The Book of Characteristics · Hadith 48 (#Ḥadīth #2)

1-47 حدثنا جعفر بن علي بن الحسن بن علي بن عبد الله بن المغيرة الكوفي قال: حدثني جدي الحسن بن علي، عن جده عبد الله بن المغيرة، عن السكوني، عن جعفر بن محمد، عن أبيه عليهما السلام قال: أتى النبي صلى الله عليه وآله رجل فقال له: مالي لا احب الموت؟ فقال له: ألك مال؟ قال: نعم، قال: فقدمته؟ قال: لا، قال: فمن ثم لا تحب الموت

1-47 Ja’far ibn Ali ibn al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Abdullah ibn al-Muqayrih al-Kufy narrated that his grandfather Al-Hassan ibn Ali quoted on the authority of his great grandfather Abdullah ibn al-Muqayrih, on the authority of Al-Sakoony, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB), on the authority of his father As-Sajjad (MGB), “A man went to the Prophet (MGB) and asked, ‘Why is it that I do not like death?’ The Prophet (MGB) asked him, ‘Do you have any wealth?’ He replied, ‘Yes.’ The Prophet (MGB) asked, ‘Have you not sent your wealth ahead of you?’ He said, ‘No.’ The Prophet (MGB) said, ‘Then that is why you do not like death.’”

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