Chapter on Livelihoods, Earnings, Profits, and Professions
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 2|Chapter 1
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 3, Book 2, Chapter 1
Chapter on Livelihoods, Earnings, Profits, and Professions
وَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِأَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ عِدْنِي قَالَ "كَيْفَ أَعِدُكَ وَ أَنَا لِمَا لاَ أَرْجُو أَرْجَى مِنِّي لِمَا أَرْجُو".
A man said to Abu al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim عليه السلام: "Promise me something." Imam عليه السلام replied: "How can I promise you, when I have more hope in what I do not expect than in what I do expect?"
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh