Hadith 977
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1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Sa’d b. Abdillah who said it was narrated to me by ’Abaad b. Sulayman from his father from Harun b. al-Jahm from Ismail b. Ammar al-Sayrafi from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“Do not think and guess. He will certainly keep that blessing for himself. If a believer goes to his brother seeking help and the latter does not fulfill his wish in spite of being capable, the Almighty Allah will leave a snake in his grave which will continue to sting his toe till the Day of Judgment whether he is forgiven or involved in punishment.”
أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی عَبَّادُ بْنُ سُلَیْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ الْجَهْمِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِیلَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ الصَّیْرَفِیِّ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ
قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاکَ الْمُؤْمِنُ رَحْمَهٌ عَلَی الْمُؤْمِنِ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ فَقُلْتُ وَ کَیْفَ ذَلِکَ فَقَالَ أَیُّمَا مُؤْمِنٍ أَتَاهُ أَخُوهُ فِی حَاجَهٍ فَإِنَّمَا ذَلِکَ رَحْمَهٌ سَاقَهَا اللَّهُ إِلَیْهِ وَ سَبَّبَهَا لَهُ فَإِنْ قَضَی حَاجَهً کَانَ قَدْ قَبِلَ الرَّحْمَهَ لِقَبُولِهَا وَ إِنْ رَدَّهُ عَنْ حَاجَتِهِ وَ هُوَ یَقْدِرُ عَلَی قَضَائِهَا فَإِنَّمَا رَدَّ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ الرَّحْمَهَ الَّتِی سَاقَهَا اللَّهُ إِلَیْهِ وَ سَبَّبَهَا لَهُ وَ ذُخِرَتِ الرَّحْمَهُ إِلَی یَوْمِ الْقِیَامَهِ فَیَکُونُ الْمَرْدُودُ عَنْ حَاجَتِهِ هُوَ الْحَاکِمُ فِیهَا إِنْ شَاءَ صَرَفَهَا إِلَی نَفْسِهِ وَ إِنْ شَاءَ إِلَی غَیْرِهِ یَا إِسْمَاعِیلُ فَإِذَا کَانَ یَوْمُ الْقِیَامَهِ هُوَ الْحَاکِمُ فِی رَحْمَهِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَدْ سَرَعَتْ لَهُ فَإِلَی مَنْ تَرَی یَصْرِفُهَا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاکَ لَأَظُنُّهُ یَصْرِفُهَا عَنْ نَفْسِهِ قَالَ لَا تَظُنَّ وَ لَکِنِ اسْتَیْقِنْ فَإِنَّهُ لَا یَرُدُّهَا عَنْ نَفْسِهِ یَا إِسْمَاعِیلُ مَنْ أَتَاهُ فِی حَاجَهٍ یَقْدِرُ عَلَی قَضَائِهَا فَلَمْ یَقْضِهَا لَهُ سَلَّطَ اللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ شُجَاعاً یَنْهَشُ إِبْهَامَهُ فِی قَبْرِهِ إِلَی یَوْمِ الْقِیَامَهِ مَغْفُوراً لَهُ أَوْ معذب [مُعَذَّباً].
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