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7. Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad ibn Idris (RA) said: My father said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa said, on the authority of `Abd al-Rahman ibn Abu Najran, on the al-Mufaddal ibn Salih, on the authority of Jabir ibn Yazid al-Jufi that Abu Ja`far Muhammad ibn `Ali al-baqir (AS) said
Verily, Musa son of `Imran (AS) said: “O my Lord! I am pleased with what You have decreed regarding taking the souls of the elderly, and leaving the souls of the young.” Allah, the Mighty and High, replied, “O Musa! Are you not pleased with Me for being their Sustainer and Provider [kafil]?” Musa replied, “Of course, O Lord. You are the best Custodian, and the Best Provider.”
7 - حدثنا الحسين بن أحمد بن إدريس رحمه الله، قال: حدثنا أبي، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن عبد الرحمن بن أبي نجران، عن المفضل بن صالح، عن جابر بن يزيد الجعفي، عن أبي جعفر محمد بن علي الباقر عليهما السلام، قال
إن موسى بن عمران عليه السلام قال: يا رب رضيت بما قضيت تميت الكبير وتبقي الصغير، فقال الله عز وجل: يا موسى أما ترضاني لهم رازقا وكفيلا؟ قال: بلى يا رب فنعم الوكيل أنت ونعم الكفيل .
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