Retour sûr de la Confiance

3. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Khalid from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya from his grandfather, al-Hassan ibn Rashid from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that Amir al-Mu’minin, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘You must return a trust even if an assassin of the children of the prophet has left it with you.’”

"L'Imam des croyants (que la prière d'Allah et Ses bénédictions soient sur lui) a dit : 'Rendez la confiance, même à l'assassin du fils des prophètes.'"

4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Isma’il ibn Marrar from Yunus from ‘Umar ibn abu Hafs who has said the following: “I heard abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, saying, ‘You must maintain piety before Allah and you must return a trust to the one who has entrusted you with it. Even if the assassin of Ali ibn abu Talib entrusted me with something, I had to return it to him safely.’”

Craignez Allah et veillez à restituer toute amana à celui qui vous l'a confiée, même si Ali ibn Abi Talib (que la paix soit sur lui) vous confie une amana, vous devez la lui restituer.

5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Sinan from ‘Ammar ibn Marwan who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said in one of his advices, ‘You must take notice that even if the assassin of Ali, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, who struck him (the Imam) with his sword had entrusted me with something, asked for my opinion and consultation and I had accepted, I most certainly had to return his trust safely.’”

"Sache que celui qui frappe Ali (que la paix soit sur lui) avec l'épée et le combat, s'il me confie quelque chose, me demande conseil et me consulte, puis que j'accepte cela de lui, je lui rendrai la confiance."

6. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar from Hafs ibn Qurt who has said the following: “I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, ‘There was a woman in al-Madinah and people left their slave-girls with her to train them. We said that there is no one on whom wealth is poured as it is poured before her.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is because she spoke the truth, returned the trust safely and that is what attracts wealth.’ Safwan has said, ‘I heard this Hadith from Hafs later on.’”

Une femme à Médine réparait les esclaves que les gens lui confiaient, et elle recevait des provisions abondantes en récompense. Le Prophète a expliqué que sa véracité, son respect des engagements et sa fiabilité étaient les raisons de cette abondance de provisions.

7. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy, who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ‘One who does not keep a trust safely is not of our people/ The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Trustworthiness attracts wealth and treachery attracts poverty.’”

Le Messager d'Allah (que la prière d'Allah et Son salut soient sur lui et sa famille) a dit : "Celui qui trahit la confiance n'est pas des nôtres." Et le Messager d'Allah (que la prière d'Allah et Son salut soient sur lui et sa famille) a dit : "La confiance attire la subsistance, et la trahison attire la pauvreté."

8. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Khalid from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn al-Qasim who has said the following: “I once asked abu al-Hassan, Musa, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about a man who entrusted another man with a certain amount of property. The man with whom goods were left was from Arab people and he was not able to return anything. The other man was not able to do anything against him. The entrusting man was a filthy foreigner and has not asked for anything.’ He (the Imam) said to me, ‘Tell him to return his trust; he entrusted him with trust of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious.’ I then said, ‘Ali ibn al- Nu’man has purchased from an ‘Abbaside woman a certain piece of their (land) and he has a document that says she has received payment; but in fact she has not received any payment. Should he pay her or refuse to pay?’ He (the Imam) said to me, ‘Tell him to deny paying her with strongest denial; she has sold what did not belong to her.’”

9. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Nahdiy from Kathir ibn Yunus from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Sayabah who has said the following: “When my father, Sayabah, passed away, one of his brothers came to me and knocked at the door. I went out to meet him. He offered me condolence and asked, ‘Has your father left anything?’ I replied, ‘No, he has not left anything.’ He then gave to me a bag with a thousand dirham in it and said, ‘Keep it (the capital) safe and use its profits.’ I went to my mother while I was very happy and informed her about it. During the night I visited a friend of my father and he purchased for me certain Sabiriy goods. I then opened a shop and Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, granted me a great deal of good things. The time for Hajj came and I felt in my heart about performing Hajj. I went to my mother and informed her of my feeling about performing Hajj . She then told me to return the dirhams of so and so. I then took the dirhams and gave it to him. He became so happy as if he had received a gift. He said, ‘Perhaps, it is not enough. I am ready to give you more dirhams.’ I replied, ‘No, I thank you. I desire to perform Hajj and I like that your thing is in your own possession.’ I left for Hajj and completed the acts of Hajj. I then returned to al-Madinah and along with people went to visit abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam. Appointment was not required for visitation. I sat in the last rows of people; I was young. People asked him questions and he (the Imam) answered them. When many people left and the gathering was reduced he (the Imam) pointed to me and I went closer. He (the Imam) asked, ‘Do you need anything?’ I replied, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, I am ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Sayabah.’ He (the Imam) asked, ‘What has your father done?’ I replied, ‘He has passed away.’ He (the narrator) has said, ‘He (the Imam) expressed sorrow and sympathy.’ He (the narrator) has said, ‘He (the Imam) then asked, ‘Has he left anything?’ I replied, ‘No, he has not left any thing.’ He (the Imam) then asked, ‘By what means then were you able to perform Hajj?’ He (the narrator) has said, ‘I explained to him the story of the man with dirham. He (the Imam) did not allow me to finish the story and asked, ’What did you do with the thousand dirhams?’ He (the narrator) has said, ‘I said, “I returned it to its owner.’” He (the narrator) has said that he (the Imam) said, ‘You have done a very good deed’ and he said to me, ‘Would you like if I give a good advice?’ I replied, ‘Yes, I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘You must speak the truth and return a trust safely; you will share people in their wealth like this’ -he joined his fingers side by side. I followed his advice and was able to pay in charity three hundred thousand dirham.’”

Lorsque mon père Sayaba est décédé, un homme parmi ses frères est venu me voir, a frappé à ma porte, je suis sorti le rencontrer. Il m'a consolé et m'a demandé si mon père m'avait laissé quelque chose. J'ai répondu que non. Il m'a alors remis une bourse contenant mille dinars et m'a dit de bien la garder et d'en profiter. Je suis rentré chez ma mère, joyeux, et je lui ai raconté. Le soir venu, je suis allé voir un ami de mon père qui m'a acheté des marchandises, et j'ai eu beaucoup de bénédictions dans mes affaires. Puis le pèlerinage est arrivé, et j'ai ressenti le désir de partir pour La Mecque. Ma mère m'a dit de rendre les dinars à tel individu, je les lui ai donc remis comme un don. Il m'a demandé si je les avais dépensés, j'ai répondu que non, mais que le pèlerinage était dans mon cœur et j'ai préféré que ma richesse soit en ta possession. J'ai accompli mon pèlerinage, suis retourné à Médine, et suis allé voir Abu Abdillah (paix soit sur lui)...