حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَصِيرٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) يَقُولُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِذَا أَحَبَّ عَبْداً قَبَضَ أَحَبَّ وُلْدِهِ إِلَيْهِ .
Translation
A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Ismail Bin Mihran, from Sayf Bin Ameyra, from Abu Abdul Rahman, from Abu Baseer who said: ‘I heard Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> saying: ‘Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic, when He<sup>azwj</sup> Loves a servant, Captures the child most beloved to him’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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