1599 - الحَثُّ عَلَى التَّكَسُّبِ بِاليَدِ

1599. ENCOURAGEMENT OF EARNING

5522.داوود عليه السلام - لَمّا مَرَّ بِإسكافٍ - : يا هذا اِعمَلْ وكُل ، فَإنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ مَن يَعمَلُ ويَأكُلُ ، ولا يُحِبُّ مَن يَأكُلُ ولا يَعمَلُ .¹

5522. Prophet David (AS), when he walked past a shoemaker said, 'O person, work and eat, for Allah loves the one who works and eats, and does not love those who eat and do not work.' ²

5523.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ما أكَلَ أحَدٌ طَعاماً قطُّ خَيراً مِن أن يَأكُلَ مِن عَمَلِ يَدِهِ ، وإنّ نَبيَّ اللَّهِ داوودَ كانَ يَأكُلُ مِن عَمَلِ يَدِهِ .³

5523.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'There is absolutely no food better consumed than consuming from the earnings of one's own hand, and the prophet of Allah, David (AS) would eat from the labour of his hand.' ⁴

5524.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : خَيرُ الكَسبِ كَسبُ يَدَيِ العامِلِ إذا نَصَحَ .⁵

5524.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The best earning is that of the hands of a worker if he is faithful [honest in his work].' ⁶

5525.كتاب من لا يحضره الفقيه : كانَ أميرُ المؤمنينَ عليه السلام يَخرُجُ في الهاجِرَةِ في الحاجَةِ قد كُفِيَها يُريدُ أن يَراهُ اللَّهُ تعالى‏ يُتعِبُ نفسَهُ في طَلَبِ الحَلالِ .⁷

5525. It is narrated in Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih: 'The Commander of the Faithful (AS) would leave in the midday heat to work, wanting Allah, most High to see him tiring himself out in acquiring a lawful earning.' ⁸

5526.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنَّ أميرَ المؤمنينَ عليه السلام أعتَقَ ألفَ مَملوكٍ مِن كَدِّ يَدِهِ .⁹

5526.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The Commander of the Faithful (AS) freed one thousand slaves as a result of what he earned with his own hands' labour.' ¹⁰

5527.كتاب من لايحضره الفقيه عن الفَضلُ بن أبي قُرَّةَ : دَخَلنا على‏ أبي عبدِاللَّهِ عليه السلام وهُو يَعمَلُ في حائطٍ لَهُ ، فقُلنا : جَعَلَنا اللَّهُ فِداكَ ، دَعْنا نَعمَلْ لكَ أو تَعمَلْهُ الغِلمانُ ، قالَ : لا ، دَعُوني فإنّي أشتَهي أن يَرانيَ اللَّهُ عَزَّوجلَّ أعمَلُ بِيَدي وأطلُبُ الحلالَ في أذى‏ نَفسِي .¹¹

5527. It is narrated in Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih, from Al-Fadl b. Abi Qurra: 'We walked into the presence of Abu Abdillah [al-Sadiq] (AS) and he was working at fixing his wall, so we said, 'May Allah sacrifice us for you, let us work for you, or let the servants do it.' He said, 'No, let me be, for I desire for Allah to see me working with my hands and earning a lawful livelihood through tiring my own self.' ¹²

343 - الكسب‏

343. EARNINGS

1598 - أطيَبُ الكَسبِ‏

1598. THE BEST OF EARNINGS

5520.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ أطيَبَ الكَسبِ كَسبُ التُّجّارِ الذينَ إذا حَدَّثُوا لم يَكذِبُوا ، وإذا ائتُمِنُوا لم يَخُونُوا ، وإذا وَعَدُوا لم يُخلِفُوا ، وإذا اشتَرَوا لم يَذُمُّوا ، وإذا باعُوا لم يُطرُوا ، وإذا كانَ علَيهِم لم يَمطُلُوا ، وإذا كانَ لَهُم لَم يُعَسِرُوا .¹

5520.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The best of earnings is the earning of traders who when they speak they do not lie, when they are entrusted with something they do not betray, when they promise they do not breach, when they buy they do not defame [the goods], when they sell they do not praise [their own goods], when they are in debt they do not delay its repayment, and if they are owed [money] they do not force [their debtor].' ²

5521.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أطيَبُ كَسبِ المُسلمِ سَهمُهُ في سَبيلِ اللَّهِ .³

5521.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The best [legitimate] earning of a Muslim is through striving on the path of Allah.' ⁴