Instructions to Ibn Abbas upon his appointment as the governor of Basra
Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 76
Nahj al-Balāgha
Book 2, Chapter 76
Instructions to Ibn Abbas upon his appointment as the governor of Basra
وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ مَا قَرَّبَكَ مِنَ اللهِ يُبَاعِدُكَ مِنْ النَّارِ، وَمَا بَاعَدَكَ مِنَ اللهِ يُقَرِّبُكَ مِنَ النَّارِ.
Remember that whatever takes you near Allāh takes you away from the Fire (of Hell), and whatever takes you away from Allāh takes you near the Fire.