قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) اقْصُرْ نَفْسَكَ عَمَّا يَضُرُّهَا مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تُفَارِقَكَ وَ اسْعَ فِي فَكَاكِهَا كَمَا تَسْعَى فِي طَلَبِ مَعِيشَتِكَ فَإِنَّ نَفْسَكَ رَهِينَةٌ بِعَمَلِكَ .
Translation
And from him, raising it, said, ‘Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘And from him, raising it, said, ‘Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Limit your ‘Nafs’ (soul) from what harms it before it departs from you and strive in its liberation just as you strive in seeking your livelihood, for your ‘Nafs’ is pledged with your deeds (<span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:74#h38"><a href="/books/quran:74#h38">[74:38]</a></a> Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns</span>)’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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