٦ - حدثنا أحمد بن زياد بن جعفر الهمداني رحمه الله، قال: حدثنا علي بن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن أبيه، عن محمد بن سنان، عن زياد بن المنذر، عن أبي جعفر محمد بن علي الباقر، عن أبيه، عن جده عليهم السلام أنه قال: إن رجلا قام إلى أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام فقال: يا أمير المؤمنين بماذا عرفت ربك؟ قال: بفسخ العزم و نقض الهم، لما هممت فحيل بيني وبين همي، وعزمت فخالف القضاء عزمي علمت أن المدبر غيري، قال: فبماذا شكرت نعماءه؟ قال: نظرت إلى بلاء قد صرفه عني وأبلى به غيري فعلمت أنه قد أنعم علي فشكرته، قال: فلما ذا أحببت لقاءه، قال: لما رأيته قد أختار لي دين ملائكته ورسله وأنبيائه علمت أن الذي أكرمني بهذا ليس ينساني فأحببت لقاءه. 
6. Ahmad ibn Ziyad ibn Ja`far al-Hamdani  said: `Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim said, on the authority of is father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sinan, on the authority of Ziyad ibn alMundhar, on the authority of Abu Ja`far Muhammad ibn `Ali al-Baqir , on the authority of his father, on the authority of his grandfather  that Verily, a man stood before the Commander of the Faithful  and asked, “O Commander of the Faithful! With what did you recognize your Lord?” He replied, “Through abolishment of decision and invalidation of ambition. When I had an ambition, something obstructed my ambition. And when I mad a decision, the Divine Decree opposed my decision. Hence, I came to know that the Planner was other than me.” He asked, “Then with what did you thank Him?” He  answered, “I looked at a tribulation, which He took away from me, and with which he afflicted someone else. Hence, I learned that He had bless me, and so I thanked Him.” The man, asked, “Why do you desire to meet Him?” Imam  replied, “When I saw him choosing the religion of His angels, Messengers and Prophets , I learned that He had honored me with this, and did not forget me. Hence, I desire to meet Him.”