Kitāb al-Zuhd 1, narration 43

Ḥusayn b. Saʿīd al-Ahwāzī · On Etiquette and Encouraging Others to do Good

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Arabic text

الحسن بن محبوب عن أبي حمزة الثمالي قال: سمعت علي بن الحسين عليهما السلام يقول: من عمل بما فرض الله عليه فهو من خير الناس ومن اجتنبت ما حرم الله عليه فهو من أعبد الناس ومن قنع بما قسم الله له فهو من أغنى الناس.

Translation

17.Al-Ḥasan ibn Maḥbūb narrated from Abū Ḥamzah al-Thumālī who said, “ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn (a) said, ‘One who acts upon what Allah has made obligatory on him, he is among the best of people; and whoever eschews what Allah has forbidden him, he is among the most devoted of people; and whoever is content with what Allah has allotted for him, he is among the richest of people.’”

Translation: Shaykh Tahir Ridha Jaffer — published with the edition, reproduced verbatim.

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  1. 17.Al-Ḥasan ibn Maḥbūb narrated
  2. Abū Ḥamzah al-Thumālī who said

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