الكافي- ط الاسلامية, volume 5, page 86

8. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated in a marfu’ manner the following: “Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, ‘When things (works) double, laziness and failure join hands, and they both give birth to poverty.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

9. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Harun ibn Muslim from Mas’adah ibn Sadaqah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), once wrote to one of his companions the following: . . thereafter take notice of the following. You must not excessively argue with the scholars, you must not verbally quarrel with the dimwitted ones; the scholars will hate you and the dimwitted ones will abuse you. You must not be lazy in the work for your sustenance; you will become a burden on the others’ - or that he (the Imam) said, ‘a burden on your family.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hisham ibn Salim abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), who has said the following: “Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), would bring firewood, water and sweep the house. Fatimah al- Zahra’, ‘Alayha al-Salam, would grind wheat, make dough and bake.”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

2. Ahmad ibn ‘Abd Allah has narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from ‘Abdul ibn Malik from Harun ibn al-Jahm from al-Kahiliy from Mu‘adh, Bayya‘ al-Akyisah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, would milk his family’s goat.”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.