10-56 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ibn Abi Umayr, on the authority of Aban ibn Uthman, “A man went to see Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) and said, ‘O may my parents be your ransom! Please advise me.’ Then the Imam (MGB) said, ‘When you know that the Blessed the Sublime God has promised to give you your share of daily bread, why are you so worried about earning it? When you know that you have a certain portion of daily bread, why are you so greedy? If you know that the Reckoning is right, why do you gather so much wealth? If you know that God will reward you, then why are you so miserly? If you know that there will be a punishment in the Fire, why do you commit sins? If you know that certainly you will die, why are you so happy? If you know that God sees all your deeds, why do you plot? If you know that you must cross the Bridge , why are you selfish? If you know that everything is due to Divine destiny, why are you sad? If you know that this world is ephemeral, why do you rely on it?’”