قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ الْمُؤْمِنُ رَحْمَةٌ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ وَ كَيْفَ ذَاكَ قَالَ أَيُّمَا مُؤْمِنٍ أَتَى أَخَاهُ فِي حَاجَةٍ فَإِنَّمَا ذَلِكَ رَحْمَةٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ سَاقَهَا إِلَيْهِ وَ سَبَّبَهَا لَهُ فَإِنْ قَضَى حَاجَتَهُ كَانَ قَدْ قَبِلَ الرَّحْمَةَ بِقَبُولِهَا وَ إِنْ رَدَّهُ عَنْ حَاجَتِهِ وَ هُوَ يَقْدِرُ عَلَى قَضَائِهَا فَإِنَّمَا رَدَّ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ رَحْمَةً مِنَ اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَ عَزَّ سَاقَهَا إِلَيْهِ وَ سَبَّبَهَا لَهُ وَ ذَخَرَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ تِلْكَ الرَّحْمَةَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ حَتَّى يَكُونَ الْمَرْدُودُ عَنْ حَاجَتِهِ هُوَ الْحَاكِمَ فِيهَا إِنْ شَاءَ صَرَفَهَا إِلَى نَفْسِهِ وَ إِنْ شَاءَ صَرَفَهَا إِلَى غَيْرِهِ يَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ فَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ هُوَ الْحَاكِمُ فِي رَحْمَةٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ قَدْ شُرِعَتْ لَهُ فَإِلَى مَنْ تَرَى يَصْرِفُهَا قُلْتُ لَا أَظُنُّ يَصْرِفُهَا عَنْ نَفْسِهِ قَالَ لَا تَظُنَّ وَ لَكِنِ اسْتَيْقِنْ فَإِنَّهُ لَنْ يَرُدَّهَا عَنْ نَفْسِهِ يَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ مَنْ أَتَاهُ أَخُوهُ فِي حَاجَةٍ يَقْدِرُ عَلَى قَضَائِهَا فَلَمْ يَقْضِهَا لَهُ سَلَّطَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ شُجَاعاً يَنْهَشُ إِبْهَامَهُ فِي قَبْرِهِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ مَغْفُوراً لَهُ أَوْ مُعَذَّباً .
Translation
A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from his father, from Haroun Bin Al Jahm, from Ismail Bin Ammar Al Sayrafi who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup>, ‘May I be sacrificed for you<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup>! A <span class="iTxt">Momin</span> is a mercy upon a <span class="iTxt">Momin</span>?’ He<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> said: ‘Yes’. I said, ‘And how is that so?’ He<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> said: ‘Whichever <span class="iTxt">Momin</span> comes over to a <span class="iTxt">Momin</span> regarding a need, so rather that is a Mercy from Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> urging him towards him, and its cause for him. So if he were to fulfil his need, it would be so that he would have accepted the Mercy by accepting it; and if he were to repel him from his need while he is able upon fulfilling it, so rather he would have repelled from himself a Mercy from Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic urging him to him, and a cause for him. And Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic would Hoard that Mercy up to the Day of Judgement until the one who had been repelled from his need would judge with regards to it. If he so desires to, divert it towards himself, and if he so desires to, divert it towards someone else. O Ismail! So when it will be the Day of Judgement and he would be the judge regarding a Mercy from Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> having commenced for it (its decision), so to whom do you see that he would be diverting it to?’ I said, ‘I don’t think he would divert it away from himself’. He<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> said: ‘Do not guess, but be certain, for he would never repel it away from himself. O Ismail! The one who goes over to his brother regarding a need, him being able upon fulfilling it, but he does not fulfill it for him, Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> would Cause a hydra to gnaw away his big toe in his grave up to the Day of Judgement, either being a Forgiveness for him or a Punishment’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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