نَظَرَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ قَدِ اشْتَرَى لِعِيَالِهِ شَيْئاً وَ هُوَ يَحْمِلُهُ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ الرَّجُلُ اسْتَحْيَا مِنْهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) اشْتَرَيْتَهُ لِعِيَالِكَ وَ حَمَلْتَهُ إِلَيْهِمْ أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ لَوْ لَا أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ لَأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ أَشْتَرِيَ لِعِيَالِيَ الشَّيْءَ ثُمَّ أَحْمِلَهُ إِلَيْهِمْ .
Translation
From him, Ibn Fazzal, and Muhassin Bin Ahmad, from Yunus Bin Yaqoub who said, ‘Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> looked at a man from the people of Al-Medina who had bought something for his dependants, and he was carrying it. So when the man saw him<sup>asws</sup>, he was embarrassed from him<sup>asws</sup>. So Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> said ‘ I can see that you carry what you have purchased for your family. But, by Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, had it not been for the people of Al-Medina, I<sup>asws</sup> would have loved to buy something for my<sup>asws</sup> dependants, then carry it to them (myself<sup>asws</sup>)’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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