Among the Concise Words of the Messenger of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him)
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 175
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 175
Among the Concise Words of the Messenger of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him)
وَ رَوَى إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنِ اَلصَّادِقِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَلَيْهِمُ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: "كَانَتِ اَلْفُقَهَاءُ وَ اَلْحُكَمَاءُ إِذَا كَاتَبَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً كَتَبُوا بِثَلاَثٍ لَيْسَ مَعَهُنَّ رَابِعَةٌ مَنْ كَانَتِ اَلْآخِرَةُ هَمَّهُ كَفَاهُ اَللَّهُ هَمَّهُ مِنَ اَلدُّنْيَا وَ مَنْ أَصْلَحَ سَرِيرَتَهُ أَصْلَحَ اَللَّهُ عَلاَنِيَتَهُ وَ مَنْ أَصْلَحَ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ اَللَّهِ أَصْلَحَ اَللَّهُ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ اَلنَّاسِ".
Isma'il ibn Muslim narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام, from his forefathers, peace be upon them, who said that the Commander of the Faithful, said: "The scholars and the wise, when writing to one another, would write with three pieces of advice, with no fourth: Whoever makes the Hereafter his concern, Allah سبحانه وتعالى will suffice him in his worldly concerns. Whoever rectifies his inner self, Allah سبحانه وتعالى will rectify his outward state. Whoever improves what is between him and Allah سبحانه وتعالى, Allah سبحانه وتعالى will improve what is between him and people."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh