قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) يَا أَبَا النُّعْمَانِ لَا تَكْذِبْ عَلَيْنَا كَذِبَةً فَتُسْلَبَ الْحَنِيفِيَّةَ وَ لَا تَطْلُبَنَّ أَنْ تَكُونَ رَأْساً فَتَكُونَ ذَنَباً وَ لَا تَسْتَأْكِلِ النَّاسَ بِنَا فَتَفْتَقِرَ فَإِنَّكَ مَوْقُوفٌ لَا مَحَالَةَ وَ مَسْئُولٌ فَإِنْ صَدَقْتَ صَدَّقْنَاكَ وَ إِنْ كَذَبْتَ كَذَّبْنَاكَ .
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Is’haq Bin Ammar, from Abu Al Nu’man who said, ‘Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘O Abu Al-Nu’man! Do not lie against us<sup>asws</sup> (or) your true Religion would be Confiscated, and do not seek to become a leader for it would happen to be a sin, and do not devour (earn from) the people through us<sup>asws</sup>, for you would be poor, for you would be Paused inevitably and Questioned. So if you were truthful we<sup>asws</sup> would ratify you, and if you lie, we<sup>asws</sup> would belie you’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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