كَانَ قَوْمٌ أَتَوْا أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) فَوَافَقُوا صَبِيّاً لَهُ مَرِيضاً فَرَأَوْا مِنْهُ اهْتِمَاماً وَ غَمّاً وَ جَعَلَ لَا يَقِرُّ قَالَ فَقَالُوا وَ اللَّهِ لَئِنْ أَصَابَهُ شَيْءٌ إِنَّا لَنَتَخَوَّفُ أَنْ نَرَى مِنْهُ مَا نَكْرَهُ قَالَ فَمَا لَبِثُوا أَنْ سَمِعُوا الصِّيَاحَ عَلَيْهِ فَإِذَا هُوَ قَدْ خَرَجَ عَلَيْهِمْ مُنْبَسِطَ الْوَجْهِ فِي غَيْرِ الْحَالِ الَّتِي كَانَ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالُوا لَهُ جَعَلَنَا اللَّهُ فِدَاكَ لَقَدْ كُنَّا نَخَافُ مِمَّا نَرَى مِنْكَ أَنْ لَوْ وَقَعَ أَنْ نَرَى مِنْكَ مَا يَغُمُّنَا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ إِنَّا لَنُحِبُّ أَنْ نُعَافَى فِيمَنْ نُحِبُّ فَإِذَا جَاءَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ سَلَّمْنَا فِيمَا أَحَبَّ .
Translation
Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Ibn Fazzal, from Yunus Bin Yaqoub, from one of our companions who said, ‘A group of people came over to Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup>, so they found a son of his<sup>asws</sup> to be sick, and they saw from him<sup>asws</sup> worries, and gloom, and not being at rest. So they said, ‘By Allah<sup>azwj</sup>! If something happens to him we are afraid that we would see from him<sup>asws</sup> what we do not like’. He (the narrator) said, ‘It was not long before we heard the shrieking upon him, and he<sup>asws</sup> had come out with a glad face in a changed state which was upon him<sup>asws</sup> beforehand. So they said to him<sup>asws</sup>, ‘May we be sacrificed for you<sup>asws</sup>! We were afraid from what we would see from you<sup>asws</sup> if (death) were to occur that we would see from you<sup>asws</sup> what would make us gloomy’. So he<sup>asws</sup> said to them: ‘We<sup>asws</sup> love that we<sup>asws</sup> have good health regarding the ones we<sup>asws</sup> love. But when the Command of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> comes, we<sup>asws</sup> submit with regards to what we<sup>asws</sup> love’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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