١٤ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ جَبَلَةَ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) فَنَظَرَ إِلَيَّ بِوَجْهٍ قَاطِبٍ فَقُلْتُ مَا الَّذِي غَيَّرَكَ لِي قَالَ الَّذِي غَيَّرَكَ لِإِخْوَانِكَ بَلَغَنِي يَا إِسْحَاقُ أَنَّكَ أَقْعَدْتَ بِبَابِكَ بَوَّاباً يَرُدُّ عَنْكَ فُقَرَاءَ الشِّيعَةِ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنِّي خِفْتُ الشُّهْرَةَ فَقَالَ أَ فَلا خِفْتَ الْبَلِيَّةَ أَ وَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَيْنِ إِذَا الْتَقَيَا فَتَصَافَحَا أَنْزَلَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ الرَّحْمَةَ عَلَيْهِمَا فَكَانَتْ تِسْعَةٌ وَتِسْعُونَ لأشَدِّهِمَا حُبّاً لِصَاحِبِهِ فَإِذَا تَوَافَقَا غَمَرَتْهُمَا الرَّحْمَةُ فَإِذَا قَعَدَا يَتَحَدَّثَانِ قَالَ الْحَفَظَةُ بَعْضُهَا لِبَعْضٍ اعْتَزِلُوا بِنَا فَلَعَلَّ لَهُمَا سِرّاً وَقَدْ سَتَرَ الله عَلَيْهِمَا فَقُلْتُ أَ لَيْسَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَقُولُ ما يَلْفِظُ مِنْ قَوْلٍ إِلا لَدَيْهِ رَق��يبٌ عَتِيدٌ فَقَالَ يَا إِسْحَاقُ إِنْ كَانَتِ الْحَفَظَةُ لا تَسْمَعُ فَإِنَّ عَالِمَ السِّرِّ يَسْمَعُ وَيَرَى.
14. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Yahya ibn al- Mubarak from ‘Abd Allah ibn Jabalah from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “Once I went to see Abu ‘Abdillah  and he looked at me frowning. I asked, ‘May I know how I have disappointed you?’ The Imam said, ‘It is that which has changed you toward your brothers (in belief). It has come to my notice, O Ishaq, that you have appointed someone at your door to drive away the poor people of the Shi’a (our followers).’ 1 then said, ‘May Allah keep my soul in service for your cause, I was afraid of publicity.’ The Imam asked, ‘Why did you not fear misfortune? Did you not know that when two believing people meet and shake each other’s hands Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, sends blessings upon them and ninety-nine parts of the reward go to the one who loves his believing brother (in belief) more intensely. If they love equally blessings (of Allah) encompass them both? When they sit to speak to each other the guardian angels will say to each other, ‘Leave them alone, perhaps they have certain secret matters to discuss, and Allah has provided cover for them.’ I then said, ‘Has Allah not said, ‘. . . since the two scribes are sitting on each of his shoulders, he does not utter a word that is not recorded immediately by the watchful scribes.’ (50:17) The Imam said, ‘O Ishaq, if the scribes do not hear, the One who know all secrets hears and sees.’” 