أَرْسَلَ النَّجَاشِيُّ إِلَى جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ أَصْحَابِهِ فَدَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ وَ هُوَ فِي بَيْتٍ لَهُ جَالِسٌ عَلَى التُّرَابِ وَ عَلَيْهِ خُلْقَانُ الثِّيَابِ قَالَ فَقَالَ جَعْفَرٌ ( عليه السلام ) فَأَشْفَقْنَا مِنْهُ حِينَ رَأَيْنَاهُ عَلَى تِلْكَ الْحَالِ فَلَمَّا رَأَى مَا بِنَا وَ تَغَيُّرَ وُجُوهِنَا قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي نَصَرَ مُحَمَّداً وَ أَقَرَّ عَيْنَهُ أَ لَا أُبَشِّرُكُمْ فَقُلْتُ بَلَى أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ جَاءَنِي السَّاعَةَ مِنْ نَحْوِ أَرْضِكُمْ عَيْنٌ مِنْ عُيُونِي هُنَاكَ فَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَدْ نَصَرَ نَبِيَّهُ مُحَمَّداً ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) وَ أَهْلَكَ عَدُوَّهُ وَ أُسِرَ فُلَانٌ وَ فُلَانٌ وَ فُلَانٌ الْتَقَوْا بِوَادٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ بَدْرٌ كَثِيرِ الْأَرَاكِ لَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ حَيْثُ كُنْتُ أَرْعَى لِسَيِّدِي هُنَاكَ وَ هُوَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي ضَمْرَةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ جَعْفَرٌ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ فَمَا لِي أَرَاكَ جَالِساً عَلَى التُّرَابِ وَ عَلَيْكَ هَذِهِ الْخُلْقَانُ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا جَعْفَرُ إِنَّا نَجِدُ فِيمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَى عِيسَى ( عليه السلام ) أَنَّ مِنْ حَقِّ اللَّهِ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ أَنْ يُحْدِثُوا لَهُ تَوَاضُعاً عِنْدَ مَا يُحْدِثُ لَهُمْ مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ فَلَمَّا أَحْدَثَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لِي نِعْمَةً بِمُحَمَّدٍ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) أَحْدَثْتُ لِلَّهِ هَذَا التَّوَاضُعَ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ النَّبِيَّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) قَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ إِنَّ الصَّدَقَةَ تَزِيدُ صَاحِبَهَا كَثْرَةً فَتَصَدَّقُوا يَرْحَمْكُمُ اللَّهُ وَ إِنَّ التَّوَاضُعَ يَزِيدُ صَاحِبَهُ رِفْعَةً فَتَوَاضَعُوا يَرْفَعْكُمُ اللَّهُ وَ إِنَّ الْعَفْوَ يَزِيدُ صَاحِبَهُ عِزّاً فَاعْفُوا يُعِزَّكُمُ اللَّهُ .
Translation
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Haroun Bin Muslim, from Mas’ada Bin Sadaqa, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘Al-Najjashy sent for Ja’far<sup>as</sup> Bin Abu Talib<sup>as</sup> and his<sup>as</sup> companions. So they came over to him and he was in a chamber of his, seated upon the floor, and upon him were two threadbare clothes. Ja’far<sup>as</sup> said: ‘So we felt compassion from it when we saw him to be upon that state. So when he saw what (reaction) was with us and the changing of our faces, he said, ‘The Praise is for Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Who Granted victory to Muhammad<sup>saww</sup> and Delighted his<sup>saww</sup> eyes. Shall I give you glad tidings?’ So I<sup>as</sup> said, ‘Yes, O king’. So he said, ‘(News) has come to me this moment from around your land, by a spy from the spies over there, informing me that Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic has Granted victory to His<sup>azwj</sup> Prophet<sup>saww</sup> Muhammad<sup>saww</sup> and Destroyed his<sup>saww</sup> enemies, and Made captives of so and so, and so and so, when they met (in battle) in a valley of a lot of bushes of Al-Arak called Badr. It is as if I am looking at it where I used to be a shepherd for my master over there, and he was a man from the Clan of Zamra’. Ja’far<sup>as</sup> Bin Abu Talib<sup>as</sup> said to him: ‘O king! So what is the matter that I see you to be seated upon the dust, and upon you are these two threadbare (clothes)?’ So he said to him<sup>as</sup>, ‘O Ja’far<sup>as</sup>! We found among what Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Revealed unto Isa<sup>as</sup> that: ‘It is from a Right of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> upon His<sup>azwj</sup> servants that he should be humble to Him<sup>azwj</sup> during whatever new Bounties He<sup>azwj</sup> Gives to them. So when Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Granted a new Bounty to me being (news of victory) of Muhammad<sup>saww</sup>, I put on these (threadbare clothes) for the humbleness’. So when it (news) reached the Prophet<sup>saww</sup>, he<sup>saww</sup> said to his<sup>saww</sup> companions: ‘The charity increases its performer by a lot, therefor give charity, Allah<sup>azwj</sup> will have Mercy on you; and that the humbleness increases its performer by elevation (of status), therefore be humble, Allah<sup>azwj</sup> will Elevate you; and that the pardoning increases its performer in honour, therefore be forgiving, Allah<sup>azwj</sup> will Honour you’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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