قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِنَّ مِنْ عِبَادِيَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عِبَاداً لَا يَصْلُحُ لَهُمْ أَمْرُ دِينِهِمْ إِلَّا بِالْغِنَى وَ السَّعَةِ وَ الصِّحَّةِ فِي الْبَدَنِ فَأَبْلُوهُمْ بِالْغِنَى وَ السَّعَةِ وَ صِحَّةِ الْبَدَنِ فَيُصْلِحُ عَلَيْهِمْ أَمْرَ دِينِهِمْ وَ إِنَّ مِنْ عِبَادِيَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَعِبَاداً لَا يَصْلُحُ لَهُمْ أَمْرُ دِينِهِمْ إِلَّا بِالْفَاقَةِ وَ الْمَسْكَنَةِ وَ السُّقْمِ فِي أَبْدَانِهِمْ فَأَبْلُوهُمْ بِالْفَاقَةِ وَ الْمَسْكَنَةِ وَ السُّقْمِ فَيُصْلِحُ عَلَيْهِمْ أَمْرَ دِينِهِمْ وَ أَنَا أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَصْلُحُ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرُ دِينِ عِبَادِيَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ إِنَّ مِنْ عِبَادِيَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَمَنْ يَجْتَهِدُ فِي عِبَادَتِي فَيَقُومُ مِنْ رُقَادِهِ وَ لَذِيذِ وِسَادِهِ فَيَتَهَجَّدُ لِيَ اللَّيَالِيَ فَيُتْعِبُ نَفْسَهُ فِي عِبَادَتِي فَأَضْرِبُهُ بِالنُّعَاسِ اللَّيْلَةَ وَ اللَّيْلَتَيْنِ نَظَراً مِنِّي لَهُ وَ إِبْقَاءً عَلَيْهِ فَيَنَامُ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ فَيَقُومُ وَ هُوَ مَاقِتٌ لِنَفْسِهِ زَارِئٌ عَلَيْهَا وَ لَوْ أُخَلِّي بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ مَا يُرِيدُ مِنْ عِبَادَتِي لَدَخَلَهُ الْعُجْبُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَيُصَيِّرُهُ الْعُجْبُ إِلَى الْفِتْنَةِ بِأَعْمَالِهِ فَيَأْتِيهِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ مَا فِيهِ هَلَاكُهُ لِعُجْبِهِ بِأَعْمَالِهِ وَ رِضَاهُ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ حَتَّى يَظُنَّ أَنَّهُ قَدْ فَاقَ الْعَابِدِينَ وَ جَازَ فِي عِبَادَتِهِ حَدَّ التَّقْصِيرِ فَيَتَبَاعَدُ مِنِّي عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ وَ هُوَ يَظُنُّ أَنَّهُ يَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيَّ فَلَا يَتَّكِلِ الْعَامِلُونَ عَلَى أَعْمَالِهِمُ الَّتِي يَعْمَلُونَهَا لِثَوَابِي فَإِنَّهُمْ لَوِ اجْتَهَدُوا وَ أَتْعَبُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ وَ أَفْنَوْا أَعْمَارَهُمْ فِي عِبَادَتِي كَانُوا مُقَصِّرِينَ غَيْرَ بَالِغِينَ فِي عِبَادَتِهِمْ كُنْهَ عِبَادَتِي فِيمَا يَطْلُبُونَ عِنْدِي مِنْ كَرَامَتِي وَ النَّعِيمِ فِي جَنَّاتِي وَ رَفِيعِ دَرَجَاتِيَ الْعُلَى فِي جِوَارِي وَ لَكِنْ فَبِرَحْمَتِي فَلْيَثِقُوا وَ بِفَضْلِي فَلْيَفْرَحُوا وَ إِلَى حُسْنِ الظَّنِّ بِي فَلْيَطْمَئِنُّوا فَإِنَّ رَحْمَتِي عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ تَدَارَكُهُمْ وَ مَنِّي يُبَلِّغُهُمْ رِضْوَانِي وَ مَغْفِرَتِي تُلْبِسُهُمْ عَفْوِي فَإِنِّي أَنَا اللَّهُ الرَّحْمَنُ الرَّحِيمُ وَ بِذَلِكَ تَسَمَّيْتُ .
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Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ibn Mahboub, from Dawood Al Raqqy, from Abu Ubeyda Al Haza’a, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Said: “From My<sup>azwj</sup> believing servants there are servants whose matters of their Religion cannot be correct for them except with the richness and the capacity, and the health in the body. Therefore, I<sup>azwj</sup> Test them with the riches, and the capacity, and the health of the body in order to Correct upon them the matter of their Religion. And from My<sup>azwj</sup> believing servants are such servants that the matter of their Religion cannot be correct for them except with the destitution, and the poverty, and the sickness in their bodies. Therefore, I<sup>azwj</sup> Test then with the destitution, and the poverty, and the sickness, in order to Correct upon them the matter of their Religion. And I<sup>azwj</sup> am more Knowing with what is correct upon him in the matter of the Religion of My<sup>azwj</sup> believing servant. And that, from My<sup>azwj</sup> believing servants is the one who strive in My<sup>azwj</sup> worship. So he is standing from his mattress and the pleasure of his pillow, and he spends the night in praying <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> to Me<sup>azwj</sup>, thus tiring himself in My<sup>azwj</sup> worship. So I<sup>azwj</sup> Strike him with the drowsiness for the night and the two nights, as a Consideration from Me<sup>azwj</sup> to him, whether he would remain upon it. But he goes to sleep until the morning. Then he arises, and he is disgusted with himself, upset over it. And if I<sup>azwj</sup> were to Leave him alone, between him and what he wants from My<sup>azwj</sup> worship, the self-conceit would enter into him due to that, so he would become self-conceited to the strife by his deed, and there would come to him from that what has destruction in it due to his self-conceitedness by his deeds, and satisfaction from himself, until he would think that he has surpassed the (other) worshippers and has exceeded in My<sup>azwj</sup> worship, the limit of deficiency. Thus, he would be remote from Me<sup>azwj</sup> during that, and he would be thinking that he has come nearer to Me<sup>azwj</sup>. Thus, the workers should not be reliant upon their deeds which they are performing for My<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Rewards. If they were to strive and exhaust themselves and finish off their lifetime in My<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> worship, they would be deficient ones without having reach in My<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> worship, that which My<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> worship should happen to be regarding what they are seeking from My<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Benevolence and the Bounties in My<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Paradise, and the highest of My<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> lofty Levels in My<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> vicinity, but (they should be relying upon) My<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Mercy. So let them be trusting in My<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Grace, so let they be happy and have good thoughts with Me<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup>, for in My<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Mercy would come to them during that, and from Me<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup>, My<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Pleasure would reach them, and My<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Forgiveness clothing them in My<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Pardoning. So I<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup>, I<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> am Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup>, the Beneficent, the Merciful, and with that I<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> am Named’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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