O Ali, three categories (of people) are the guests of God:...

O Ali, three categories (of people) are the guests of God: they are a man who visits his faithful brother for God's sake. This man is certainly God's guest, and it is incumbent upon God to honor His guests and satisfy their needs. The second is a man who offers a prayer and immediately offers another. He is surely God's guest and it is incumbent upon God to honor His guest. The hajji and the performer of umrah are the delegations to God, and it is incumbent upon God to honor His delegations.

O Ali, three matters are rewarded in this world and the world to come: the hajj eradicates poverty, the almsgiving eradicates catastrophes, and regard of the relatives increases the age. O Ali, the deeds of those who do not enjoy the following three characters are nil: piety that impedes against committing acts of disobedience to God the Glorified the Majestic, knowledge that protects against the ignorance of the foolish ones, and an intellect that helps in associating with people courteously.

O Ali, three men will be stood under the shade of the (Divine) Throne on the Day of Resurrection: they are a man who likes for his friend whatever he likes for himself, a man who stops doing any thing before he realizes whether it pleases or displeases God, and a man who does not find fault with his friends before he himself gets rid of that fault. A man will find a new fault with himself whenever he gets rid of one. It is quite sufficient for a man to engage with himself.

O Ali, three matters are within the doors to charity: they are generosity, good wording, and steadfastness against harm. O Ali, it is written in the Torah that four matters always accompany other four ones. He who begins his day with acquisitiveness is beginning his day with discontentment to God. He who complains about misfortune is complaining his Lord. Two thirds of the religion of him who declines before a rich man are gone.

The people of this umma who will be in Hell are surely those who deride and disregard the Verses (or signs) of God. Four matters always accompany other four ones. He who holds a position of leadership will surely act arbitrarily. He who does not seek others' advice will surely regret. As you subjugate, you will surely be subjugated. Poverty is the grand death. The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) was asked whether the intended poverty is the financial neediness.

He answered: No, it is the poverty of the religion.