Al-Kāfi - Volume 8


Book 1, Chapter 171

The most beloved to The Messenger of Allah, Sallallahu ʿAlayhi waalihi
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عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ هِشَامٍ وَ غَيْرِهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (عليه السلام) قَالَ مَا كَانَ شَيْ‏ءٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (صلى الله عليه وآله) مِنْ أَنْ يُظِلَّ خَائِفاً جَائِعاً فِي اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ.


171. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Hisham and someone else, who has narrated the following: Abu Abdullah (a.s) said: ‘There was nothing more beloved to the Rasool Allah ﷺ than to remain fearful and hungry for the Sake of Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic’.