يا عليّ...

يا عليّ، أربع من كنّ فيه بنى الله تعالى له بيتاً في الجنّة: مَن آوى اليتيم، ورحم الضعيف، وأشفق على والديه، ورفق بمملوكه. يا عليّ، ثلاث من لقى الله عزّ وجلّ بهنّ فهو من أفضل الناس: مَن أتى الله بما افترض عليه فهو من أعبد الناس، ومَن ورع عن محارم الله عزّ وجلّ، فهو من أورع الناس، ومَن قنع بما رزقه الله، فهو من أغنى الناس.

The fugitive slaves until they return to their masters, the recalcitrant wives whose husbands are angry at them, those who refrain from defraying the zakat, those who leave the (ritual) ablution, the pubescent bondmaids who offer the prayers without veils, the imam (of a collective prayer) whose followers are not satisfied with him, the drunken, and those who resisted urination and excretion.

O Ali, Allah will establish a house in Paradise for those who enjoy four characters: to shelter the orphans, compassion the weak, treat the parents kindly, and treat the slaves leniently. O Ali, those who meet Allah enjoying three features are the most favorable of people: The best worshipper is he who fulfills the obligatory duties of Allah properly. The most pious of people is he who abstains from the forbidden matters.

The wealthiest of people is he who satisfies himself with that which Allah has given to him. يا عليّ، ثلاث لا تطيقها هذه الاُمّة: المواساة للأخ في ماله، وإنصاف الناس من نفسه، وذكر الله على كلّ حال، وليس هو سبحان الله والحمد لله ولا إله إلاّ الله والله أكبر، ولكن إذا ورد على ما يحرم عليه خاف الله عّز وجلّ عنده وتركه. يا عليّ، ثلاثة إن أنصفتهم ظلموك: السفلة وأهلك وخادمك. يا عليّ، ثلاثة لا ينتصفون من ثلاثة: حرّ من عبد، وعالم من جاهل، وقويّ من ضعيف.

يا عليّ، سبعة من كنّ فيه فقد استكمل حقيقة الايمان وأبواب الجنّة مفتّحة له: O Ali, the umma cannot stand three characters: to console the friends by offering them one's fortune, to consider people fairly, and to mention Allah in every situation. To mention Allah does not mean to utter: subhaanallah walhamdu lillah wa la ilaha illallah wallahu akbar (All Glory is to Allah, All praise is to Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the most greatest).

To mention Allah stands for leaving a prohibited matter out of fear of Allah. O Ali, three will wrong you if you do not wrong them: the lows, the wife, and the servant.11 Three cannot be treated fairly by three: the masters cannot be treated fairly by the slaves, the knowledgeable cannot be treated fairly by the ignorant, and the strong cannot be treated fairly by the weak.