Among the Concise Words of the Messenger of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him)
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 175
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 175
Among the Concise Words of the Messenger of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him)
وَ رَوَى يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ اَلْمِيثَمِيِّ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ: "أَنْفِقْ وَ أَيْقِنْ بِالْخَلَفِ وَ اِعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ مَنْ لَمْ يُنْفِقْ فِي طَاعَةِ اَللَّهِ اُبْتُلِيَ بِأَنْ يُنْفِقَ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ مَنْ لَمْ يَمْشِ فِي حَاجَةِ وَلِيِّ اَللَّهِ اُبْتُلِيَ بِأَنْ يَمْشِيَ فِي حَاجَةِ عَدُوِّ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ".
Yaqub ibn Yazid narrated from Ahmad ibn Al-Hasan Al-Mithami, from Al-Husayn ibn Abi Hamzah, who said: I heard Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام say: "Spend (in the way of Allah سبحانه وتعالى) and be certain of the replacement. Know that whoever does not spend in obedience to Allah سبحانه وتعالى will be tested by spending in disobedience to Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty. And whoever does not walk to fulfill the need of a friend of Allah سبحانه وتعالى will be tested by walking to fulfill the need of an enemy of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 378