94 - عن عيسى بن أبي منصور قال: كنت عند أبي عبد الله (ع) أنا وعبد الله بن أبي يعفور وعبد الله بن طلحة، فقال (ع) إبتداء: يا ابن أبي يعفور، قال رسول الله (ص) سِتُّ خصالٍ مَن كُنّ فيه كان بين يدي الله (جلّ جلاله) وعن يمين الله (جلّ جلاله قال ابن أبي يعفور: وما هي؟ جعلت فداك. قال يُحبّ المرءُ المسلم لأخيه ما يُحبُّ لأعزّ أهله ويكره المرءُ المسلم لأخيه ما يكره لأعزِّ أهله ويناصحه الولاية. فبكى ابن أبي يعفور وقال: كيف يناصحه الولاية؟ قال يا ابن أبي يعفور، إذا كان منه بتلك المنـزلة بَثَّه همَّهُ؛ هَمَّ لهمِّه وفرِحَ لفرحِه إنْ هو فرحَ وحزنَ لحُزنِه إنْ هو حزنَ فإنْ كان عندَه ما يفَرّجُ عنهُ فرَّجَ عنه وإلاّ دعا اللهُ له. قال: ثم قال أبو عبد الله (ع) ثلاثٌ لكم وثلاثٌ لنا: أنْ تعرِفوا فضلَنا وأنْ تطَأوا أعقابَنا وتنظُروا عاقبتَنا، فمَن كان هكذا كان بين يَدَي الله فيستضئ بنورِهم مَن هو أسفلُ منهُم، فأمّا الّذين عن يمين الله فلو أنهُم يراهم مَن دونهم لم يُهنّئهم العيشَ ممّا يرَون من فضلِهم. فقال ابن أبي يعفور: ما لهم فما يرونهم وهم عن يمين الله! قال يا ابن أبي يعفور، إنهم محجوبون بنورِ الله. أما بلَغَك حديث أنّ رسول الله (ص) كان يقولُ: إنّ المؤمنين عن يمين الله وبين يدي الله، وجوهُهم أبيضُ من الثّلج وأضوَء من الشمسِ الضّاحية، فيَسألُ السائلُ:مَن هؤلاء؟ فيقال: هؤلاءِ الذين تحابّوا في جلالِ الله.
94. It has been related that 'Isa ibn Abu Mansur said: 'Abd Allah ibn Abu Ya'fur, 'Abd Allah ibn Talha and I were with Abu 'Abd Allah 
when he spoke unprompted: 'O Ibn Abu Ya'fur, the Messenger of Allah has said: One who has six qualities shall be (placed) before Allah [M.G] and on His right side.' 'May I be ransomed for you! What are they?” asked Ibn Abu Ya'fur. The Imam said, 'The first is that a Muslim should love for his brother-in-faith what he loves for the dearest person in his family; and a Muslim should detest for his brother what he detests for the dearest in his family; and he should be sincere to him.' At this point, Ibn Abu Ya'fur wept and asked, 'How should he be sincere to him?' 'O' Ibn Abu Ya'fur,' the Imam responded, 'when the brother-in-faith is in a state of anxiety, he should share his anxiety; and if he is joyful, he should share his joy. If he is grieved, he should share his grief; and if he is able to relieve him of distress, he should do so, otherwise he should pray to Allah for him. Then, Abu 'Abd Allah said, 'These three qualities are for you and the remaining three qualities are for us: you should recognize our superiority, you should tread in our footsteps, and you should await for our future rule. So, whoever has had all these qualities shall be before Allah; and by their radiance, those below them will be illumined. As for those who shall be on the right side of Allah, they shall be such that if others happen to see their status, they would find life unbearable because of what they would witness of the former's superiority.' So, Ibn Abu Ya'fur asked, 'Why would they not be seen by others if they were on the right side of Allah?' The Imam replied, 'They shall be covered with the light of Allah. Have you not heard the tradition that the Messenger of Allah used to say: Indeed, the Believers shall be on the right side and before Allah, and their faces shall be whiter than snow and more radiant than the shining Sun? And people will ask: Who are they? And it will be said: These are those who loved each other for the sake of Allah.'
