كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ حُمْرَانُ بْنُ أَعْيَنَ وَ سَأَلَهُ عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ فَلَمَّا هَمَّ حُمْرَانُ بِالْقِيَامِ قَالَ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) أُخْبِرُكَ أَطَالَ اللَّهُ بَقَاءَكَ لَنَا وَ أَمْتَعَنَا بِكَ أَنَّا نَأْتِيكَ فَمَا نَخْرُجُ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ حَتَّى تَرِقَّ قُلُوبُنَا وَ تَسْلُوَ أَنْفُسُنَا عَنِ الدُّنْيَا وَ يَهُونَ عَلَيْنَا مَا فِي أَيْدِي النَّاسِ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأَمْوَالِ ثُمَّ نَخْرُجُ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ فَإِذَا صِرْنَا مَعَ النَّاسِ وَ التُّجَّارِ أَحْبَبْنَا الدُّنْيَا قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) إِنَّمَا هِيَ الْقُلُوبُ مَرَّةً تَصْعُبُ وَ مَرَّةً تَسْهُلُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) أَمَا إِنَّ أَصْحَابَ مُحَمَّدٍ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ نَخَافُ عَلَيْنَا النِّفَاقَ قَالَ فَقَالَ وَ لِمَ تَخَافُونَ ذَلِكَ قَالُوا إِذَا كُنَّا عِنْدَكَ فَذَكَّرْتَنَا وَ رَغَّبْتَنَا وَجِلْنَا وَ نَسِينَا الدُّنْيَا وَ زَهِدْنَا حَتَّى كَأَنَّا نُعَايِنُ الْآخِرَةَ وَ الْجَنَّةَ وَ النَّارَ وَ نَحْنُ عِنْدَكَ فَإِذَا خَرَجْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِكَ وَ دَخَلْنَا هَذِهِ الْبُيُوتَ وَ شَمِمْنَا الْأَوْلَادَ وَ رَأَيْنَا الْعِيَالَ وَ الْأَهْلَ يَكَادُ أَنْ نُحَوَّلَ عَنِ الْحَالِ الَّتِي كُنَّا عَلَيْهَا عِنْدَكَ وَ حَتَّى كَأَنَّا لَمْ نَكُنْ عَلَى شَيْءٍ أَ فَتَخَافُ عَلَيْنَا أَنْ يَكُونَ ذَلِكَ نِفَاقاً فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) كَلَّا إِنَّ هَذِهِ خُطُوَاتُ الشَّيْطَانِ فَيُرَغِّبُكُمْ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ اللَّهِ لَوْ تَدُومُونَ عَلَى الْحَالَةِ الَّتِي وَصَفْتُمْ أَنْفُسَكُمْ بِهَا لَصَافَحَتْكُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَ مَشَيْتُمْ عَلَى الْمَاءِ وَ لَوْ لَا أَنَّكُمْ تُذْنِبُونَ فَتَسْتَغْفِرُونَ اللَّهَ لَخَلَقَ اللَّهُ خَلْقاً حَتَّى يُذْنِبُوا ثُمَّ يَسْتَغْفِرُوا اللَّهَ فَيَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ مُفَتَّنٌ تَوَّابٌ أَ مَا سَمِعْتَ قَوْلَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ التَّوَّابِينَ وَ يُحِبُّ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ وَ قَالَ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوا إِلَيْهِ .
Translation
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, and a number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad and Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, altogether from Ibn Mahboub, from Muhammad Bin Al Nu’man Al Ahowl, from Sallam Bin Al Mustaneer who said, ‘I was in the presence of Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup> when Humran Bin Ayn came over to him<sup>asws</sup> and asked him about certain things. So when Humran was thinking of arising, he said to Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup>, ‘I want to inform you<sup>asws</sup>, may Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Prolong your<sup>asws</sup> remaining for us and our happiness with you<sup>asws</sup>. We come to you<sup>asws</sup>, so we do not exit from your<sup>asws</sup> presence until our قُلُوبَ (<span class="iTxt">Qalub</span>) melt and our قُلُوبَ (<span class="iTxt">Qalub</span>) divert us away from the world and it gets trivialised upon us what is in the hands of the people from these wealth’s. Then we exit from your<sup>asws</sup> presence, and we come to be with the people and the business, we love the world (once again)’. He (the narrator) said, ‘So Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘But rather these are the قُلُوبَ (<span class="iTxt">Qalub</span>), sometimes (they make it) difficult (for you) and sometimes (they make it) easy’. Then Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘As for the companions of Muhammad<sup>saww</sup>, they said, ‘O Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup>! We fear the hypocrisy upon us’. So he<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘And why are you fearing that?’ They said, ‘Whenever we are in your<sup>saww</sup> presence so you<sup>saww</sup> remind us, and make us crave (the Hereafter), and scare us (of Hell) and make us forget the world, and make us to be ascetic, as if we are visualizing the Hereafter, and the Paradise, and the Fire, and (although) we are in your<sup>saww</sup> presence. So when we exit from your<sup>saww</sup> presence and we enter these houses and we smell the children, and we see the dependants and the family members, we are almost transformed from the state which we used to be upon in your<sup>saww</sup> presence, and to the extent as if we are not upon anything. So, do you<sup>saww</sup> fear upon us that, that would happen to be hypocrisy?’ So Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> said to them: ‘Never! These are the footsteps of the Satan<sup>la</sup> and he<sup>la</sup> is making you covet in the world. By Allah<sup>azwj</sup>! If you were to persist upon the state which you are describing yourselves to be with, the Angels would shake your hands and you would be walking upon the water. And had it not been for you all sinning and then seeking Forgiveness of Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, Allah<sup>azwj</sup> would have Created a people until they would be sinning, then seeking Forgiveness of Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, so Allah<sup>azwj</sup> would Forgive them. The <span class="iTxt">Momin</span> is a Tried one, repentant. Have you not heard the Words of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:2#h222"><a href="/books/quran:2#h222">[2:222]</a></a> surely Allah Loves the repentant, and He Loves those who purify themselves</span>. And He<sup>azwj</sup> Said <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:11#h3"><a href="/books/quran:11#h3">[11:3]</a></a> And ask Forgiveness from your Lord, then turn repenting to Him</span>’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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