ذَكَرْتُ لِلرِّضَا ( عليه السلام ) شَيْئاً فَقَالَ اصْبِرْ فَإِنِّي أَرْجُو أَنْ يَصْنَعَ اللَّهُ لَكَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ فَوَ اللَّهِ مَا أَخَّرَ اللَّهُ عَنِ الْمُؤْمِنِ مِنْ هَذِهِ الدُّنْيَا خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِمَّا عَجَّلَ لَهُ فِيهَا ثُمَّ صَغَّرَ الدُّنْيَا وَ قَالَ أَيُّ شَيْءٍ هِيَ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ صَاحِبَ النِّعْمَةِ عَلَى خَطَرٍ إِنَّهُ يَجِبُ عَلَيْهِ حُقُوقُ اللَّهِ فِيهَا وَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَتَكُونُ عَلَيَّ النِّعَمُ مِنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَمَا أَزَالُ مِنْهَا عَلَى وَجَلٍ وَ حَرَّكَ يَدَهُ حَتَّى أَخْرُجَ مِنَ الْحُقُوقِ الَّتِي تَجِبُ لِلَّهِ عَلَيَّ فِيهَا فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَنْتَ فِي قَدْرِكَ تَخَافُ هَذَا قَالَ نَعَمْ فَأَحْمَدُ رَبِّي عَلَى مَا مَنَّ بِهِ عَلَيَّ .
Translation
A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abu Nasr who said, ‘I mentioned something to Al-Reza<sup>asws</sup>, so he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Be patient, for I<sup>asws</sup> am hoping that Allah<sup>azwj</sup> would do something for you, Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Willing’. Then he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘By Allah<sup>azwj</sup>! Allah<sup>azwj</sup> does not delay from the Believer from this world what is good for him, from what He<sup>azwj</sup> Hastens or him in it’. Then he<sup>asws</sup> belittled the world and said: ‘Which thing is it?’ Then he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘The favoured one is upon a danger that there is Obligated upon him the Rights of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> in it. By Allah<sup>azwj</sup>! If there happens to be the Bounty upon me<sup>asws</sup> from Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic, so I<sup>asws</sup> would not cease to be apprehensive from it’, and he moved his<sup>asws</sup> hand, ‘Until I<sup>asws</sup> take out the rights which are Obligated for the Sake of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> upon me<sup>asws</sup> with regards to it’. So I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you<sup>asws</sup>! You<sup>asws</sup> are within your<sup>asws</sup> powers (and) you<sup>asws</sup> are fearing this?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Yes, so I<sup>asws</sup> can Praise my<sup>asws</sup> Lord<sup>azwj</sup> upon what He<sup>azwj</sup> Favoured with upon me<sup>asws</sup>’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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