John Shaqi

مَا ذِئْبَانِ ضَارِيَانِ فِي غَنَمٍ لَيْسَ لَهَا رَاعٍ هَذَا فِي أَوَّلِهَا وَ هَذَا فِي آخِرِهَا بِأَسْرَعَ فِيهَا مِنْ حُبِّ الْمَالِ وَ الشَّرَفِ فِي دِينِ الْمُؤْمِنِ .


Translation

From him, from his father, from Usman Bin Isa, from Abu Ayoub, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘Two ferocious wolves among sheep not have shepherd for them, this one among its front ones and this one among its back ones, would not be quicker among them (to devour them) than the love of the wealth and the honour (popularity) would be (devouring) in the Religion of the <span class="iTxt">Momin</span>’.


Book (Kitab)كتاب الإيمان و الكفر
Chapter (Bab)بَابُ حُبِّ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْحِرْصِ عَلَيْهَا
CollectionAl-Kafi

Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni

Source

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