سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّ مِمَّا خَصَّ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِهِ الْمُؤْمِنَ أَنْ يُعَرِّفَهُ بِرَّ إِخْوَانِهِ وَ إِنْ قَلَّ وَ لَيْسَ الْبِرُّ بِالْكَثْرَةِ وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ فِي كِتَابِهِ وَ يُؤْثِرُونَ عَلى أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَ لَوْ كانَ بِهِمْ خَصاصَةٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَ مَنْ يُوقَ شُحَّ نَفْسِهِ فَأُولئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ وَ مَنْ عَرَّفَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِذَلِكَ أَحَبَّهُ اللَّهُ وَ مَنْ أَحَبَّهُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى وَفَّاهُ أَجْرَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا جَمِيلُ ارْوِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ لِإِخْوَانِكَ فَإِنَّهُ تَرْغِيبٌ فِي الْبِرِّ .
Translation
From him, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from umar Bin Abdul Aziz, from Jameel, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup>, said, ‘I heard him<sup>asws</sup> saying: ‘From what Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Specialised the <span class="iTxt">Momin</span> with, is that he recognises the righteousness with his brethren, and even if it was little; and the righteousness is not with the abundance, and that is because Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic is Saying in His<sup>azwj</sup> Book <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:59#h9"><a href="/books/quran:59#h9">[59:9]</a></a> and they are preferring (them) over their own selves and even though poverty was with them</span>’. Then He<sup>azwj</sup> Said <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:59#h9"><a href="/books/quran:59#h9">[59:9]</a></a> and whoever is preserved from the niggardliness of his soul, these it is that are the successful ones</span>; and the one whom Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Recognises with that, Allah<sup>azwj</sup> would Love him, and the one whom Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Blessed and High Loves, He<sup>azwj</sup> would Fulfil his Recompense on the Day of Judgement without a Reckoning’. Then he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘O Jameel! Report this Hadeeth to your brethren, for it arouses desire regarding the righteousness’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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