بَعَثَنِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) فِي حَاجَةٍ وَ هُوَ بِالْحِيرَةِ أَنَا وَ جَمَاعَةً مِنْ مَوَالِيهِ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فِيهَا ثُمَّ رَجَعْنَا مُغْتَمِّينَ قَالَ وَ كَانَ فِرَاشِي فِي الْحَائِرِ الَّذِي كُنَّا فِيهِ نُزُولًا فَجِئْتُ وَ أَنَا بِحَالٍ فَرَمَيْتُ بِنَفْسِي فَبَيْنَا أَنَا كَذَلِكَ إِذَا أَنَا بِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَدْ أَقْبَلَ قَالَ فَقَالَ قَدْ أَتَيْنَاكَ أَوْ قَالَ جِئْنَاكَ فَاسْتَوَيْتُ جَالِساً وَ جَلَسَ عَلَى صَدْرِ فِرَاشِي فَسَأَلَنِي عَمَّا بَعَثَنِي لَهُ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ ثُمَّ جَرَى ذِكْرُ قَوْمٍ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّا نَبْرَأُ مِنْهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ لَا يَقُولُونَ مَا نَقُولُ قَالَ فَقَالَ يَتَوَلَّوْنَا وَ لَا يَقُولُونَ مَا تَقُولُونَ تَبْرَءُونَ مِنْهُمْ ق َالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَهُوَ ذَا عِنْدَنَا مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَكُمْ فَيَنْبَغِي لَنَا أَنْ نَبْرَأَ مِنْكُمْ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَا جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ قَالَ وَ هُوَ ذَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَنَا أَ فَتَرَاهُ اطَّرَحَنَا قَالَ قُلْتُ لَا وَ اللَّهِ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مَا نَفْعَلُ قَالَ فَتَوَلَّوْهُمْ وَ لَا تَبَرَّءُوا مِنْهُمْ إِنَّ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مَنْ لَهُ سَهْمٌ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ لَهُ سَهْمَانِ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ لَهُ ثَلَاثَةُ أَسْهُمٍ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ لَهُ أَرْبَعَةُ أَسْهُمٍ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ لَهُ خَمْسَةُ أَسْهُمٍ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ لَهُ سِتَّةُ أَسْهُمٍ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ لَهُ سَبْعَةُ أَسْهُمٍ فَلَيْسَ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُحْمَلَ صَاحِبُ السَّهْمِ عَلَى مَا عَلَيْهِ صَاحِبُ السَّهْمَيْنِ وَ لَا صَاحِبُ السَّهْمَيْنِ عَلَى مَا عَلَيْهِ صَاحِبُ الثَّلَاثَةِ وَ لَا صَاحِبُ الثَّلَاثَةِ عَلَى مَا عَلَيْهِ صَاحِبُ الْأَرْبَعَةِ وَ لَا صَاحِبُ الْأَرْبَعَةِ عَلَى مَا عَلَيْهِ صَاحِبُ الْخَمْسَةِ وَ لَا صَاحِبُ الْخَمْسَةِ عَلَى مَا عَلَيْهِ صَاحِبُ السِّتَّةِ وَ لَا صَاحِبُ السِّتَّةِ عَلَى مَا عَلَيْهِ صَاحِبُ السَّبْعَةِ وَ سَأَضْرِبُ لَكَ مَثَلًا إِنَّ رَجُلًا كَانَ لَهُ جَارٌ وَ كَانَ نَصْرَانِيّاً فَدَعَاهُ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ وَ زَيَّنَهُ لَهُ فَأَجَابَهُ فَأَتَاهُ سُحَيْراً فَقَرَعَ عَلَيْهِ الْبَابَ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ أَنَا فُلَانٌ قَالَ وَ مَا حَاجَتُكَ فَقَالَ تَوَضَّأْ وَ الْبَسْ ثَوْبَيْكَ وَ مُرَّ بِنَا إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ قَالَ فَتَوَضَّأَ وَ لَبِسَ ثَوْبَيْهِ وَ خَرَجَ مَعَهُ قَالَ فَصَلَّيَا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّيَا الْفَجْرَ ثُمَّ مَكَثَا حَتَّى أَصْبَحَا فَقَامَ الَّذِي كَانَ نَصْرَانِيّاً يُرِيدُ مَنْزِلَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ أَيْنَ تَذْهَبُ النَّهَارُ قَصِيرٌ وَ الَّذِي بَيْنَكَ وَ بَيْنَ الظُّهْرِ قَلِيلٌ قَالَ فَجَلَسَ مَعَهُ إِلَى أَنْ صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَ مَا بَيْنَ الظُّهْرِ وَ الْعَصْرِ قَلِيلٌ فَاحْتَبَسَهُ حَتَّى صَلَّى الْعَصْرَ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَامَ وَ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَنْصَرِفَ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنَّ هَذَا آخِرُ النَّهَارِ وَ أَقَلُّ مِنْ أَوَّلِهِ فَاحْتَبَسَهُ حَتَّى صَلَّى الْمَغْرِبَ ثُمَّ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَنْصَرِفَ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنَّمَا بَقِيَتْ صَلَاةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ قَالَ فَمَكَثَ حَتَّى صَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ الْآخِرَةَ ثُمَّ تَفَرَّقَا فَلَمَّا كَانَ سُحَيْرٌ غَدَا عَلَيْهِ فَضَرَبَ عَلَيْهِ الْبَابَ فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ أَنَا فُلَانٌ قَالَ وَ مَا حَاجَتُكَ قَالَ تَوَضَّأْ وَ الْبَسْ ثَوْبَيْكَ وَ اخْرُجْ بِنَا فَصَلِّ قَالَ اطْلُبْ لِهَذَا الدِّينِ مَنْ هُوَ أَفْرَغُ مِنِّي وَ أَنَا إِنْسَانٌ مِسْكِينٌ وَ عَلَيَّ عِيَالٌ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) أَدْخَلَهُ فِي شَيْءٍ أَخْرَجَهُ مِنْهُ أَوْ قَالَ أَدْخَلَهُ مِنْ مِثْلِ ذِهْ وَ أَخْرَجَهُ مِنْ مِثْلِ هَذَا .
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Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar and Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, altogether from Ibn Fazzal, from Al Hassan Bin Al Jaham, from Abu Al Yaqteen, from Yaqoub Bin Al Zahhaq, (It has been narrated) from a man from our companions, Sirraj, and he was a servant of Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> who said, ‘Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> sent me regarding a need and he<sup>asws</sup> was at Al-Hira, I and a group of his<sup>asws</sup> slaves. So we went regarding it. Then we returned gloomy. He said, ‘And my bed was in Al-Ha’er which we had lodged in. So I went and I was in a (gloomy) state, so I threw myself (on the bed). So while I was like that when I was with Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> who had come over. So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘I<sup>asws</sup> have come to you’, or he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘We<sup>asws</sup> have come to you’. So I sat up straight, and he<sup>asws</sup> sat upon the middle of my bed. So he<sup>asws</sup> asked me about what he<sup>asws</sup> had sent me for, so. I informed him<sup>asws</sup>. So he<sup>asws</sup> Praised Allah<sup>azwj</sup>. Then there flowed a mention of a group of people, so I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you<sup>asws</sup>! We disavow from them. They are not saying (believing) in what we are saying (believing in)’. So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘(If) they were befriending us<sup>asws</sup> and not saying what you are saying, you would be disassociating from them?’ I said, ‘Yes’. He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘So since that which is with us<sup>asws</sup> is not what is with you, so it would be befitting for us<sup>asws</sup> what we<sup>asws</sup> disassociate from you?’ I said, ‘No, may I be sacrificed for you<sup>asws</sup>!’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘And since that which is with Allah<sup>azwj</sup> is what is not with us<sup>asws</sup>, so what is your view, should we<sup>asws</sup> drop it?’ I said, ‘No, by Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, may I be sacrificed for you<sup>asws</sup>! What should we do?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘So befriend them and do not disassociate from them. From the Muslims, there is the one from him there is one portion, and from them is the one for whom there are two portions, and from them is the one for whom there are three portions, and from them is the one for whom there are four portions, and from them is the one for whom there are five portions, and from them is the one for him there are six portions, and from them is the one for whom there are seven portions. So it is not befitting that the owner of the one portion be burdened with what is upon the owner of the two portions, nor the owner of the two potions by what is upon the owner of the three, nor the owner of the three by what is upon the owner of the four, nor the owner of the four by what is upon the owner of the five, nor the owner of the five by what is upon the owner of the six, nor the owner of the six by what is upon the owner of the seven. And I<sup>asws</sup> shall strike an example for you. A man had a neighbour for him, and he was a Christian. So he invited him to Al-<span class="iTxt">Islām</span>, and adorned it for him. So he responded to it. So he went over at pre-dawn and knocked the door upon him. So he said to him, ‘Who is this?’ He said, ‘I am so and so’. He said, ‘And what is your need?’ So he said, ‘You should perform ablution and wear your clothes and come with me to the <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> (in the Masjid)’. So he performed ablution and wore his clothes and went with him’. He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘So they both prayed <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> whatever Allah<sup>azwj</sup> so Desired, then prayed Al-Fajr <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>. Then they both remain until the morning. So he arose, the one who used to be a Christian, intending to go to his house. So the man said to him, ‘Where are you going? The day is short, and that which is between you and Al-Zohr (<span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>), is little (time)’. So he sat with him until he prayed Al-Zohr <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>. Then he said, ‘And how little (time) is between Al-Zohr and Al-Asr (<span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>)’. So he withheld him until he prayed Al-Asr. Then he arose and intended to leave to go to his house. So he said to him, ‘This is the end of the day, and it is less than its beginning’. So he withheld him until he prayed Al-Maghrib. Then he intended to leave to go to his house, so he said to him, ‘But rather, there remains one <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> (only)’. So he remained until he had prayed Al-Isha the last. Then they both dispersed. So when it was the next pre-dawn upon him, he knocked the door upon him. So he said, ‘Who is this?’ He said, ‘I am so and so’. He said, ‘And what is your need?’ He said, ‘Perform ablution and wear your clothes, and come out with me, so pray <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>’. He said, ‘Seek for this religion the one who is more free (for time) than I am, and I am a poor person, and upon me are dependants’. So Abu Abdullah<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> said: ‘He entered him into something (but then he) took it out from him’, or he<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> said: ‘He entered him from the likes of those ones and took him out from the likes of this’.
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