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“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one agrees to pay mahr (dower) then decides not to pay it, he is like a thief.’”

“A believer is of valuable assistance, of very light expenses, of excellent plans for living and does not allow to be bitten twice from the same opening.”

I heard Abu Abdullah (asws) saying: ‘The Rasool (saww) established brotherhood between Salman (ra) and Abu Dharr (ra), and stipulated a condition upon Abu Dharr (ra) that he (ta) would not disobey Salman (ra) (as a younger to an elder brother).

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘In the beginning of time when people found something and took it this (act) caused them to lose the ability to move even one step until they threw away what they had found. The rightful owner then came to pick it up. People became daring to greater wrong acts but it will in a certain time come back again.”’

Abu Abdillah, Ja’far ibn Muhammad, peace be upon both told me: "Be just with people in your personal matters and let them have a share in your wealth. Choose for them what you choose for yourself! And remember Allah constantly; never be lazy nor feel bored; surely, that is what my father taught me and that is what his father counseled him. Similarly, if you feel lazy about the late night prayers, you will not be able to fulfil to Allah His right. And if you are bored and discontented, you will not be able to fulfil anyone’s obligation. Always be truthful, guarding against sins and paying back that which you hold in trust. And do not fail to fulfil a promise when you make one."

“I once saw abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), examine an account with his agent who very often said, ‘By Allah, I have not committed treachery, by Allah I have not committed treachery.’ Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), then said, ‘O you, wasting my assets and your committing treachery is the same; the wickedness of treachery is on you.’ He (the Imam) then said, ‘The Messenger of Allah has said, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, “If one of you runs away from his share of sustenance, it follows him just as one who runs away from his death which follows him until it finds him. If one commits treachery it is counted (taken) against his sustenance and its sin is written on him.’””

“I once visited abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.). He (the Imam) asked us about ‘Umar ibn Muslim and about what he has done. I replied, ‘He is a virtuous man but has given up doing business works.’ Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), said three times: It is the work of Satan. Did he not know that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, once bought a caravan that had come from al-Sham (Syria) in which he saved enough money to pay off his debts and distributed the extra among his relatives? Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, says, “There are men who are not distracted by selling and buying from speaking of Allah. . . .” (24:36) Story tellers say, “These people (mentioned in this verse) did not involve themselves in trading and in business works.” These story tellers speak lies. The fact is that those people did not perform Salat (prayer) in (more virtuous) times and such people are more virtuous than those who attend Salat (prayer) and ignore trade and business work.’”

A Bedouin came to the Prophet (s) and demanded seventy silver coins from him – the price of a she-camel. So, the Prophet (s) said to him: O Bedouin! Have you not collected that from me already? So, he said: No. So, the Prophet (s) said to him: Surely, I have already paid you. So, the Bedouin said: I want a man to judge between you and me. So, the Prophet (s) went with him and they appointed a man from Quraysh. So, the man said to the Bedouin: What is your claim against the Messenger of Allah? He said: Seventy silver coins – the price of a she-camel that I sold for him. So, he said: What do you say, O Messenger of Allah? So, he said: I have paid him. So, the Qurayshi man said: If you have given him his right, O Messenger of Allah, then either produce two witnesses to testify that you have paid him, or pay him the seventy [coins] that he has demanded from you. So, the Prophet (s) stood up in anger, dragging his cloak. He said: By Allah! I will choose someone who will judge between us by the judgment of Allah. So, they appointed Amir al-Mu’minin `Ali b. Abi Talib (as), who said to the Bedouin: What is your claim against the Messenger of Allah? He said: Seventy silver coins – the price of a she-camel that I sold for him. He said: What do you say, O Messenger of Allah? He said: I have paid him. So, he said: O Bedouin! Surely, the Messenger of Allah (s) says that he has paid you. Is he telling the truth? He said: No, he did not pay me. So, Amir al-Mu’minin (as) unsheathed his sword from its scabbard and struck the neck of the Bedouin. So, the Messenger of Allah (s) said: O `Ali! Why did you kill the Bedouin? He said: Because he belied you, O Messenger of Allah, and when one belies you, his blood becomes permissible and his killing becomes obligatory. So, the Prophet (s) said: O `Ali! By He who raised me as a prophet in truth, you have not made a mistake in applying the judgment of Allah regarding him. [However,] do not repeat this again.