Hadith 86

(The book) ‘Uyoun Akhbar Al-Reza-asws, may the greetings be upon him-asws – from Al Sowfy, from Al Rubaie, from Abdul Azeem Al Hasany, ‘From Abu Ja’far-asws the 2nd, from his-asws forefathers-asws having said: ‘Salman-ra invited Abu Zarr-ra, may Allah-azwj have Mercy on both of them-ra, to his-ra house. He-ra forwarded two loaves to him-ra, so Abu Zarr-ra took the two loaves and kissed them. Salman-ra said, ‘O Abu Zarr-ra! For which thing (reason) are you-ra kissing these two loaves? ’
He-ra said, ‘I-ra feared they might not be well-cooked’. Salman-ra was angered from that with severe anger, then said, ‘How audacious you-ra are whereby you-ra turned the two loaves! By Allah-azwj There has worked in this bread, the water which is under the Throne, and the Angels have worked in it until they cast it to the wind, and the wind worked in it until it cast it to the clouds, and the clouds worked in it until they rained it to the ground, and the thunder and the Angels worked in it until they placed it in places, and the ground worked in it, and the wood, and the iron, and the beasts, and the fire, and the firewood, and the salt, and many what I-ra cannot count! So how can is be for you-ra to establish the thanks for this? ’
Abu Zarr-ra said, ‘I-ra hereby repent to Allah-azwj and seek Forgiveness of Allah-azwj from what I‑ra have done, and I-ra apologise to you-ra from what you-ra have disliked’. He-asws said: ‘And Salman-ra invited Abu Zarr-ra, may Allah-azwj have Mercy on them-asws both, one night to a meal. He-ra forwarded to him dried bread from a basket and moistened it from a small cup. Abu Zarr-ra said, ‘How good is this bread, if only there had been salt with it! ’
Salman-ra stood up and went out. He-ra pawned his cup for some salt and carried it to him-ra. Abu Zarr-ra went on to eat that bread and sprinkle that salt upon it and saying, ‘The Praise is for Allah-azwj Who has Graced us this contentment’. Salman-ra said: ‘Had there been contentment, my-ra cup would not have been pawned’’. [88]