نَزَلَ بِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ( عليه السلام ) ضَيْفٌ وَ كَانَ جَالِساً عِنْدَهُ يُحَدِّثُهُ فِي بَعْضِ اللَّيْلِ فَتَغَيَّرَ السِّرَاجُ فَمَدَّ الرَّجُلُ يَدَهُ لِيُصْلِحَهُ فَزَبَرَهُ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ ( عليه السلام ) ثُمَّ بَادَرَهُ بِنَفْسِهِ فَأَصْلَحَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ إِنَّا قَوْمٌ لَا نَسْتَخْدِمُ أَضْيَافَنَا .
Translation
Al Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Al Sayyari, from Ubeyd Bin Abu Abdullah Al Baghdady, from the one who informed him, said, ‘A guest had lodge with Abu Al-Hassan Al-Reza<sup>asws</sup>, and was seated in his<sup>asws</sup> presence discussing with him<sup>asws</sup> in one of the nights. So the lantern dimmed, and the man extended his hand to correct it. So Abu Al-Hassan<sup>asws</sup> stopped him, then attended to it himself<sup>asws</sup>, so he<sup>asws</sup> corrected it. Then he<sup>asws</sup> said to him: ‘We<sup>asws</sup> are a people who do not make our<sup>asws</sup> gests to serve’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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