John Shaqi

اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ لا تَرْكَنُوا إِلَى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا فَتَمَسَّكُمُ النَّارُ قَالَ هُوَ الرَّجُلُ يَأْتِي السُّلْطَانَ  فَيُحِبُّ بَقَاءَهُ إِلَى أَنْ يُدْخِلَ يَدَهُ إِلَى كِيسِهِ فَيُعْطِيَهُ .


Translation

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, (It has been narrated) raising it from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> regarding the Words of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:11#h113"><a href="/books/quran:11#h113">[11:113]</a></a> And do not incline towards those who are unjust, so the Fire would touch you</span>, he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘He is the man who goes over to the Sultan (ruling authority), so he loves his remaining until such times as he (the ruler) enters his hand into his bag and gives him something’.


Book (Kitab)كتاب الْمَعِيشَةِ
Chapter (Bab)باب عَمَلِ السُّلْطَانِ وَ جَوَائِزِهِمْ
CollectionAl-Kafi

Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni

Source

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