٥٩- أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَاصِمِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ النَّهْدِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ شَرِيفِ بْنِ سَابِقٍ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ أَبِي قُرَّةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ أَتَتِ الْمَوَالِي أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فَقَالُوا نَشْكُو إِلَيْكَ هَؤُلاءِ الْعَرَبَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) كَانَ يُعْطِينَا مَعَهُمُ الْعَطَايَا بِالسَّوِيَّةِ وَزَوَّجَ سَلْمَانَ وَبِلالا وَصُهَيْباً وَأَبَوْا عَلَيْنَا هَؤُلاءِ وَقَالُوا لا نَفْعَلُ فَذَهَبَ إِلَيْهِمْ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فَكَلَّمَهُمْ فِيهِمْ فَصَاحَ الأعَارِيبُ أَبَيْنَا ذَلِكَ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ أَبَيْنَا ذَلِكَ فَخَرَجَ وَهُوَ مُغْضَبٌ يُجَرُّ رِدَاؤُهُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمَوَالِي إِنَّ هَؤُلاءِ قَدْ صَيَّرُوكُمْ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْيَهُودِ وَالنَّصَارَى يَتَزَوَّجُونَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَلا يُزَوِّجُونَكُمْ وَلا يُعْطُونَكُمْ مِثْلَ مَا يَأْخُذُونَ فَاتَّجِرُوا بَارَكَ اللهُ لَكُمْ فَإِنِّي قَدْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) يَقُولُ الرِّزْقُ عَشَرَةُ أَجْزَاءٍ تِسْعَةُ أَجْزَاءٍ فِي التِّجَارَةِ وَوَاحِدَةٌ فِي غَيْرِهَا. تَمَّ كِتَابُ الْمَعِيشَةِ مِنْ كِتَابِ الْكَافِي وَيَتْلُوهُ كِتَابُ النِّكَاحِ وَالْحَمْدُ للهِ فَالِقِ الإصْبَاحِ. 
59. Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-‘Asemiy has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Nahdiy from Muhammad ibn Ali from Sharif ibn Sabiq from al-Fadl ibn abu Qurrah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah , has said that once al-Mawaliy (non-Arab Muslims) came to ’Amir al-Mu’minin , and said, ‘We complain before you against these Arabs. The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, would give us gifts along with them equally. He (the Messenger of Allah) arranged marriage for Salman, Bilal and Suhayb but these have denied it for us saying, “We do not do so.’” ‘Amir al-Mu’minin , went to them and spoke to them and Arabs shouted, ‘We have denied them, O abu al-Hassan, we have denied them O abu al-Hassan.’ He (the Imam) came out angry with his gown dragging behind him, saying, ‘O Mawaliy people, they have equaled you with Jews and Christians. They marry from you but do not allow you to marry from them and do not give you what they take. You must do business, may Allah grant you blessings. I heard the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, saying, “Sustenance has ten parts, of which nine are in trade and one part is in other things.’”” 