دَخَلَ رَجُلَانِ عَلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) فَأَلْقَى لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا وِسَادَةً فَقَعَدَ عَلَيْهَا أَحَدُهُمَا وَ أَبَى الْآخَرُ فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) اقْعُدْ عَلَيْهَا فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَأْبَى الْكَرَامَةَ إِلَّا حِمَارٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) إِذَا أَتَاكُمْ كَرِيمُ قَوْمٍ فَأَكْرِمُوهُ .
Translation
A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ja’far Bin Muhammad Al Ashary, from Abdullah Bin Al Qaddah, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘Two men came over to Amir Al-Momineen<sup>asws</sup>, he<sup>asws</sup> placed a pillow for each one of them, and one of them sat upon it and the other one refused. So Amir Al-Momineen<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Sit upon it, for no one refuses an honouring except for a donkey’. Then he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘When an honourable one of a people comes over to you, so honour him’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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