سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) يَقُولُ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَ لَا يَحْسُدْ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً إِنَّ عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ كَانَ مِنْ شَرَائِعِهِ السَّيْحُ فِي الْبِلَادِ فَخَرَجَ فِي بَعْضِ سَيْحِهِ وَ مَعَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ قَصِيرٌ وَ كَانَ كَثِيرَ اللُّزُومِ لِعِيسَى ( عليه السلام ) فَلَمَّا انْتَهَى عِيسَى إِلَى الْبَحْرِ قَالَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ بِصِحَّةِ يَقِينٍ مِنْهُ فَمَشَى عَلَى ظَهْرِ الْمَاءِ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ الْقَصِيرُ حِينَ نَظَرَ إِلَى عِيسَى ( عليه السلام ) جَازَهُ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ بِصِحَّةِ يَقِينٍ مِنْهُ فَمَشَى عَلَى الْمَاءِ وَ لَحِقَ بِعِيسَى ( عليه السلام ) فَدَخَلَهُ الْعُجْبُ بِنَفْسِهِ فَقَالَ هَذَا عِيسَى رُوحُ اللَّهِ يَمْشِي عَلَى الْمَاءِ وَ أَنَا أَمْشِي عَلَى الْمَاءِ فَمَا فَضْلُهُ عَلَيَّ قَالَ فَرُمِسَ فِي الْمَاءِ فَاسْتَغَاثَ بِعِيسَى فَتَنَاوَلَهُ مِنَ الْمَاءِ فَأَخْرَجَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ مَا قُلْتَ يَا قَصِيرُ قَالَ قُلْتُ هَذَا رُوحُ اللَّهِ يَمْشِي عَلَى الْمَاءِ وَ أَنَا أَمْشِي عَلَى الْمَاءِ فَدَخَلَنِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ عُجْبٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ عِيسَى لَقَدْ وَضَعْتَ نَفْسَكَ فِي غَيْرِ الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي وَضَعَكَ اللَّهُ فِيهِ فَمَقَتَكَ اللَّهُ عَلَى مَا قُلْتَ فَتُبْ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِمَّا قُلْتَ قَالَ فَتَابَ الرَّجُلُ وَ عَادَ إِلَى مَرْتَبَتِهِ الَّتِي وَضَعَهُ اللَّهُ فِيهَا فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَ لَا يَحْسُدَنَّ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً .
Translation
A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Ibn Mahboub, from Dawood Al Raqqy who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> saying: ‘Fear Allah<sup>azwj</sup> and some of you should not envy the others. From the Laws of Isa<sup>as</sup> Bin Maryam<sup>as</sup> was the travelling about in the city. So he<sup>as</sup> went out in one of his tours and with him<sup>as</sup> was a man from his<sup>as</sup> companions of a short stature, and he used to frequently accompany Isa<sup>as</sup>. So when Isa<sup>as</sup> ended up to the sea, he<sup>as</sup> said: ‘In the Name of Allah<sup>azwj</sup>’, with correct certainty from him<sup>as</sup>, and he<sup>as</sup> walked upon the back of the surface of the water. So the short man said when he looked at Isa<sup>as</sup> risking it, ‘In the Name of Allah<sup>azwj</sup>’ with correct certainty from him. So he walked upon the water and caught up with Isa<sup>as</sup>. Then self-conceitedness entered into himself, so he said (to himself), ‘This is Isa<sup>as</sup>, the Spirit of Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, walking upon the water and I am walking upon the water. So what is his<sup>as</sup> merit over me?’ He<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> said: ‘So he sunk into the water, and he cried for help to Isa<sup style="font-weight: normal">as</sup>. So he<sup style="font-weight: normal">as</sup> grabbed him from the water and extracted him, then said to him: ‘What did you say, O Shortie!?’ He said, ‘I said, ‘This is Isa<sup style="font-weight: normal">as</sup>, Spirit of Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup>, walking upon the water, and I am walking upon the water’, and the self-conceitedness entered me due to that’. So Isa<sup style="font-weight: normal">as</sup> said to him: ‘You had placed yourself in other than the place which Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> had Placed you in, therefore Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Detested you upon what you said. So repent to Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic from what you said’. He<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> said: ‘So the man repented and returned to his status which Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> had Placed him in. Therefore, fear Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> and you should not envy each other’.
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