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3ـ داوود (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ لَمّا مَرَّ بِإسكافٍ ـ: يا هذا اِعمَلْ وكُل، فَإنَّ اللّهَ يُحِبُّ مَن يَعمَلُ ويَأكُلُ، ولا يُحِبُّ مَن يَأكُلُ ولا يَعمَلُ. |
| 3– 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.’[Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 42] |
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4ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): ما أكَلَ أحَدٌ طَعاماً قطُّ خَيراً مِن أن يَأكُلَ مِن عَمَلِ يَدِهِ، وإنّ نَبيَّ اللّهِ داوودَ كانَ يَأكُلُ مِن عَمَلِ يَدِهِ. |
| 4– 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.’[Kanz al- ‘Ummal, no. 9223] |
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5ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): خَيرُ الكَسبِ كَسبُ يَدَيِ العامِلِإذا نَصَحَ. |
| 5– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The best earning is that of the hands of a worker if he is faithful.’[Jami`a al-Ahadith, p. 76] |
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6ـ كانَ أميرُ المؤمنينَ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) يَخرُجُ في الهاجِرَةِ في الحاجَةِ قد كُفِيَها يُريدُ أن يَراهُ اللّهُ تعالى يُتعِبُ نفسَهُ في طَلَبِ الحَلالِ. |
| 6– It is narrated in Man La Yahzuruhu 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.’[al-Faqih, v. 3, p. 163, no. 3596] |
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7ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنَّ أميرَ المؤمنينَ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) أعتَقَ ألفَ مَملوكٍ مِن كَدِّ يَدِهِ. |
| 7– 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.’[al-Tahdhib, v. 6, p. 326, no. 3595] |
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8ـ عن الفَضل بن أبي قُرَّةَ: دَخَلنا على أبي عبدِاللّهِ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) وهُو يَعمَلُ في حائطٍ لَهُ، فقُلنا: جَعَلَنا اللّهُ فِداكَ، دَعْنا نَعمَلْ لكَ أو تَعمَلْهُ الغِلمانُ، قالَ: لا، دَعُوني فإنّي أشتَهي أن يَرانيَ اللّهُ عَزَّوجلَّ أعمَلُ بِيَدي وأطلُبُ الحلالَ في أذى نَفسِي. |
| 8- Al-Fazl b. Abi Qurra narrated, ‘We walked into the presence of Abu `Aabdillah [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.’[al-Faqih, v. 3, p. 163 no. 3595] |
