Hadith 90

(The book) ‘Al Kafi’ – A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Muhammad Bin Abu Al Asbagh, from Bundar Bin Aasim, raising it, Abu Abdullah-asws has said: ‘No one has sought a means to me-asws with a means, and did not beseech with an appeal, closer for him to what he wants from me-asws, than a man to whom a hand (favour) from me-asws has preceded, (and) I-asws follow it with its sister (another one), and good deed of its Lord-azwj, for I-asws view that refusing the latter one cuts off the tongue of thanks of the former ones, nor do I-asws anger myself-asws by returning the needs early morning. And the poet has said: ‘If you face to risk the dignity of your face, you should face such risk before a king and generous person. If a generous person promises to do a favour to you and he, does it in time without any delays; and if he favour come as soon as an appeal is made, the appeal become more preferable than the favour’’. [117]