سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) يَقُولُ إِنَّ الْحُرَّ حُرٌّ عَلَى جَمِيعِ أَحْوَالِهِ إِنْ نَابَتْهُ نَائِبَةٌ صَبَرَ لَهَا وَ إِنْ تَدَاكَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الْمَصَائِبُ لَمْ تَكْسِرْهُ وَ إِنْ أُسِرَ وَ قُهِرَ وَ اسْتُبْدِلَ بِالْيُسْرِ عُسْراً كَمَا كَانَ يُوسُفُ الصِّدِّيقُ الْأَمِينُ ( صلوات الله عليه ) لَمْ يَضْرُرْ حُرِّيَّتَهُ أَنِ اسْتُعْبِدَ وَ قُهِرَ وَ أُسِرَ وَ لَمْ تَضْرُرْهُ ظُلْمَةُ الْجُبِّ وَ وَحْشَتُهُ وَ مَا نَالَهُ أَنْ مَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ فَجَعَلَ الْجَبَّارَ الْعَاتِيَ لَهُ عَبْداً بَعْدَ إِذْ كَانَ لَهُ مَالِكاً فَأَرْسَلَهُ وَ رَحِمَ بِهِ أُمَّةً وَ كَذَلِكَ الصَّبْرُ يُعَقِّبُ خَيْراً فَاصْبِرُوا وَ وَطِّنُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ عَلَى الصَّبْرِ تُوجَرُوا .
Translation
A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from his father, from Ali Bin Al Nu’man, from Abdullah Bin Muskan, from Abu Baseer who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> saying: ‘The free one is free upon the entirety of his states. The seeds he plants, the patience springs out of it. And if the difficulties batter him, they would not break him, and if he is made a captive, and conquered, and the ease is replaced by the hardships, just as it was with Yusuf<sup>as</sup>, the truthful, the trustworthy, his<sup>as</sup> freedom did not harm him<sup>as</sup> when he<sup>as</sup> was distanced, and compelled, and imprisoned, and the darkness of the pit did not harm him<sup>as</sup>, and his<sup>as</sup> loneliness and whatever was Bestowed upon him<sup>as</sup> was a Favour of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> upon him<sup>as</sup>. So He<sup>azwj</sup> Made the tyrant to come to him<sup>as</sup> as a slave of his<sup>as</sup> after him having been his<sup>as</sup> king. So he<sup>as</sup> sent him (as a free man) and was merciful with the community. And similar to that is the patience, its end result is good. Therefore be patient and resign yourselves upon the patience, you would be Recompensed’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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