كَتَبَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَسْبَاطٍ إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) فِي أَمْرِ بَنَاتِهِ وَ أَنَّهُ لَا يَجِدُ أَحَداً مِثْلَهُ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) فَهِمْتُ مَا ذَكَرْتَ مِنْ أَمْرِ بَنَاتِكَ وَ أَنَّكَ لَا تَجِدُ أَحَداً مِثْلَكَ فَلَا تَنْظُرْ فِي ذَلِكَ رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) قَالَ إِذَا جَاءَكُمْ مَنْ تَرْضَوْنَ خُلُقَهُ وَ دِينَهُ فَزَوِّجُوهُ إِلَّا تَفْعَلُوهُ تَكُنْ فِتْنَةٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ فَسادٌ كَبِيرٌ .
Translation
Sahl Bin Ziyad and Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, altogether from Ali Bin Mahziyar who said, ‘Ali Bin Asbaat wrote to Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup> regarding a matter of his daughters, and that he could not find anyone like him. So Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup> wrote to him: ‘I<sup>asws</sup> understood what you mentioned from the matter of your daughters, and that you cannot find anyone like you, but do not wait regarding that, may Allah<sup>azwj</sup> have Mercy on you, for Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘When there comes to you one whose mannerisms you are pleased with, and his Religion, so marry to him, or if you do not do it, there would happen strife in the land and a great mischief’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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