٩ـ عَنْهُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ صَفْوَانَ الْجَمَّالِ قَالَ كُنْتُ جَالِساً مَعَ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) إِذْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ يُقَالُ لَهُ مَيْمُونٌ فَشَكَا إِلَيْهِ تَعَذُّرَ الْكِرَاءِ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لِي قُمْ فَأَعِنْ أَخَاكَ فَقُمْتُ مَعَهُ فَيَسَّرَ الله كِرَاهُ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مَجْلِسِي فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) مَا صَنَعْتَ فِي حَاجَةِ أَخِيكَ فَقُلْتُ قَضَاهَا الله بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي فَقَالَ أَمَا إِنَّكَ أَنْ تُعِينَ أَخَاكَ الْمُسْلِمَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ طَوَافِ أُسْبُوعٍ بِالْبَيْتِ مُبْتَدِئاً ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ رَجُلاً أَتَى الْحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ (عَلَيهِما السَّلام) فَقَالَ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي أَعِنِّي عَلَى قَضَاءِ حَاجَةٍ فَانْتَعَلَ وَقَامَ مَعَهُ فَمَرَّ عَلَى الْحُسَيْنِ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ يُصَلِّي فَقَالَ لَهُ أَيْنَ كُنْتَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله تَسْتَعِينُهُ عَلَى حَاجَتِكَ قَالَ قَدْ فَعَلْتُ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي فَذُكِرَ أَنَّهُ مُعْتَكِفٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَوْ أَعَانَكَ كَانَ خَيْراً لَهُ مِنِ اعْتِكَافِهِ شَهْراً.
9. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from certain individuals of our people from Safwan al-Jammal who has said the following: “Once I was in the presence of Abu ‘Abdillah  when a man from the people of Makkah called Maymun came in and complained to him about his difficulty paying his rent. The Imam said to me, ‘Stand up and help your brother (in belief).’ I then left with him and Allah facilitated payment for his rent and I returned to the assembly. Abu ‘Abd Allah asked, ‘What did you do for your brother (in belief)?’ I said, ‘Allah facilitated it for him, may Allah keep the souls of my parents in service for your cause.’ The Imam said, ‘Your help to your Muslim brother (in belief) is more beloved to me than performing Tawaf (walking seven times around the Ka’ba for worship) around the House.’ The Imam said it on his own initiation. Then the Imam said, ‘Once a man came to al- Hassan ibn Ali  and said, “May Allah keep the souls of my parents in service for your cause, 1 need help with a certain matter.” He put on his shoes and left with him. They passed by al-Husayn ibn Ali  where he was standing in prayer and he (al-Hassan) asked the man, ‘Did you ask abu ‘Abd Allah for help?’ The man said, ‘May Allah keep my soul in service for your cause, I already have done so and Abu ‘Abdillah  said that he was in ‘I’tikaf (a certain form of worship).’ Al-Hassan  said, ‘Had he helped you (were he not in T’tikaf), it would have been better for him than T’tikaf for a whole month.’” 