Al-Amālī 1, narration 49

Translation

9. He said: Al-Shareef Abu Abdillah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Tahir reported to me from Abul Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Saeed, from Ahmad ibn Yusuf al-Ja’fi, from al-Husayn ibn Muhammad, from his father, from Adam ibn Uyaynah ibn Abi Imran al-Hilali al-Kufi, who said: I heard Abu Abdillah, Ja’far ibn Muhammad (as) say: "How often a moment’s constraint and patience can bring about long lasting pleasure and satisfaction, and how often a moment’s indulgence can result in a prolonged grief and sorrow."

Translation: Mulla Asgharali M M Jaffer — published with the edition, reproduced verbatim.