الكافي- ط الاسلامية, volume 8, page 87

49. From him, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Murazim, from his father who said: ‘We went out with Abu Abdullah (as) when he left from the presence of Abu Ja’far Al-Mansour from Al-Hira. So he left at the time permitted for him and ended up at Al-Saliheen in the beginning of the night. A tax collector presented himself to him who was in Al-Saliheen in the beginning of the night. He said to him, ‘I will not permit you to leave’. So he urged him and requested him, but he refused, rejecting it. And I and Musaddaf were with him. So Musaddaf said to him, ‘May I be sacrificed for you, but this one is a dog. He has troubled you, and I fear that he would make you return, and I do not know what would be the order of Abu Ja’far (Al-Mansour). If you permit us, I and Murazim can strike his neck, then throw him (his body) in the river’. He said: ‘Restrain yourself, O Musaddaf’. So he did not stop requesting him until most of the night had passed, and he permitted him to pass. He said: ‘O Murazim, is this better or that which you had said?’ I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you, this (is better)’. So he said: ‘The man comes out of the smaller humiliation, but that pushes him enter into the greater humiliation’.

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

50. From him, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Hajjaal, from Hafs Bin Abu A’isha who said: ‘Abu Abdullah (asws) sent one of his (asws) servants on an errand. He was delayed. So Abu Abdullah (asws) went out to see why he had been delayed. He (asws) found him sleeping. So he (asws) sat near to his head and caressed it (and waited) until he woke up. So when he was awake, Abu Abdullah (asws) said to him: ‘O so and so, by Allah (azwj), that is not for you. The night is for you to sleep in and the day from you is for us (asws)’.

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

51. From him, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al-Hakam, from Hassaan, from Abu Ali who said: ‘I heard Abu Abdullah (asws) saying: ‘Do not mention our (asws) secrets opposite to what we (asws) say publicly, and do not publicise us (asws) opposite to our (asws) secrets. It suffices for you all that you should say what we (asws) say, and remain silent about what we have observed silence on. You have seen that Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic have never Kept any good for anyone from the people in opposition to us (asws). Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic Says: “[24:63] therefore let those beware who go against his order lest a trial afflict them or there befalls upon them a painful chastisement.”

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