حَضَرْتُ عَشَاءَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) فِي الصَّيْفِ فَأُتِيَ بِخِوَانٍ عَلَيْهِ خُبْزٌ وَ أُتِيَ بِقَصْعَةِ ثَرِيدٍ وَ لَحْمٍ فَقَالَ هَلُمَّ إِلَيَّ هَذَا الطَّعَامَ فَدَنَوْتُ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ فِيهِ وَ رَفَعَهَا وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ أَسْتَجِيرُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ النَّارِ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ النَّارِ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ النَّارِ هَذَا مَا لَا نَصْبِرُ عَلَيْهِ فَكَيْفَ النَّارُ هَذَا مَا لَا نَقْوَى عَلَيْهِ فَكَيْفَ النَّارُ هَذَا مَا لَا نُطِيقُهُ فَكَيْفَ النَّارُ قَالَ وَ كَانَ ( عليه السلام ) يُكَرِّرُ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى أَمْكَنَ الطَّعَامُ فَأَكَلَ وَ أَكَلْنَا مَعَهُ .
Translation
Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Yunus Bin Yaqoub, from Suleyman Bin Khalid who said, ‘I was present at a dinner of Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> in the summer, so they came with a platter upon which was bread, and they came with a bowl of <span class="iTxt">Sareyd</span>, and meat. So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Come closer to me for this food’. So I approached, and he<sup>asws</sup> touched it with his<sup>asws</sup> hand, and raised it and he<sup>asws</sup> was saying: ‘I<sup>asws</sup> seek Protection with Allah<sup>azwj</sup> from the Fire, I<sup>asws</sup> seek Refuge with Allah<sup>azwj</sup> from the Fire, I<sup>asws</sup> seek Refuge with Allah<sup>azwj</sup> from the Fire. This is what we cannot be patient upon, so how (can we be patient upon) the Fire. This is what we do not have the strength upon (to bear), so how (can we bear) the Fire. This is what we cannot endure, so how (can we endure) the Fire?’ He (the narrator) said: ‘He<sup>asws</sup> kept on repeating mentioning that until it was possible (to eat) the food, so he<sup>asws</sup> ate and I ate with him<sup>asws</sup>’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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