أَمَّا اتِّبَاعُ الْهَوَى فَيَصُدُّ عَنِ الْحَقِّ.
أَمَّا اتِّبَاعُ الْهَوَى فَيَصُدُّ عَنِ الْحَقِّ. وَ أَمَّا طُولُ الْأَمَلِ فَيُنْسِي الْآخِرَةَ (The book) ‘Al Kafi’ by the trustworthy one of Al-Islam Al Kulayni in Kitab Al Rawza – From Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Hammad Bin Isa, from Ibrahim Bni Umar Al Yamani, from Aban Bin Abu Abbas, from Suleym Bin Qays Al Hilali who said, ‘Amir-Al-Momineen -asws preached, so he -asws Praised Allah -azwj and Extolled Him -azwj , then sent greetings of peace ‘Salam’ upon the Prophet -saww , then said: ‘Indeed!
From the fears what I ‑asws fear for you are two categories – following of desires and long hopes. As for the following of desires, it will sway you away from the truth, and as for the long hopes, they will make you forget the Hereafter.
أَلَا وَ إِنَّ الدُّنْيَا قَدْ تَرَحَّلَتْ مُدْبِرَةً، وَ إِنَّ الْآخِرَةَ قَدْ تَرَحَّلَتْ مُقْبِلَةً، وَ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدَةٍ [مِنْهُمَا] بَنُونَ، فَكُونُوا مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ، وَ لَا تَكُونُوا مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ الدُّنْيَا، فَإِنَّ الْيَوْمَ عَمَلٌ وَ لَا حِسَابَ، وَ إِنَّ غَداً حِسَابٌ وَ لَا عَمَلَ Indeed! The world has moved backwards (away from you) and that the Hereafter has moved forward (towards you), and for each of these are sons.
So be from the sons of the Hereafter and do not become from the sons of the world, for today is the day of the deeds and there is no Reckoning, but tomorrow is the (day of) Reckoning and no (room to perform) deeds.
وَ إِنَّمَا بَدْءُ وُقُوعِ الْفِتَنِ مِنْ أَهْوَاءٍ تُتَّبَعُ، وَ أَحْكَامٍ تُبْتَدَعُ، يُخَالَفُ فِيهَا حُكْمُ اللَّهِ، يَتَوَلَّى فِيهَا رِجَالٌ رِجَالًا However, the commencement of the Fitna occurs from the following of desires, and (the man made) rules are followed in opposition to the Commands of Allah -azwj , so that a man would rule over a man (using these rules).
أَلَا إِنَّ الْحَقَّ لَوْ خَلَصَ لَمْ يَكُنِ اخْتِلَافٌ، وَ لَوْ أَنَّ الْبَاطِلَ خَلَصَ لَمْ يَخْفَ عَلَى ذِي حِجًى، لَكِنَّهُ يُؤْخَذُ مِنْ هَذَا ضِغْثٌ وَ مِنْ هَذَا ضِغْثٌ، فَيُمْزَجَانِ فَيَجْتَمِعَانِ فَيُجَلَّيَانِ مَعاً، فَهُنَاكَ يَسْتَوْلِي الشَّيْطَانُ عَلَى أَوْلِيَائِهِ، وَ نَجَا الَّذِينَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُمْ مِنَ اللَّهِ الْحُسْنَى Indeed!
Surely the truth, had it been pure, there would have been no differing, and had the falsehood been pure, there would have been no fear about the one with the proof, but they take a fistful from this and a fistful from this, so they are mixed together.
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