Allah -azwj Says (9:74) [17] : “…… And they only stayed in opposition because Allah and His Messenger enriched them out of His grace …..;.
After listening to these Verses from Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq -asws , Abu Hanifa said: “By Allah -azwj ! It seems I have never read or heard someone reciting these Verses of the holy Quran before.” Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq -asws said: “No, it’s not like this! You have not only heard these Verses before but also have read them.