أَمَرَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) بِكِتَابٍ فِي حَاجَةٍ فَكُتِبَ ثُمَّ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِ اسْتِثْنَاءٌ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ رَجَوْتُمْ أَنْ يَتِمَّ هَذَا وَ لَيْسَ فِيهِ اسْتِثْنَاءٌ انْظُرُوا كُلَّ مَوْضِعٍ لَا يَكُونُ فِيهِ اسْتِثْنَاءٌ فَاسْتَثْنُوا فِيهِ .
Translation
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Murazam Bin Hakeem who said, ‘Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> ordered with a letter (to be written) regarding a need. So he wrote, then presented it to him<sup>asws</sup>, and there did not happen to be an exclusion clause (The expression, ‘If Allah<sup>azwj</sup> so Desires’) in it. So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘How can you (people) be hoping for the completion of this (matter), and there is no exclusion clause (The expression, ‘If Allah<sup>azwj</sup> so Desires’) in it. Look at every place where there does not happen to be an exclusion clause, so (insert) the exclusion clause in it’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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