Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Hadith 490
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3607 - وَ قَالَ سَدِيرٌ اَلصَّيْرَفِيُّ : قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَيُّ شَيْءٍ عَلَى اَلرَّجُلِ فِي طَلَبِ اَلرِّزْقِ فَقَالَ "يَا سَدِيرُ إِذَا فَتَحْتَ بَابَكَ وَ بَسَطْتَ بِسَاطَكَ فَقَدْ قَضَيْتَ مَا عَلَيْكَ".
Hadith.3607 - Sadir Al-Sayrafi said: I asked Abu Abdullah (as): "What is required of a man in seeking sustenance?" Imam (as) replied: "O Sadir, if you open your door and spread your mat, then you have fulfilled what is required of you."
Source: Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq

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