In his book “The Rewards of Deeds and The Punishment of Deeds”, Shaykh Sadooq narrates from Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Isaac al-Shaybani narrated from others from Imam Sadiq (as) that he said:
“No hand that reaches out to God is more beloved than a hand with an agate ring on it.”
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَى بْنِ الْمُتَوَكِّلِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْعَطَّارُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الرَّيَّانِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ رَفَعَهُ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ علیه السلام قَالَ
مَا رُفِعَتْ كَفٌّ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ كَفٍّ فِيهَا عَقِيقٌ
References:
- Ibn Babawiyyah, Muhammad ibn Ali, Shaykh Sadooq, The Reward of Deeds and the Punishment of Deeds – Qom, second edition, 1406 AH.
- Shaykh Hurr Ameli, Muhammad ibn Hassan, Guidance of the Ummah to the Rulings of the Imams (as) – Mashhad, first edition, 1414 AH.
- Sheikh Hurr Ameli, Muhammad ibn Hassan, Was’il u Al-Shi’a – Qom, first edition, 1409 AH.
- Shi’ry, Muhammad ibn Muhammad, Jame ‘al-Akhbar – Najaf, first edition, Bita.
- Ibn Tawus, Ali ibn Musa, Mahj al-Dawaat wa Manhaj al-Ibadat – Qom, first edition, 1411 AH.
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