قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) إِنِّي وُلِّيتُ عَمَلًا فَهَلْ لِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ مَخْرَجٌ فَقَالَ مَا أَكْثَرَ مَنْ طَلَبَ الْمَخْرَجَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَعَسُرَ عَلَيْهِ قُلْتُ فَمَا تَرَى قَالَ أَرَى أَنْ تَتَّقِيَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ لَا تَعُدْهُ .
Translation
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Hammad, from Humeyd who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup>, ‘I am a government worker, so is there a way out for me from that?’ So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘How many are the ones who seek the way out from that but it is difficult upon them’. I said, ‘So what is your<sup>asws</sup> view?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘I<sup>asws</sup> see that you should be fearing Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic and not repeat it (working for the government)’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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