كُنَّا عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) جَمَاعَةً فَدَعَا بِطَعَامٍ مَا لَنَا عَهْدٌ بِمِثْلِهِ لَذَاذَةً وَ طِيباً وَ أُوتِينَا بِتَمْرٍ نَنْظُرُ فِيهِ إِلَى وُجُوهِنَا مِنْ صَفَائِهِ وَ حُسْنِهِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ لَتُسْأَلُنَّ عَنْ هَذَا النَّعِيمِ الَّذِي نُعِّمْتُمْ بِهِ عِنْدَ ابْنِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَكْرَمُ وَ أَجَلُّ مِنْ أَنْ يُطْعِمَكُمْ طَعَاماً فَيُسَوِّغَكُمُوهُ ثُمَّ يَسْأَلَكُمْ عَنْهُ وَ لَكِنْ يَسْأَلُكُمْ عَمَّا أَنْعَمَ عَلَيْكُمْ بِمُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) .
Translation
A number of our companion, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Usman Bin Isa, from Abu saeed, from Abu Hamza who said, ‘We were in the presence of Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> as a group, so he<sup>asws</sup> called for the meal what in our time had never been any more delicious like it, and good, and came to us with dates, such that we kept looking at it and to our faces, from their cleanliness, and beauty. So a man said, ‘We would be Questioned about these Bounties which we have been favoured with in the presence of a son<sup>asws</sup> of Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup>’. So Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic is more Benevolent and Majestic that He<sup>azwj</sup> would Feed you food, so you justify it, then He<sup>azwj</sup> would Question you about it. But, He<sup>azwj</sup> would Question you about what He<sup>azwj</sup> has Favoured upon you by with Muhammad<sup>saww</sup> and the Progeny<sup>asws</sup> of Muhammad<sup>saww</sup>’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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