Then he goes out to Allah ‑azwj the Exalted...

Then he goes out to Allah ‑azwj the Exalted, neither carrying any wealth nor transferring any building. (An extract) [4] Wealth cannot be gathered except… في كتاب الخصال عن محمد بن اسمعيل بن بزيع قال: سمعت الرضا عليه السلام يقول: لا يجتمع المال الا بخمس خصال: بخل شديد وامل طويل، وحرص غالب، و قطيعة رحم، وايثار الدنيا على الاخرة.

In the Book Al-Khisaal – From Muhammad Bin Ismail Bin Bazi’e who said, ‘I heard Al-Reza -asws saying: ‘Wealth cannot be gathered except by five characteristics – Extreme stinginess, and long hopes, and overwhelming greed, and severing of family ties, and giving preference to the world over the Hereafter’.

[5] Praying for the adequate: اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ لَا تَشْغَلْنِي عَنْ ذِكْرِكَ بِإِكْثَارٍ عَلَيَّ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا تُلْهِينِي عَجَائِبُ بَهْجَتِهَا وَ تَفْتِنُنِي زَهَرَاتُ زِينَتِهَا وَ لَا بِإِقْلَالٍ يَضُرُّ بِعَمَلِي كَدُّهُ وَ يَمْلَأُ صَدْرِي هَمُّهُ وَ أَعْطِنِي ‏بِذَلِكَ غِنًى عَنْ شِرَارِ خَلْقِكَ وَ بَلَاغاً أَنَالُ بِهِ رِضَاكَ يَا رَحْمَانُ O Allah -azwj !

Send Your -azwj blessing on Mohammed -saww and the family of Mohammed -asws and do not make me preoccupied with too blessings of this world such that I neglect Your -azwj remembrance. Do not give me too many (worldly blessings) such that I become fond of its wondering happiness and such that I become charmed by its shining decorations. (Also) do not give me too little such that my good deeds are affected by working too hard for this world and such that I continuously worry about it.

Give me enough so that I do not need the evil ones from Your -azwj creation and enough that I can attain Your -azwj pleasure, O the Most Merciful. (An Extract – from bidding farewell to Imam Hussain ‑asws ) . [6] في كتاب التوحيد باسناده إلى أبان الاحمر عن الصادق عليه السلام انه جاء إليه رجل فقال له بابى انت وامى عظني موعظة.

In the Book Al Tawheed, by its chain going up to Aban Al Ahmar, (It has been narrated) from Al-Sadiq -asws , that a man came up to him -asws and said to him -asws , ‘May my father and my mother be sacrificed for you -asws , give me some advice’. فقال عليه السلام: ان كان الحسنات حقا فالجمع لماذا ؟ وان كان الخلف من الله عزوجل حقا فالبخل لماذا ؟ So, he -asws said: ‘If the good deeds were the true reality, then why the gathering (of the wealth)?

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