سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) يَقُولُ اجْعَلُوا أَمْرَكُمْ هَذَا لِلَّهِ وَ لَا تَجْعَلُوهُ لِلنَّاسِ فَإِنَّهُ مَا كَانَ لِلَّهِ فَهُوَ لِلَّهِ وَ مَا كَانَ لِلنَّاسِ فَلَا يَصْعَدُ إِلَى اللَّهِ .
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ibn Fazzal, from Ali Bin Uqba, from his father who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> saying: ‘Make this matter of yours (<span class="iTxt">Al-Wilayah</span>) to be for Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, and do not make it to be for the people, for whatever was (performed) for Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, so it would be for Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, and whatever was (performed) for the people, so it would not ascend to Allah<sup>azwj</sup>’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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