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1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Jamil ibn Salih from certain shaykhs of Banu al-Najashi from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The head of obedience to Allah is patience and satisfaction with Allah in all matters whether a servant may love or dislike doing so. And a servant is not satisfied with Allah's decree in what he loves or dislikes except that it is better for him in what he loves or dislikes.”
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2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn ‘Abd Allah from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muskan from Layth al- Muradi who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘The most knowledgeable among people is the one who agrees with the decisions of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy.’”
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3. It is narrated from him from Yahya ibn Ibrahim ibn abu al-Balad from ‘Asim ibn Humayd from abu Hamza al-Thumali from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following: “Patience and satisfaction with Allah is the head of obedience to Allah. If one exercises patience and satisfaction with Allah in all the matters which he loves or dislikes, Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, will not make any decision in any of his affairs which he loves or dislikes but that the decisions are in his best interest.”
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4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ibn Mahbub from Dawud al-Riqqiy from ‘Ubayda al-Hadhdha’ from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said that Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, has said, ‘Among My believing servants there are those whose religious lives can only be at their best with wealth, comfort and good health. I try them by means of wealth, comfort and good health and this makes their religious affairs to be in the best condition. Also among My believing servants there are those whose religious lives are only at their best with poverty, destitution and ailing health. I try them by means of poverty, destitution and ailing health and this helps their religious lives to be in the best condition. I know what is good for the religious matters of my believing servants. Among My believing servants there are those who strive to worship Me. They wake up from sleep leaving their comfortable pillow for Tahajjud (special prayer at night). They experiences fatigue and I allow slumber overcome them on one or two nights, a trial from Me to see if he continues, he goes to sleep and wakes up upset and angry over his own self. If I allow him to do the way he wants to worship, he may develop a sense of conceit (unwanted pride) that can lead him to mischief in his deeds. This may bring about his destruction. It can so happen due to his happiness with whatever his soul desires. He may begin to feel as if he has excelled all worshippers and has surpassed the limits of defective worship. In so doing he moves away from Me even though he thinks that he is getting closer to Me. Therefore, they must not rely on their good deeds that they do to receive rewards from Me. Even if they strive hard, tire themselves and finish their lives worshipping Me they fall short, in worshipping Me truly, in their quest for My generous rewards, My bounties in paradise and high positions near Me. They must only trust in My mercy, be happy with My generosity and always be hopeful about Me. In such cases My mercy will reach them as well as my approval and forgiveness and my pardon will provide them cover; I am Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful, and thus 1 have taken such names.’”
[2]الرقاد بالضم: النوم او هو خاصّ بالليل. و الوساد بالفتح: المتكاء و المخدة كالوسادة مثلثة و إضافة اللذيذ إليه من إضافة الصفة إلى الموصوف( آت).ص 60
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[١]ضمير« عنه» راجع إلى احمد و مضمون الحديث موافق للحديث الأول فان قوله عليه السلام. « و من صبر و رضى عن اللّه- الخ» المراد به ان الصبر و الرضا وقعا موقعهما لان المقضى عليه لا محالة خير له، لا أنّه إذا لم يرض و لم يصبر لم يكن خير اله( آت).
[٢]الرقاد بالضم: النوم او هو خاصّ بالليل. و الوساد بالفتح: المتكاء و المخدة كالوسادة مثلثة و إضافة اللذيذ إليه من إضافة الصفة إلى الموصوف( آت).