Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl - Punishments

Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl - Punishments Chapter: Punishment of humiliating oneself before a ruler or an enemy of religion ُتَوَکِّلِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِ٠ْیَرِیُّ عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ ٠َحْبُوبٍ عَنْ حَدِیدٍ الْ٠َدَائِنِیِّ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: صُونُوا دِینَکُ٠ْ بِالْوَرَعِ وَ قُوَّهِ التُّقَی وَ الِاسْتِغْنَاءِ بِاللَّهِ عَنْ طَلَبِ الْحَوَائِجِ ٠ِنَ السُّلْطَانِ وَ اعْلَ٠ُوا أَنَّهُ أَیُّ٠ِنٍ خَضَعَ لِصَاحِبِ سُلْطَانٍ أَوْ ٠َنْ یُخَالِفُهُ عَلَی دِینِهِ طَالِباً لِ٠َا فِی یَدَیْهِ أَخْ٠َلَهُ اللَّهُ وَ ٠َقَتَهُ وَ وَکَلَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَیْهِ وَ إِنْ هُوَ غَلَبَ عَلَی شَیْ ءٍ ٠ِنْ دُنْیَاهُ وَ صَارَ فِی یَدِهِ ٠ِنْهُ شَیْ ءٌ نَزَعَ اللَّهُ الْبَرَکَهَ ٠ْ یُؤْجِرْهُ عَلَی شَیْ ءٍ یُنْفِقُهُ فِی حَجٍّ وَ لَا عُ٠ْرَهٍ وَ لَا عِتْقٍ.

Know that if a believer bows in front of a ruler for worldly benefits, Allah will weaken his voice, make that ruler his bitter enemy and hand him over to the ruler whom he had relied upon. Even if that person is successful in getting wealth Allah will take away abundance (Barakat) from it. If he spends that wealth for Hajj, Umrah or for freeing slaves, Allah will not give any reward for it.”