خَطَبَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَ أَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَ قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّهُ إِنَّمَا هَلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ حَيْثُ مَا عَمِلُوا مِنَ الْمَعَاصِي وَ لَمْ يَنْهَهُمُ الرَّبَّانِيُّونَ وَ الْأَحْبَارُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ وَ إِنَّهُمْ لَمَّا تَمَادَوْا فِي الْمَعَاصِي وَ لَمْ يَنْهَهُمُ الرَّبَّانِيُّونَ وَ الْأَحْبَارُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ نَزَلَتْ بِهِمُ الْعُقُوبَاتُ فَأْمُرُوا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَ انْهَوْا عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَ اعْلَمُوا أَنَّ الْأَمْرَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَ النَّهْيَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ لَمْ يُقَرِّبَا أَجَلًا وَ لَمْ يَقْطَعَا رِزْقاً إِنَّ الْأَمْرَ يَنْزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ كَقَطْرِ الْمَطَرِ إِلَى كُلِّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا قَدَّرَ اللَّهُ لَهَا مِنْ زِيَادَةٍ أَوْ نُقْصَانٍ فَإِنْ أَصَابَ أَحَدَكُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ فِي أَهْلٍ أَوْ مَالٍ أَوْ نَفْسٍ وَ رَأَى عِنْدَ أَخِيهِ غَفِيرَةً فِي أَهْلٍ أَوْ مَالٍ أَوْ نَفْسٍ فَلَا تَكُونَنَّ عَلَيْهِ فِتْنَةً فَإِنَّ الْمَرْءَ الْمُسْلِمَ لَبَرِيءٌ مِنَ الْخِيَانَةِ مَا لَمْ يَغْشَ دَنَاءَةً تَظْهَرُ فَيَخْشَعُ لَهَا إِذَا ذُكِرَتْ وَ يُغْرَى بِهَا لِئَامُ النَّاسِ كَانَ كَالْفَالِجِ الْيَاسِرِ الَّذِي يَنْتَظِرُ أَوَّلَ فَوْزَةٍ مِنْ قِدَاحِهِ تُوجِبُ لَهُ الْمَغْنَمَ وَ يُدْفَعُ بِهَا عَنْهُ الْمَغْرَمُ وَ كَذَلِكَ الْمَرْءُ الْمُسْلِمُ الْبَرِيءُ مِنَ الْخِيَانَةِ يَنْتَظِرُ مِنَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى إِحْدَى الْحُسْنَيَيْنِ إِمَّا دَاعِيَ اللَّهِ فَمَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لَهُ وَ إِمَّا رِزْقَ اللَّهِ فَإِذَا هُوَ ذُو أَهْلٍ وَ مَالٍ وَ مَعَهُ دِينُهُ وَ حَسَبُهُ إِنَّ الْمَالَ وَ الْبَنِينَ حَرْثُ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْعَمَلَ الصَّالِحَ حَرْثُ الْآخِرَةِ وَ قَدْ يَجْمَعُهُمَا اللَّهُ لِأَقْوَامٍ فَاحْذَرُوا مِنَ اللَّهِ مَا حَذَّرَكُمْ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ وَ اخْشَوْهُ خَشْيَةً لَيْسَتْ بِتَعْذِيرٍ وَ اعْمَلُوا فِي غَيْرِ رِيَاءٍ وَ لَا سُمْعَةٍ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يَعْمَلْ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ يَكِلْهُ اللَّهُ إِلَى مَنْ عَمِلَ لَهُ نَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مَنَازِلَ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَ مُعَايَشَةَ السُّعَدَاءِ وَ مُرَافَقَةَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ
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A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Abdul Rahman Bin Abu Najran, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Abu Hamza, from Yahya Bin Uqeyl, from Hasan who said, ‘Amir Al-Momineen<sup>asws</sup> addressed, so he<sup>asws</sup> Praised Allah<sup>azwj</sup> and Extolled Him<sup>azwj</sup>, and said: ‘After this, so he rather they were destroyed, the ones who was before you where whatever they did from the acts of disobedience and their Rabbis and the Monks did not forbid them from that. And whenever they deliberated in their acts of disobedience and their Rabbis and the Monks did not forbid them from that, the Punishments descended unto them. Therefore, enjoin with the good and forbid from the evil, and know that the enjoining of the good and the forbidding from the evil does not bring the term (death) any nearer and does not cut off the livelihood. The Command descends from the sky to the earth like drops of the rain to every soul with whatever Allah<sup>azwj</sup> has Measured for it, from an increase or a decrease. So, if one of your were to be hit by a difficulty in a family, or wealth, or self, and sees in the presence of his brother abundance of family, or wealth, or self, so a tribulation (distress) should not occur upon him, for the Muslim person is away from the treachery so long he does not let his lowliness to become apparent. So he should fear it when it is mentioned, and be tempted by it like the generality of the people, like the one paralysed on the left who is awaiting the first success from his sitting back so that the war booty would be Obligated upon him, and the fines would be repulsed from him (too long) . And similar to that is the Muslim person who is free from the treachery, awaiting from Allah<sup>azwj</sup> the Exalted, one of the two good deeds, either he supplicates to Allah<sup>azwj</sup> for whatever is better for him in the Presence of Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, or Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Grants him sustenance. So when he is with a family, and wealth, and with him is his religion, and it is sufficient for him that the wealth and the sons are a plantation of the world, and the righteous deeds are a plantation of the Hereafter, and Allah<sup>azwj</sup> has Gathered both of these for a people. Therefore, be cautious from Allah<sup>azwj</sup> whatever He<sup>azwj</sup> has Cautioned from Himself<sup>azwj</sup>, and fear Him<sup>azwj</sup> with a fear which is not with a pretext, and work without showing off nor to be heard (become famous), for the one who acts for other than Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, He<sup>azwj</sup> Allocates him to the one who he has acted for. We<sup>asws</sup> hereby ask Allah<sup>azwj</sup> for the status of the martyrs, and the happy living, and friendship of the Prophets<sup>as</sup>’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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