Usul16

Advice ‘Amir al Mu’minin, to his servant

alkafi-14779Vol. 8, p. 72

إِنَّ مَوْلًى لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع سَأَلَهُ مَالًا فَقَالَ يَخْرُجُ عَطَائِي فَأُقَاسِمُكَ هُوَ فَقَالَ لَا أَكْتَفِي وَ خَرَجَ إِلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ فَوَصَلَهُ فَكَتَبَ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يُخْبِرُهُ بِمَا أَصَابَ مِنَ الْمَالِ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ مَا فِي يَدِكَ مِنَ الْمَالِ قَدْ كَانَ لَهُ أَهْلٌ قَبْلَكَ وَ هُوَ صَائِرٌ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ بَعْدَكَ وَ إِنَّمَا

‘A slave of Amir-ul-Momineen (asws) asked him (asws) for some wealth, so he (asws) said: ‘When my (asws) share comes to me (asws) I (asws) will distribute it to you’. He said, ‘I am not content’, and he went to Muawiya who gave it to him. So he wrote to Amir-ul-Momineen (asws) informing him (asws) of what he had receiv