سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) يَقُولُ دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ الْمَسْجِدَ فَابْتَدَأَ قَبْلَ الثَّنَاءِ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَ الصَّلَاةِ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) عَاجَلَ الْعَبْدُ رَبَّهُ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ آخَرُ فَصَلَّى وَ أَثْنَى عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ صَلَّى عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) سَلْ تُعْطَهُ. ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ فِي كِتَابِ عَلِيٍّ ( عليه السلام ) إِنَّ الثَّنَاءَ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَ الصَّلَاةَ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ قَبْلَ الْمَسْأَلَةِ وَ إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لَيَأْتِي الرَّجُلَ يَطْلُبُ الْحَاجَةَ فَيُحِبُّ أَنْ يَقُولَ لَهُ خَيْراً قَبْلَ أَنْ يَسْأَلَهُ حَاجَتَهُ
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Abu Kahmasy who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> saying: ‘A man entered the Masjid, so he began (asking) before the laudation upon Allah<sup>azwj</sup> and the Blessings upon the Prophet<sup>saww</sup>. So Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘The servant hastened with his Lord<sup>azwj</sup>’. Then another one entered, so he prayed <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> and lauded upon Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic, and sent Blessings upon Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup>. So Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘Ask, you would be Given’. Then he<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> said: ‘In the Book of Ali<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> is the laudation upon Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> and the <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> upon His<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Rasool<sup style="font-weight: normal">saww</sup> before the asking, and if one of you goes over to the man seeking the need, so he would love it if you were to be saying to him good (words) before you ask him for the need’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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