قَالَ لِي وَيْحَكَ يَا أَبَا الرَّبِيعِ لَا تَطْلُبَنَّ الرِّئَاسَةَ وَ لَا تَكُنْ ذِئْباً وَ لَا تَأْكُلْ بِنَا النَّاسَ فَيُفْقِرَكَ اللَّهُ وَ لَا تَقُلْ فِينَا مَا لَا نَقُولُ فِي أَنْفُسِنَا فَإِنَّكَ مَوْقُوفٌ وَ مَسْئُولٌ لَا مَحَالَةَ فَإِنْ كُنْتَ صَادِقاً صَدَّقْنَاكَ وَ إِنْ كُنْتَ كَاذِباً كَذَّبْنَاكَ .
Translation
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Abu Al Rabie al Shamy, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup> having said to me: ‘Woe be unto you, O Abu Al-Rabie! You should neither seek the leadership, nor become a wolf, nor devour the people by us<sup>asws</sup> so Allah<sup>azwj</sup> would Impoverish you, and do not say regarding us<sup>asws</sup> what we<sup>asws</sup> are not saying regarding ourselves<sup>asws</sup>, for you would be made to pause and would inevitably be questioned. So if you were truthful, we<sup>asws</sup> would ratify you, and if you were a liar, we<sup>asws</sup> would belie you’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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