سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) يَقُولُ إِنَّ يَعْقُوبَ ( عليه السلام ) لَمَّا ذَهَبَ مِنْهُ بِنْيَامِينُ نَادَى يَا رَبِّ أَ مَا تَرْحَمُنِي أَذْهَبْتَ عَيْنَيَّ وَ أَذْهَبْتَ ابْنَيَّ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى لَوْ أَمَتُّهُمَا لَأَحْيَيْتُهُمَا لَكَ حَتَّى أَجْمَعَ بَيْنَكَ وَ بَيْنَهُمَا وَ لَكِنْ تَذْكُرُ الشَّاةَ الَّتِي ذَبَحْتَهَا وَ شَوَيْتَهَا وَ أَكَلْتَ وَ فُلَانٌ وَ فُلَانٌ إِلَى جَانِبِكَ صَائِمٌ لَمْ تُنِلْهُ مِنْهَا شَيْئاً .
Translation
A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ali Bin Asbaat, from his uncle Yaqoub Bin Salim, from Is’haq Bin Ammar, from Al Kahily who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> saying: ‘Yaqoub<sup>asws</sup>, when Beyamin<sup>as</sup> went away from him<sup>as</sup>, called out: ‘O Lord<sup>azwj</sup>! Will You<sup>azwj</sup> not have Mercy on me<sup>as</sup>? My<sup>as</sup> eyesight has gone, and my<sup>as</sup> two sons<sup>as</sup> have gone’. So Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Blessed and High Revealed unto him<sup>as</sup>: “Had they<sup>as</sup> both died, I<sup>azwj</sup> would have Revived them<sup>as</sup> both for you<sup>as</sup> until I<sup>azwj</sup> Gather between you<sup>as</sup> and them<sup>as</sup> both. But recall the sheep which you<sup>as</sup> slaughtered it and roasted it and ate, while so and so from your<sup>as</sup> side (neighbour) Fasted, not attaining anything from it”’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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