نَظَرَ إِلَى النَّاسِ فِي يَوْمِ فِطْرٍ يَلْعَبُونَ وَ يَضْحَكُونَ فَقَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ وَ الْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ خَلَقَ شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ مِضْمَاراً لِخَلْقِهِ لِيَسْتَبِقُوا فِيهِ بِطَاعَتِهِ إِلَى رِضْوَانِهِ فَسَبَقَ فِيهِ قَوْمٌ فَفَازُوا وَ تَخَلَّفَ آخَرُونَ فَخَابُوا فَالْعَجَبُ كُلُّ الْعَجَبِ مِنَ الضَّاحِكِ اللَّاعِبِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي يُثَابُ فِيهِ الْمُحْسِنُونَ وَ يَخِيبُ فِيهِ الْمُقَصِّرُونَ وَ ايْمُ اللَّهِ لَوْ كُشِفَ الْغِطَاءُ لَشُغِلَ مُحْسِنٌ بِإِحْسَانِهِ وَ مُسِيءٌ بِإِسَاءَتِهِ .
Translation
A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Abu Abdullah, from Abu Al Sakhar Ahmad Bin Abdul Raheem, (It has been narrated) raising it to Abu Al-Hassan<sup>asws</sup>, said, ‘He<sup>asws</sup> looked at the people during the day of Fitr, playing and laughing, so he<sup>asws</sup> said to his<sup>asws</sup> companions and turned towards them: ‘Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Created the Month of Ramazan as a race track for His<sup>azwj</sup> creatures in order for them to compete (by being) in His<sup>azwj</sup> obedience to (achieve) His<sup>azwj</sup> Pleasure. So a group preceded in it, so they succeeded, and another were left behind, so they lost out. So I<sup>asws</sup> am astounded with every astonishment from the laughing ones, the playing ones, in a day which the do-gooders are Rewarded, and the reducers lose out therein; and I<sup>asws</sup> swear by Allah<sup>azwj</sup>! If the covering was to be Removed, the good-doers would be busy in his goodness, and the evil-doer in his evil’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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