رُوِيَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ أَبِي قُرَّةَ قَالَ دَخَلْنَا عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ هُوَ يَعْمَلُ فِي حَائِطٍ لَهُ فَقُلْنَا جَعَلَنَا اللَّهُ فِدَاكَ دَعْنَا نَعْمَلْ لَكَ أَوْ تَعْمَلْهُ الْغِلْمَانُ قَالَ
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لَا دَعُونِي فَإِنِّي أَشْتَهِي أَنْ يَرَانِيَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَعْمَلُ بِيَدِي وَ أَطْلُبُ الْحَلَالَ فِي أَذَى نَفْسِي.
English translationBab Ul Qaim Publications
Hadith.3595 - It is narrated from Al-Fadl ibn Abi Qurrah: "We entered upon Abu Abdullah (as) while he was working in his garden. We said: 'May Allah (swt) make us your ransom! Let us work for you, or let the servants handle it.' Imam (as) replied: 'No, leave me to it, for I desire that Allah (swt), the Almighty and Majestic, sees me working with my own hands and seeking lawful sustenance, even if it causes hardship to myself.'"
Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.