Hadith 167
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Hadith.1762 - Mas’ada ibn Sadaqa narrates from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), from his forefathers (as):
"Indeed, the Commander of the Faithful (as) sent to a man five wasaq (measures) of dates from al-Bughaibigha. This man was among those who would hope for his generosity, appreciate his kindness, and be content with what he gave. He would not ask anything of Ali (as) or anyone else.
A man said to the Commander of the Faithful (as), 'By Allah (swt), so-and-so did not ask you for anything, and one wasaq would have sufficed him from the five wasaqs.'
The Commander of the Faithful (as) replied to him: 'May Allah (swt) not increase among the believers those like you. I give, and you are miserly with it. If I do not give to the one who hopes for me except after he asks me, and then I give it to him after he has asked, then I have only given him the price of what I have taken from him. That is because I have subjected him to sacrifice his dignity for me, which he places in the dust before his Lord (azj) and my Lord (azj), the Almighty, in his devotion to Him and his request for his needs from Him.
Whoever does this to his Muslim brother, knowing that he is deserving of his kindness and support, has not been truthful with Allah (swt), the Almighty, in his supplication for him. This is when he prays for him, saying
"O Allah (swt), forgive the believers, male and female." By this supplication, he is asking for Paradise for him. How unfair is he who prays with his tongue but does not support it with action, withholding the trivial wealth of this world from him.
That is because the servant may say in his supplication, "O Allah (swt), forgive the believers, male and female." When he supplicates for his forgiveness, he is asking for Paradise for him. Thus, he is not fair who does this with his words but does not fulfill it with his deeds.'"
1762 - وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ مَسْعَدَةَ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنِ اَلصَّادِقِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَلَيْهِمُ اَلسَّلاَمُ : «أَنَّ أَمِيرَ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ
بَعَثَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ بِخَمْسَةِ أَوْسَاقٍ مِنْ تَمْرِ اَلْبُغَيْبِغَةِ وَ كَانَ اَلرَّجُلُ مِمَّنْ يَرْجُو نَوَافِلَهُ وَ يَرْضَى نَائِلَهُ وَ رِفْدَهُ وَ كَانَ لاَ يَسْأَلُ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ لاَ غَيْرَهُ شَيْئاً فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ لِأَمِيرِ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ اَللَّهِ مَا سَأَلَكَ فُلاَنٌ شَيْئاً وَ لَقَدْ كَانَ يُجْزِيهِ مِنَ اَلْخَمْسَةِ اَلْأَوْسَاقِ وَسْقٌ وَاحِدٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ » «لاَ كَثَّرَ اَللَّهُ فِي اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ضَرْبَكَ أُعْطِي أَنَا وَ تَبْخَلُ أَنْتَ بِهِ إِذَا أَنَا لَمْ أُعْطِ اَلَّذِي يَرْجُونِي إِلاَّ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَسْأَلَتِي ثُمَّ أَعْطَيْتُهُ بَعْدَ اَلْمَسْأَلَةِ فَلَمْ أُعْطِهِ إِلاَّ ثَمَنَ مَا أَخَذْتُ مِنْهُ وَ ذَلِكَ لِأَنِّي عَرَّضْتُهُ لِأَنْ يَبْذُلَ لِي وَجْهَهُ اَلَّذِي يُعَفِّرُهُ فِي اَلتُّرَابِ لِرَبِّي وَ رَبِّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عِنْدَ تَعَبُّدِهِ لَهُ وَ طَلَبِ حَوَائِجِهِ إِلَيْهِ فَمَنْ فَعَلَ هَذَا بِأَخِيهِ اَلْمُسْلِمِ وَ قَدْ عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ مَوْضِعٌ لِصِلَتِهِ وَ مَعْرُوفِهِ فَلَمْ يَصْدُقِ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي دُعَائِهِ لَهُ حَيْثُ يَتَمَنَّى لَهُ اَلْجَنَّةَ بِلِسَانِهِ وَ يَبْخَلُ عَلَيْهِ بِالْحُطَامِ مِنْ مَالِهِ وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ اَلْعَبْدَ قَدْ يَقُولُ فِي دُعَائِهِ: اَللَّهُمَّ اِغْفِرْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ اَلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ فَإِذَا دَعَا لَهُ بِالْمَغْفِرَةِ فَقَدْ طَلَبَ لَهُ اَلْجَنَّةَ فَمَا أَنْصَفَ مَنْ فَعَلَ هَذَا بِالْقَوْلِ وَ لَمْ يُحَقِّقْهُ بِالْفِعْلِ ».
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