إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بَعَثَ مَلَكَيْنِ إِلَى أَهْلِ مَدِينَةٍ لِيَقْلِبَاهَا عَلَى أَهْلِهَا فَلَمَّا انْتَهَيَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَجَدَا رَجُلًا يَدْعُو اللَّهَ وَ يَتَضَرَّعُ فَقَالَ أَحَدُ الْمَلَكَيْنِ لِصَاحِبِهِ أَ مَا تَرَى هَذَا الدَّاعِيَ فَقَالَ قَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ وَ لَكِنْ أَمْضِي لِمَا أَمَرَ بِهِ رَبِّي فَقَالَ لَا وَ لَكِنْ لَا أُحْدِثُ شَيْئاً حَتَّى أُرَاجِعَ رَبِّي فَعَادَ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ إِنِّي انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَوَجَدْتُ عَبْدَكَ فُلَاناً يَدْعُوكَ وَ يَتَضَرَّعُ إِلَيْكَ فَقَالَ امْضِ بِمَا أَمَرْتُكَ بِهِ فَإِنَّ ذَا رَجُلٌ لَمْ يَتَمَعَّرْ وَجْهُهُ غَيْظاً لِي قَطُّ .
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Al Husayn Bin Iss’haq, from Ali Bin Mahziyar, from Al Nazar Bin Suweyd, from one of his companions, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Sent two Angels to the people of a city in order to overthrow its inhabitants. So when they both ended up to the city, they found a man supplicating to Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, and he was desperate. So one of the Angels said to his companion: ‘But, do you not see this supplicator?’ So he said: ‘I have seen him, but I must fulfil what my Lord<sup>azwj</sup> has Commanded me with. So he said, ‘No, but I will not do anything until I refer it to Allah<sup>azwj</sup>’. So he returned to Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Bless and high, so he said: ‘O Lord<sup>azwj</sup>! I ended up to the city, so I found Your<sup>azwj</sup> so and so servant supplicating to You<sup>azwj</sup> and he was desperate to You<sup>azwj</sup>’. So He<sup>azwj</sup> Said: “Fulfil with what I<sup>azwj</sup> have Commanded you with, for that man did not even frown his face in anger for Me<sup>azwj</sup> at all”’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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