خَبَّرْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) بِبِرِّ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ابْنِي بِي فَقَالَ لَقَدْ كُنْتُ أُحِبُّهُ وَ قَدِ ازْدَدْتُ لَهُ حُبّاً إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) أَتَتْهُ أُخْتٌ لَهُ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا سُرَّ بِهَا وَ بَسَطَ مِلْحَفَتَهُ لَهَا فَأَجْلَسَهَا عَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ يُحَدِّثُهَا وَ يَضْحَكُ فِي وَجْهِهَا ثُمَّ قَامَتْ وَ ذَهَبَتْ وَ جَاءَ أَخُوهَا فَلَمْ يَصْنَعْ بِهِ مَا صَنَعَ بِهَا فَقِيلَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَنَعْتَ بِأُخْتِهِ مَا لَمْ تَصْنَعْ بِهِ وَ هُوَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ لِأَنَّهَا كَانَتْ أَبَرَّ بِوَالِدَيْهَا مِنْهُ .
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, and a number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Abu Abdullah, from ismail Bin Mihran, altogether from Sayf Bin Ameyra, from Abdullah Bin Muskan, from Ammar Bin Hayyan who said, ‘Once, I informed to Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> how kind my son Ismail was to me, so the Imam<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘I<sup>asws</sup> loved him before and this has increased my<sup>asws</sup> love for him. A (step) sister of Rasool-Allah<sup>azwj</sup> through breastfeeding came over to him<sup>saww</sup>. So when he<sup>saww</sup> looked at her, he<sup>saww</sup> was joyful with her, and extended his<sup>saww</sup> own seat for her and seated her upon it. Then he<sup>saww</sup> faced discussing with her and smiling in her face. Then she arose and went away, and her brother came over. But, he<sup>saww</sup> did not behave with him what he<sup>saww</sup> had done with her. So, it was said to him<sup>saww</sup>, ‘O Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup>! You<sup>saww</sup> did with his sister what you did not do with him, and he is a man’. So he<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘Because she was more righteous with her parents than him’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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