٣ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجْرَانَ عَنْ صَبَّاحٍ الْحَذَّاءِ عَنِ ابْنِ الطَّيَّارِ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) إِنَّهُ كَانَ فِي يَدِي شَيْ‏ءٌ تَفَرَّقَ وَضِقْتُ ضَيْقاً شَدِيداً فَقَالَ لِي أَ لَكَ حَانُوتٌ فِي السُّوقِ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ وَقَدْ تَرَكْتُهُ فَقَالَ إِذَا رَجَعْتَ إِلَى الْكُوفَةِ فَاقْعُدْ فِي حَانُوتِكَ وَاكْنُسْهُ فَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَخْرُجَ إِلَى سُوقِكَ فَصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ أَوْ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ قُلْ فِي دُبُرِ صَلاَتِكَ تَوَجَّهْتُ بِلاَ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلاَ قُوَّةٍ وَلَكِنْ بِحَوْلِكَ وَقُوَّتِكَ أَبْرَأُ إِلَيْكَ مِنَ الْحَوْلِ وَالْقُوَّةِ إِلاَّ بِكَ فَأَنْتَ حَوْلِي وَمِنْكَ قُوَّتِي اللهمَّ فَارْزُقْنِي مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْوَاسِعِ رِزْقاً كَثِيراً طَيِّباً وَأَنَا خَافِضٌ فِي عَافِيَتِكَ فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَمْلِكُهَا أَحَدٌ غَيْرُكَ قَالَ فَفَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ وَكُنْتُ أَخْرُجُ إِلَى دُكَّانِي حَتَّى خِفْتُ أَنْ يَأْخُذَنِي الْجَابِي بِأُجْرَةِ دُكَّانِي وَمَا عِنْدِي شَيْ‏ءٌ قَالَ فَجَاءَ جَالِبٌ بِمَتَاعٍ فَقَالَ لِي تُكْرِينِي نِصْفَ بَيْتِكَ فَأَكْرَيْتُهُ نِصْفَ بَيْتِي بِكِرَى الْبَيْتِ كُلِّهِ قَالَ وَعَرَضَ مَتَاعَهُ فَأُعْطِيَ بِهِ شَيْئاً لَمْ يَبِعْهُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ هَلْ لَكَ إِلَيَّ خَيْرٌ تَبِيعُنِي عِدْلاً مِنْ مَتَاعِكَ هَذَا أَبِيعُهُ وَآخُذُ فَضْلَهُ وَأَدْفَعُ إِلَيْكَ ثَمَنَهُ قَالَ وَكَيْفَ لِي بِذَلِكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَلَكَ الله عَلَيَّ بِذَلِكَ قَالَ فَخُذْ عِدْلاً مِنْهَا فَأَخَذْتُهُ وَرَقَمْتُهُ وَجَاءَ بَرْدٌ شَدِيدٌ فَبِعْتُ الْمَتَاعَ مِنْ يَوْمِي وَدَفَعْتُ إِلَيْهِ الثَّمَنَ وَأَخَذْتُ الْفَضْلَ فَمَا زِلْتُ آخُذُ عِدْلاً عِدْلاً فَأَبِيعُهُ وَآخُذُ فَضْلَهُ وَأَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ رَأْسِ الْمَالِ حَتَّى رَكِبْتُ الدَّوَابَّ وَاشْتَرَيْتُ الرَّقِيقَ وَبَنَيْتُ الدُّورَ.
3. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Najran from Sabah al-Hadhdha’ from ibn al- Tayyar who has said the following: “I said to abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘I had some property which now has scattered away and I am under severe constraint.’ The Imam asked, ‘Do you have a shop in the market place?’ I replied, ‘Yes, but I have abandoned it.’ The Imam said, ‘When you go back to Kufah, attend your shop and broom clean it. When you want to go to your market place, perform two Rak‘at Salah (prayer) or four Rak‘at and at the end say, “I have decided to go to work and it is without any power and means from myself but (O Lord), it is by Your power and means. I disassociate myself from all powers and means except for your power and means. You are my power and means. O Lord, grant me, with your generosity vast sustenance, plentiful and fine, so I become affluent in good health by Your help. No one owns it (good health) except You.’” The narrator has said, ‘I followed the instruction but I became afraid of tax collector due to my inability to pay the rent and that I might lose the shop for this reason and I did not have anything to pay. One day a merchant came to me and asked me to rent out to him half of my house. I then rented out one half for the rent of the whole house. He tried to sell his merchandise but did not get the price he wanted, thus he did not sell it. I then asked him if he could allow me to sell a certain amount of his merchandise in my shop; if sold I shall give him his purchase price and keep the extra. He said, “How can that happen?” I said, “Trust me before Allah.” He agreed that I take a bundle. I took it. The weather became very cold. I was able to sell the merchandise the same day. I gave him his purchase price and kept the extra. I continued selling his merchandise, gave back his capital and kept the extra until I was able to buy horses, slaves and a house.”’ 