Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī · Another Chapter about the Subject of the Previous Chapter
1ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ الدِّهْقَانِ عَنْ دُرُسْتَ بْنِ أَبِي مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أُذَيْنَةَ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ صَلَوَاتُ الله عَلَيْهِ يَقُولُ مَنْ صَنَعَ بِمِثْلِ مَا صُنِعَ إِلَيْهِ فَإِنَّمَا كَافَأَهُ وَمَنْ أَضْعَفَهُ كَانَ شَكُوراً وَمَنْ شَكَرَ كَانَ كَرِيماً وَمَنْ عَلِمَ أَنَّ مَا صَنَعَ إِنَّمَا صَنَعَ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ لَمْ يَسْتَبْطِ النَّاسَ فِي شُكْرِهِمْ وَلَمْ يَسْتَزِدْهُمْ فِي مَوَدَّتِهِمْ فَلا تَلْتَمِسْ مِنْ غَيْرِكَ شُكْرَ مَا أَتَيْتَ إِلَى نَفْسِكَ وَوَقَيْتَ بِهِ عِرْضَكَ وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ الطَّالِبَ إِلَيْكَ الْحَاجَةَ لَمْ يُكْرِمْ وَجْهَهُ عَنْ وَجْهِكَ فَأَكْرِمْ وَجْهَكَ عَنْ رَدِّهِ.
1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Dihqan from Durust ibn abu Mansur from ‘Umar ibn ‘Udhaynah from Zurarah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), would say, ‘One who does a favor for someone just as it is done for him has only returned a favor. One who does twice as much favor is an appreciating person, and an appreciating person is a gracious one. One who knows that the favor he has done is for his own sake will have people thank him immediately, but it does not increase their love for him. One should not expect thanks from others for what one has done for his own sake to protect one’s dignity. You should note that one seeking help from you has not spared the dignity of his face, thus you should spare the dignity of your face by not turning him away empty handed.’”
Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — published with the edition, reproduced verbatim.
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Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi
ضعيف على المشهور
Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (6/156)
Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi
لم يخرجه
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī
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