اشْتَدَّتْ حَالُ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) فَقَالَتْ لَهُ امْرَأَتُهُ لَوْ أَتَيْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) فَسَأَلْتَهُ فَجَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) فَلَمَّا رَآهُ النَّبِيُّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) قَالَ مَنْ سَأَلَنَا أَعْطَيْنَاهُ وَ مَنِ اسْتَغْنَى أَغْنَاهُ اللَّهُ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ مَا يَعْنِي غَيْرِي فَرَجَعَ إِلَى امْرَأَتِهِ فَأَعْلَمَهَا فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) بَشَرٌ فَأَعْلِمْهُ فَأَتَاهُ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) قَالَ مَنْ سَأَلَنَا أَعْطَيْنَاهُ وَ مَنِ اسْتَغْنَى أَغْنَاهُ اللَّهُ حَتَّى فَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثاً ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ الرَّجُلُ فَاسْتَعَارَ مِعْوَلًا ثُمَّ أَتَى الْجَبَلَ فَصَعِدَهُ فَقَطَعَ حَطَباً ثُمَّ جَاءَ بِهِ فَبَاعَهُ بِنِصْفِ مُدٍّ مِنْ دَقِيقٍ فَرَجَعَ بِهِ فَأَكَلَهُ ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ مِنَ الْغَدِ فَجَاءَ بِأَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَبَاعَهُ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَعْمَلُ وَ يَجْمَعُ حَتَّى اشْتَرَى مِعْوَلًا ثُمَّ جَمَعَ حَتَّى اشْتَرَى بَكْرَيْنِ وَ غُلَاماً ثُمَّ أَثْرَى حَتَّى أَيْسَرَ فَجَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) فَأَعْلَمَهُ كَيْفَ جَاءَ يَسْأَلُهُ وَ كَيْفَ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) قُلْتُ لَكَ مَنْ سَأَلَنَا أَعْطَيْنَاهُ وَ مَنِ اسْتَغْنَى أَغْنَاهُ اللَّهُ .
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn, from Abdul Rahman Bin Muhammad Al Asady, from Alim Bin Mukram, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘The (financial) state of a man from the companions of the Prophet<sup>saww</sup> became difficult, so his wife said to him, ‘If only you would go to Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> and ask him<sup>saww</sup>’. So he came over to the Prophet<sup>saww</sup>. So when the Prophet<sup>saww</sup> saw him, said: ‘The one who asks us<sup>saww</sup>, we<sup>saww</sup> give to him, but the one who manages without (asking), Allah<sup>azwj</sup> would Enrich him’. So the man said, ‘He<sup>saww</sup> did not mean anyone apart from me’. So he returned to his wife and let her know. So she said ‘Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> is a ‘Bashr’ (person), so let him<sup>saww</sup> know of it’. So he went over to him<sup>saww</sup>. So when Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> saw him, he<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘The one who asks us<sup>saww</sup>, we<sup>saww</sup> give to him, and the one who manages without (asking), Allah<sup>azwj</sup> would Enrich him’, to the extent that the man did that three times. Then the man went away, and he borrowed a pick-axe, then went to the mountain and ascended it, and cut some firewood. Then he came with it and sold it for half a Mudd (750 gms.) of flour and he returned with it. So he ate it, then went (again) the next day and came with a lot of that, and he sold it. So he did not cease working and gathering (money) until he bought a pick-axe. Then he gathered (money) until he bought two young camels and a slave. Then he was enriched to the extent that he was affluent. So he came over to the Prophet<sup style="font-weight: normal">saww</sup> and let him<sup style="font-weight: normal">saww</sup> know how he had come to ask him, and how the Prophet<sup style="font-weight: normal">saww</sup> made him hear (the advice). So the Prophet<sup style="font-weight: normal">saww</sup> said: ‘I<sup style="font-weight: normal">saww</sup> told you, the one who asks us<sup style="font-weight: normal">saww</sup>, we give it to him, but the one who manages (without asking), Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> would Enrich him’’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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