[Machine] "To propose to whomever he wished and exempt him from the treasury." He said, "So he sent me a message that the Commander of the Faithful had written to me, wishing to grant you permission and honor you." He said, "Amir Fulan is more in need of that than me." He said, "He means a man who had been quarreling with them for a long time without being given permission. He commanded me to instruct you to propose to whomever you wished and exempt you from the treasury." He said, "I am constantly proposing." He said, "To whom?" He said, "To whoever accepts a silver coin and a date." Then he approached his sitting companions and said, "I ask you, tell me, is there anyone among you who does not have a branch from his heart for his family?" They said, "O Allah, no, indeed." He said, "Then is there anyone among you who does not have a branch from his heart for his children?" They said, "O Allah, no, indeed." He said, "By the One in whose hand is my soul, that the teeth differ in my jaws is dearer to me than to be like this. By Allah, I will make sorrow into one sorrow." Al-Hasan said, "So he did."  

أَنْ يَخْطُبَ إِلَى مَنْ شَاءَ فَأَمْهِرْ عَنْهُ مِنْ بَيْتِ الْمَالِ قَالَ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَدْ كَتَبَ إِلَيَّ أَنْ أُحْسِنَ إِذْنَكَ وَأُكْرِمَكَ قَالَ يَقُولُ عَامِرٌ فُلَانٌ أَحْوَجُ إِلَى ذَلِكَ مِنِّي قَالَ يَعْنِي رَجُلًا كَانَ قَدْ أَطَالَ الِاخْتِلَافَ إِلَيْهِمْ لَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُ وَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ آمُرَكَ أَنْ تَخْطُبَ إِلَى مَنْ شِئْتَ وَأُمْهِرَ عَنْكَ مِنْ بَيْتِ الْمَالِ قَالَ أَنَا فِي الْخِطْبَةِ دَائِبٌ قَالَ إِلَى مَنْ؟ قَالَ إِلَى مَنْ يَقْبَلُ الْفُلْقَةَ وَالتَّمْرَةَ قَالَ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى جُلَسَائِهِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَائِلُكُمْ فَأَخْبَرُونِي هَلْ مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا لِأَهْلِهِ مِنْ قَلْبِهِ شُعْبَةٌ؟ قَالُوا اللَّهُمَّ لَا أَيْ بَلَى قَالَ فَهَلْ مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا لِوَلَدِهِ مِنْ قَلْبِهِ شُعْبَةٌ؟ قَالُوا اللَّهُمَّ لَا أَيْ بَلَى قَالَ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَأَنْ تَخْتَلِفَ الْأَسِنَّةُ فِي جَوَانِحِي أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَكُونَ هَكَذَا أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لَأَجْعَلَنَّ الْهَمَّ هَمًّا وَاحِدًا قَالَ الْحَسَنُ فَفَعَلَ