Amīr al-mu’minīn's caution regarding al-Mughīrah's worldly motives
Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 405
Nahj al-Balāgha
Book 3, Chapter 405
Amīr al-mu’minīn's caution regarding al-Mughīrah's worldly motives
دَعْهُ يَا عَمَّارُ، فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَأْخُذْ مِنَ الدِّينِ إِلَّا مَا قَارَبَهُ الدُّنْيَا، وَعَلَى عَمدٍ لَبَّسَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ لِيَجْعَلَ الشُّبُهَاتِ عَاذِراً لِسَقَطَاتِهِ.
Let him alone O’ ‘Ammār, for he has entered religion only to the extent of his deriving advantage of the world, and he has willfully involved himself in misgivings in order to adopt them as cover for his shortcomings.