1. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from those who narrated to him from ibn Tayfur al-Mutatabbib who has said the following: “Once abu al-Hassan, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, asked me, ‘What do you ride?’ I replied, ‘It is a donkey.’ He (the Imam) asked, ‘For how much have you bought it?’ I replied, ‘I have bought it for thirteen dinars.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘This is improper spending. You have bought a donkey for thirteen dinar and ignored buying a mule.’ I then said, ‘My master, maintenance of a mule is more than that for a donkey.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘The one who maintains a donkey maintains a mule also. Did you not know that if one rides a stumper expecting our cause to materialize and makes our enemies feel jealous because he is counted on us, Allah manages his affairs, opens his chest, makes his wishes to come true and He is a helper in his affairs.’”
IsnādAl-Husayn ibn Muhammad, de Mu'alla ibn Muhammad, d'Ahmad ibn Muhammad, de celui qui lui a rapporté d'Ibn Tayfur al-Mutatabbib, a dit: Abu al-Hasan (que la paix soit sur lui) m'a demandé ce que je montais. J'ai répondu: un âne. Il a dit: Combien l'as-tu acheté? J'ai dit: Pour treize dinars. Il a dit: C'est du gaspillage que d'acheter un âne pour treize dinars et de laisser une selle. J'ai dit: Ô mon seigneur, le prix de la selle est plus élevé que celui de l'âne. Il a dit: Celui qui prend soin de l'âne prendra soin de la selle. Ne sais-tu pas que celui qui attache une monture en espérant en nous, irritant nos ennemis, et qui est affilié à nous, Allah facilitera sa subsistance, élargira sa poitrine, réalisera ses espoirs et l'aidera dans ses besoins.
