We lived very affluently

546. Sahl, from Ubeydullah, from Ahmad Bin Umar who said: I went to Abu Al-Hassan Al-Ridha عليه الصلاة والسلام with Husayn Bin Suweyr Bin Abu Fakhta. So I said to him عليه الصلاة والسلام, ‘May I be sacrificed for you عليه الصلاة والسلام, we used to be in a time of sustenance and led an affluent lifestyle. Our condition changed as it sometimes does, so supplicate to Allah عز وجل to return that state to us’. So he عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘What is it that you want? To become kings? Would you be satisfied to become like Tahir and Harsama, and they are opposed to what you are upon?’ I said, ‘No, by Allah عز وجل, it would not satisfy me that there should be for me the whole world and whatever is in it of the gold and the silver, whilst I am upon the opposite to what I am upon at present (Al-Wilayah). He عليه الصلاة والسلام said; ‘So the one who is contented among you, should be thankful to Allah عز وجل. Allah عز وجل is Saying: “[14:7] If you are grateful, I would certainly give to you more”. And the Glorious and High Said: “[34:13] give thanks, O family of Dawood! and very few of My servants are grateful”. And think good with Allah عز وجل, for Abu Abdullah عليه الصلاة والسلام used to say; ‘The one who thinks about Allah عز وجل, Allah عز وجل would also Mention him (Reward him), and the one who is happy with a little from the sustenance, Allah عز وجل would Accept even small amount of deeds. And the one who is happy with a small amount of Permissible, his expenses would be light and his family would enjoy, and Allah عز وجل would Show him the sicknesses of the world and its cure and Bring him out from it safely to the House of Peace’. Then said; ‘What is the action of Ibn Qayama?’ I said, ‘By Allah عز وجل, he (does not) meet us in a goodly manner’. So he عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘And which thing prevents him from that?’ Then he عليه الصلاة والسلام recited this Verse: “[9:110] The building which they have built will ever continue to be a source of disquiet in their hearts, except that their hearts get cut into pieces”. Then he عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘Do you know what was it that confused Ibn Qayama?’ I said, ‘No’. He عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘He chased Abu Al-Hassan عليه الصلاة والسلام, so he came to him عليه الصلاة والسلام from his عليه الصلاة والسلام right, and from his عليه الصلاة والسلام left, and he wanted Masjid of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم. So Abu Al-Hassan عليه الصلاة والسلام turned towards him and said: ‘What do you want, may Allah عز وجل Confuse you’. Then he عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘Consider if Musa عليه السلام were to return to them, so they said, ‘Had you عليه السلام appointed him (Haroun عليه السلام) for us, so we would have followed him عليه السلام in his عليه السلام footsteps’, were they more desirable in their speech or the ones who said, ‘We will not leave our devotions for him (Haroun عليه السلام) until Musa عليه السلام returns to us’. So I said, ‘No, but the ones who said, ‘He عليه السلام has been appointed for us, so we will follow him عليه السلام in his عليه السلام footsteps’. So he عليه الصلاة والسلام said; ‘So it is from there that Ibn Qayama and the ones who speak by his speech come from’. Then he عليه الصلاة والسلام mentioned Ibn Al-Sarraaj, so he عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘He had accepted the death of Abu Al-Hassan عليه الصلاة والسلام and that is why he bequeathed during his death, so he said, ‘All of what I leave behind from the things, even my shirt which is upon my neck, is for the inheritors of Abu Al-Hassan عليه الصلاة والسلام’. And he never said that it is for Abu Al-Hassan عليه الصلاة والسلام. And this is his acceptance, but which thing will profit him from that and from what he said?’ Then he عليه الصلاة والسلام was quiet’.