سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) يَقُولُ فِيمَا نَاجَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِهِ مُوسَى ( عليه السلام ) يَا مُوسَى لَا تَرْكَنْ إِلَى الدُّنْيَا رُكُونَ الظَّالِمِينَ وَ رُكُونَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَهَا أَباً وَ أُمّاً يَا مُوسَى لَوْ وَكَلْتُكَ إِلَى نَفْسِكَ لِتَنْظُرَ لَهَا إِذاً لَغَلَبَ عَلَيْكَ حُبُّ الدُّنْيَا وَ زَهْرَتُهَا يَا مُوسَى نَافِسْ فِي الْخَيْرِ أَهْلَهُ وَ اسْتَبِقْهُمْ إِلَيْهِ فَإِنَّ الْخَيْرَ كَاسْمِهِ وَ اتْرُكْ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا مَا بِكَ الْغِنَى عَنْهُ وَ لَا تَنْظُرْ عَيْنُكَ إِلَى كُلِّ مَفْتُونٍ بِهَا وَ مُوكَلٍ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ وَ اعْلَمْ أَنَّ كُلَّ فِتْنَةٍ بَدْؤُهَا حُبُّ الدُّنْيَا وَ لَا تَغْبِطْ أَحَداً بِكَثْرَةِ الْمَالِ فَإِنَّ مَعَ كَثْرَةِ الْمَالِ تَكْثُرُ الذُّنُوبُ لِوَاجِبِ الْحُقُوقِ وَ لَا تَغْبِطَنَّ أَحَداً بِرِضَى النَّاسِ عَنْهُ حَتَّى تَعْلَمَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ رَاضٍ عَنْهُ وَ لَا تَغْبِطَنَّ مَخْلُوقاً بِطَاعَةِ النَّاسِ لَهُ فَإِنَّ طَاعَةَ النَّاسِ لَهُ وَ اتِّبَاعَهُمْ إِيَّاهُ عَلَى غَيْرِ الْحَقِّ هَلَاكٌ لَهُ وَ لِمَنِ اتَّبَعَهُ .
Translation
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from one of his companions, from Ibn Abu Yafour who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup>: ‘Among what Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Whispered to Musa<sup>as</sup> with, was: “O Musa<sup>as</sup>! Do not incline towards the world like the inclining of the unjust ones, the ones who take it as a father and a mother. O Musa<sup>as</sup>! If I<sup>azwj</sup> were to Leave you<sup>as</sup> to yourself<sup>as</sup> for consideration of it, then the love for the world and its blossoms would overcome upon you<sup>as</sup>. O Musa<sup>as</sup>! Compete regarding the goodness with its people, and precede them to it, for the goodness is like its name and leave from the world what you<sup>as</sup> are self-sufficient from it, and your<sup>as</sup> eyes should not look towards every one intrigued by it and has allocated himself to it. And know, that every ‘<span class="iTxt">Fitna</span>’ (strife) begins by the love for the world; and do not seek anyone with a lot of wealth, for along with the abundance of wealth are a lot of sins for the Obligatory rights. And do not seek anyone by pleasing the people about him until you know that Allah<sup>azwj</sup> is Pleased from him, and do not seek people by obeying the people for him, for in obeying the people for him and seeking them for him upon other than the truth, there would be destruction for him and for the one who sought him”’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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