دِينُكَ لَحْمُكَ وَدَمُكَ...

دِينُكَ لَحْمُكَ وَدَمُكَ، فَإنْ صَلُحَ دِينُكَ صَلُحَ لَحْمُكَ وَ دَمُكَ وَ إِنْ فَسَدَ دِينُكَ فَسَدَ لَحْمُكَ وَ دَمُكَ، فَلاَ تَكُنْ كالْمِصْبَاحِ يُضِي‏ءُ لِلنَّاسِ وَ يُحْرِقُ نَفْسَهُ بِالنَّارِ، وَ أَخْرِجْ حُبَّ الدُّنْيَا عَنْ قَلْبِكَ فَإِنِّي لاَ أَجْمَعُ حُبيِّ وَحُبَّ الدُّنْيَا فِي قَلْبٍ وَاحِدٍ أَبَداً كما لاَ يَجْتَمِعُ الْمَاءُ وَ النَّارُ فِي إنَاءٍ وَاحِدٍ وَارْفَقْ بِنَفْسِكَ فِي جَمْعِ الرِّزْقِ، فَإنَّ الرِّزْقَ مَقْسُومٌ والْحَرِيصَ مَحْرُومٌ وَالبَخِيلَ مَذْمُومٌ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لاَ تَدَومُ وَالأَجَلَ مَعْلُومٌ وَ خَيْرُ الْحِكْمَةِ خَشْيَةُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَ خَيْرُ الْغَنِى القَنَاعَةُ وَ خَيْرُ الزَّادِ التَّقْوَى وَ شَرُّ صَلاَحِكُمُ الكِذْبُ وَ شَرُّ نَصِيحَتِكُمُ النَّمِيمَةُ وَ مَا رَبُّكَ بِظَلَّامٍ لِلْعَبِيدِ.

Chapter 14 Almighty Allah says: O, Sons of Adam! how many candles have been extinguished by the wind? How many worshippers' worship have been corrupted by their pride? How many poor people have been corrupted by their poverty? How many wealthy people have been corrupted by their wealth? How many healthy people have been corrupted by their good health? How many scholars have been corrupted because of their knowledge? O, Sons of Adam! cultivate for Me and get benefited from Me.

Ask from Me and do business with Me. Indeed, your benefits are from Me; they have not been seen by any eye, nor heard by any ear, nor thought of by any human mind. My treasure is endless. There will be no reduction in My Kingdom. I am the Most Generous Provider. O, Son of Adam! your religion is your flesh and blood. If you purify your Deen (religion) you have purified your flesh and blood. If you have corrupted your Deen (religion) you have corrupted your flesh and blood.

Don't be like a candle which is a light for people and burns itself out. Remove the love of this world from your heart. Indeed, I will not join My love and love of this world in one heart, as water and fire cannot join in one pot. Be moderate when you collect your provision. Indeed, the provision is already divided. Bounties are not permanent. Everyone knows of death. The greatest wisdom is fear of Almighty Allah. And the best of wealth is contentment. And the best of belongings is piety (taqwa).

And the worst of your weapons is lies and the worst of your advice is gossiping.

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