Then he -asws said: ‘We -asws are the Favour which Allah -azwj has Favoured with upon His -azwj servants, and with us -asws will be the successful ones, who would succeed on the Day of Judgment’.
[12] عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ أَبِي الْمَغْرَاءِ عَنْ زَيْدٍ الشَّحَّامِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ هِلَالٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (عليه السلام) إِنِّي لَا أَكَادُ أَلْقَاكَ إِلَّا فِي السِّنِينَ فَأَوْصِنِي بِشَيْءٍ آخُذُ بِهِ قَالَ أُوصِيكَ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ وَ صِدْقِ الْحَدِيثِ وَ الْوَرَعِ وَ الِاجْتِهَادِ وَ اعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لَا يَنْفَعُ اجْتِهَادٌ لَا وَرَعَ مَعَهُ A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ali Bin Al-Hakam, from Abu Al-Magra’a, from Zayd Al-Shahaam, from Amro Bin Saeed Bin Hilal who said: ‘I said to Abu Abdullah -asws , ‘I hardly ever meet you -asws after years, so advise me with something that I can take to it’.
He -asws said: ‘I -asws advise you to fear Allah -azwj , and be truthful in (narrating) the Hadeeth, and the piety , and strive hard (Ijtihad for your affairs). And know that he who has not piety with him would not benefit from his hard work (in submission to Allah -azwj ).
And beware of ‘تُطْمِحَ نَفْسَكَ’ the craving desires of your ‘Nafs’ [13] that (tempt you to have) which is with the one above you, hence restrain from that.
Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic has Said to His -azwj Messenger -saww : “[9:55] Let not then their property and their children excite your admiration” , and Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic Said to His -azwj Messenger -saww : “[20:131] And do not stretch your eyes after that with which We have provided different classes of them, (of) the splendour of this world’s life” .