قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) لِرَجُلٍ اجْعَلْ قَلْبَكَ قَرِيناً بَرّاً أَوْ وَلَداً وَاصِلًا وَ اجْعَلْ عَمَلَكَ وَالِداً تَتَّبِعُهُ وَ اجْعَلْ نَفْسَكَ عَدُوّاً تُجَاهِدُهَا وَ اجْعَلْ مَالَكَ عَارِيَّةً تَرُدُّهَا .
Translation
From him, raising it, said: ‘Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> said to a man: ‘Make your heart to be a righteous companion as a child would be grateful to its parents, and make your deed to be a father which you follow (cheerfully), and make your ‘<span class="iTxt">Nafs</span>’ (yourself) to be an enemy against which you wage a war, and make your wealth as a lease you will be returning’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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