كُنْتُ جَالِساً عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) فَسَأَلَهُ نَاجِيَةُ أَبُو حَبِيبٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ جَعَلَنِي اللَّهُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّ لِي رَحًى أَطْحَنُ فِيهَا فَرُبَّمَا قُمْتُ فِي سَاعَةٍ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَأَعْرِفُ مِنَ الرَّحَى أَنَّ الْغُلَامَ قَدْ نَامَ فَأَضْرِبُ الْحَائِطَ لِأُوقِظَهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ أَنْتَ فِي طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ تَطْلُبُ رِزْقَهُ .
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abu Nasr, from Abu Al Waleed who said, ‘I was seated in the presence of Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup>, and Najiya Abu Habeeb asked him<sup>asws</sup> saying, ‘May Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Make me to be sacrificed for you<sup>asws</sup>! For me there is a mill wherein I grind (flour). So sometimes I stand during a time from the night, and I know from the mill that the slave has slept, so I strike the wall to wake him up’. He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Yes, you are within obedience of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic, seeking His<sup>azwj</sup> Grace’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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