Al-Kafi 3158

Translation

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Usman Bin Isa, from the one who narrated it, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah^asws, said, ‘I said, ‘There are two Verses in the Book of Allah^azwj Mighty and Majestic, I sought them but could not find (understand) them’. He^asws said: ‘And what are they?’ I said, ‘The Words of Allah^azwj Mighty and Majestic <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:40#h60"><a href="/books/quran:40#h60">[40:60]</a></a> Call upon Me, I will Answer you</span>. So we are supplicating to Him^azwj and do not see an Answer’. He^asws said: ‘Do you see Allah^azwj Mighty and Majestic Breaking His^azwj Promise?’ I said, ‘No’. He^asws said: ‘So where is that (view of yours) from?’ I said, ‘I do not know’. He^asws said: ‘But I^asws will inform you. The one who obeys Allah^azwj Mighty and Majestic in whatever He^azwj has Commanded him, then supplicates to him from the aspect of the supplication, He^azwj would Answer him’. I said, ‘And what is the aspect of the supplication?’ He^asws said: ‘You should begin by Praising Allah^azwj and mention His^azwj Bounties with you, then thank Him^azwj, then send Blessings upon the Prophet^saww, then mention your sins and acknowledge with these, then seek Refuge from these. So this is the aspect of the supplication’. Then he^asws said: ‘And what is the other Verse?’ I said, ‘The Words of Allah^azwj Mighty and Majestic <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:34#h39"><a href="/books/quran:34#h39">[34:39]</a></a> and whatever thing you spend, He Replaces it, and He is the best of Sustainers</span>, and I spend and I do not see a replacement’. He^asws said: ‘Do you see Allah^azwj Mighty and Majestic Breaking His^azwj Promise?’ I said, ‘No’. He^asws said: ‘So where is that (view of yours) from?’ I said, ‘I do not know’. He^asws said: ‘If one of you earns the wealth from His^azwj Permissible Means and spends in His^azwj Permissible ways, he would not spend a Dirham except that He^azwj would Replace it upon him’.

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