Al-Kafi 8678

Translation

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad and Ahmad Bin Muhammad and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, altogether from Ibn Mahboub, from Amro Bin Abu Al Miqdam, from Jabir, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far^asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen^asws was at Al-Kufa among you all, every day having breakfast early morning from the bread. So he^asws would circle in the markets of Al-Kufa, market after market, and with him^asws was a whip upon his^asws shoulder, and for it were two end bits, and it was called <span class="iTxt">Al-Sabayba</span>. So he^asws would pause at the people of each market, and he^asws would call out: ‘O group of businessmen! Fear Allah^azwj Mighty and Majestic!’ So whenever they heard his^asws voice, they would throw down what was in their hands and they would hearken to him^asws with their hearts, and listen to him with their ears’. So he^asws would be saying: ‘Procced with the Choice of Allah^azwj (Al-Istikhara) and Blessings with the ease, and be closer to the buyers, and adorn yourselves with the forbearance and keep away from the oaths, and keep aside from the lies and the betrayals of the injustices, and do justice with the oppressed, and do not go near the interest (usury), and be loyal in the measuring and weighing, and do not belittle the things of the people and do not go around the land creating mischief!’ Thus, he^asws would be circling in the entirety of the markets of Al-Kufa, then he^asws would return, so he^asws would sit (in judgement) for the people’.

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