٥ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ أَبِي الْبِلادِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فَقَالَ عَلِّمْنِي عَمَلاً أَدْخُلُ بِهِ الْجَنَّةَ فَقَالَ أَطْعِمِ الطَّعَامَ وَأَفْشِ السَّلامَ قَالَ فَقَالَ لا أُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَهَلْ لَكَ إِبِلٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَانْظُرْ بَعِيراً وَاسْقِ عَلَيْهِ أَهْلَ بَيْتٍ لا يَشْرَبُونَ الْمَاءَ إِلاَّ غِبّاً فَلَعَلَّهُ لا يَنْفُقُ بَعِيرُكَ وَلا يَنْخَرِقُ سِقَاؤُكَ حَتَّى تَجِبَ لَكَ الْجَنَّةُ.
5. Ali ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah has narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from Yahya ibn Ibrahim ibn abu al-Balad from his father from his grandfather who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far , has said that once an Arab man came to the Holy Prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, and said, ‘Teach me a good deed whereby I can go to Paradise . 5 He (the Holy Prophet) said, ‘Serve food and offer greetings of peace aloud . 5 He (the Imam) has said that the man then said, ‘I cannot afford this . 5 He (the Holy Prophet) asked, ‘Do you have a camel ? 5 The man replied, ‘Yes, I have a camel . 5 He (the Holy Prophet) then said, ‘Prepare your camel and provide water for a family who need water only every other day. This will not destroy your camel or damage your water container before your going to Paradise becomes necessary. ‘“