Al-Kafi 9174

Translation

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah^asws having said: ‘The Prophet^saww was asked, ‘Which of the assets is good?’ He^saww said: ‘The farm which is cultivated by its owner and he pays his dues on the day of harvest’. He said, ‘So which asset is good after the farming?’ He^saww said: ‘A man, with regards to his sheep, following with it to a distant place, establishing the Prayer and giving the Zakat’. He said, ‘So which of the assets is good after the sheep?’ He^saww said: ‘The cows going with goodness and coming with goodness’. He said, ‘So which of the assets is better after the cows?’ He^saww said: ‘The towering (palm trees) in the mud and the grafting tools in the drought. The best of the things is the palm tree. The one who sells it, so rather its price would be at the status of ashes upon the top of a tower which the wind blows it away furiously on the stormy day, except if he leaves behind another (Palm tree) in its place’. It was said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^saww! So which of the assets is better after the palm tree?’ He^asws said, ‘So he^saww remained silent’. So a man stood up to him^saww and said to him^saww, ‘O Rasool-Allah^saww! So where are the camels (in all this)?’ He^saww said: ‘Therein is the misery, and the alienation, and the suffering, and the remoteness from the house, requiring management in the morning and management in the evening. Its goodness does not come except from its sinister side. But, it does not kill the wretched and the immoral’. And it is reported that Abu Abdullah^asws said: ‘The farming is the greatest ‘الْكِيمِيَاءُ’ profit making business’.

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