سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مَنْ أَهَانَ لِي وَلِيّاً فَقَدْ أَرْصَدَ لِمُحَارَبَتِي وَ مَا تَقَرَّبَ إِلَيَّ عَبْدٌ بِشَيْءٍ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا افْتَرَضْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَ إِنَّهُ لَيَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيَّ بِالنَّافِلَةِ حَتَّى أُحِبَّهُ فَإِذَا أَحْبَبْتُهُ كُنْتُ سَمْعَهُ الَّذِي يَسْمَعُ بِهِ وَ بَصَرَهُ الَّذِي يُبْصِرُ بِهِ وَ لِسَانَهُ الَّذِي يَنْطِقُ بِهِ وَ يَدَهُ الَّتِي يَبْطِشُ بِهَا إِنْ دَعَانِي أَجَبْتُهُ وَ إِنْ سَأَلَنِي أَعْطَيْتُهُ وَ مَا تَرَدَّدْتُ عَنْ شَيْءٍ أَنَا فَاعِلُهُ كَتَرَدُّدِي عَنْ مَوْتِ الْمُؤْمِنِ يَكْرَهُ الْمَوْتَ وَ أَكْرَهُ مَسَاءَتَهُ .
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, and Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, altogether from Ibn Fazzal, from Ali Bin Uqba, from Hammad Bin Bashir who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> saying: ‘Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Said: “The one who despises a friend of Mine<sup>azwj</sup> to Me<sup>azwj</sup>, so he has declared a war against Me<sup>azwj</sup>; and a servant will not (be able to) come near to Me<sup>azwj</sup> with anything more Beloved to Me<sup>azwj</sup> than what I<sup>azwj</sup> have Obligated upon him, and let him come closer to Me<sup>azwj</sup> with the Optional (<span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>) until I<sup>azwj</sup> Love him. So when I<sup>azwj</sup> do Love him, I<sup>azwj</sup> would be the hearing which he listens with, and his vision which he sees with, and his tongue which he speaks with, and his hand which he strikes with. If he were to supplicate to Me<sup>azwj</sup>, I<sup>azwj</sup> would Answer him, and if he were to ask Me<sup>azwj</sup>, I<sup>azwj</sup> would Give it to him; and I<sup>azwj</sup> do not Hesitate from anything which I<sup>azwj</sup> Do like I<sup>azwj</sup> Hesitate from the death of the <span class="iTxt">Momin</span>. He dislikes the death and I<sup>azwj</sup> Dislike Disappointing him”’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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