20-2 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله البرقي قال: حدثني محمد بن عبد الله بن مهران قال: حدثني علي بن الحسين ابن عبيدالله اليشكري قال: حدثني محمد بن المثنى الحضرمي، عن عثمان بن زيد، عن جابر بن يزيد، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: للمؤمن على الله عز وجل عشرون خصلة يفي له بها، على الله تبارك وتعالى أن لا يفتنه ولا يضله، وله على الله أن لا يعريه ولا يجوعه، وله على الله أن لا يشمت به عدوه، وله على الله أن لا يخذله ويعزله،وله على الله أن لا يهتك ستره، وله على الله أن لا يميته غرقا ولا حرقا، وله على الله أن لا يقع على شيء ولا يقع عليه شيء، وله على الله أن يقيه مكر الماكرين، وله على الله أن يعيذه من سطوات الجبارين، وله على الله أن يجعله معنا في الدنيا والآخرة، وله على الله أن لا يسلط عليه من الادواء ما يشين خلقته، وله على الله أن يعيذه من البرص والجذام وله على الله أن لا يميته على كبيرة، وله على الله أن لا ينسيه مقامه في المعاصي حتى يحدث توبة، وله على الله أن لا يحجب عنه معرفته بحجته، وله على الله أن لا يعـزز في قـلبه الباطل، وله على اللهأن يحشره يوم القيامة ونوره يسعى بين يديه، وله على الله أن يوفقه لكل خير، وله على الله أن لا يسلط عليه عدوه فيذله، وله على الله أن يختم له بالامن والايمان ويجعله معنا في الرفيق الاعلى. هذه شرائط الله عز وجل للمؤمنين

20-2 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn Aba Abdullah al-Barqy, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Mihran, on the authority of Ali ibn al-Hussein ibn Ubaydullah al-Yashkari, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Masna al-Hazrami, on the authority of Uthman ibn Zayd, on the authority of Jabir ibn Yazid that Abi Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) said, “There are twenty rights for a believer incumbent upon the Honorable the Exalted God. It is incumbent upon the Blessed the Sublime God not to put him through such a trial which would force him out of the religion. It is incumbent upon God not to leave him without any food or clothing. It is incumbent upon God not to let him be blamed by his enemies. It is incumbent upon God not to debase or belittle him. It is incumbent upon God not to divulge his secrets. It is incumbent upon God not to take away his life by drowning or burning. It is incumbent upon God not to have anything overtake him or for him to overtake something. It is incumbent upon God to help him out of the plots of those who plot. It is incumbent upon God to safeguard him from being overpowered by the oppressors. It is incumbent upon God to associate him with us in this world and the Hereafter. It is incumbent upon God not to give him a disease that would make His creation look bad. It is incumbent upon God to safeguard him from vitiligo and leprosy. It is incumbent upon God not to take away his life after having done a major sin. It is incumbent upon God to remind him of his sins so that he may repent. It is incumbent upon God not to deny him of the knowledge of His Proof. It is incumbent upon God not to make what is wrong dear in his heart. It is incumbent upon God to resurrect him along with us on the Resurrection Day with the light of hisfaith shining in front of him. It is incumbent upon God to make him succeed in all good affairs. It is incumbent upon God not to make him subdued by his enemies and be belittled. It is incumbent upon God to have him end up securely and with faith and join him up with us in the Highest Paradise. These are the Honorable the Exalted God’s conditions for believers.”

Al-Khiṣāl

Chapter #2