Hadith 85

Tafseer Al Ayyashi – from Sallam who said, ‘I was in the presence of Abu Ja’far-asws when Humran Bin Ayn entered to see him-asws. He asked him-asws about things. When Humran thought of standing up (to leave), he said to Abu Ja’far-asws, ‘I inform you-asws, may Allah-azwj Prolong your-asws remaining and Make us enjoy with you-asws! We come to you, so we do not exit from your-asws presence until our hearts become kind, and our souls are extracted from the world, and whatever is in the hands of the people for these wealth’s becomes less insignificant. Then we exit from your-asws presence, and when we come to be with the people and the business men, the world becomes beloved to us’. He (the narrator) said, ‘Abu Ja’far-asws said: ‘But rather these are hearts. Sometimes the matter is difficult upon it, and at times it is easy’. Then Abu Ja’far-asws said: ‘But the companions of Rasool-Allah-saww said, ‘O Rasool-Allah-saww! We fear the hypocrisy upon us’’. He-asws said: ‘He-saww said to them: ‘And why are you fearing that? ’
They said, ‘When we are in your-saww presence, you-saww remind us of our awe and our fear, and we forget the world and become ascetic in it until it is as if we can witness the Hereafter, and the Paradise, and the Fire, and (although) we are with you-saww, and when we enter these houses and we smell the children, and we see the dependants, and the family, and the wealth, we almost transfer away from the state which we had been upon it in your-saww presence, and until it is as if we had not been upon anything. Do you-saww fear upon it that this would be hypocrisy? ’
Rasool-Allah-saww said to them: ‘Never! This is from the footsteps of Satan-la making you desirous regarding the world. By Allah-azwj! If you were to be constantly upon the state which you had been upon while you were in my-saww presence in the state which you have described yourselves with, the Angels would shake your hands and you would be walking upon the water. And if you had not sinned (then) sough Forgiveness of Allah-azwj, Allah-azwj would have Created creatures lest they sin, then seek Forgiveness, so He-azwj Forgives them. Surely the Momin is weak penitent. Have you not heard His-azwj Words: Allah Loves the repenting ones, [2: 222]; And seek Forgiveness of your Lord repenting to Him, surely my Lord is Merciful, Affectionate [11: 90]’’. [94]