Hadith 111

ich you tempted by your décor? Here they are as hostages in the graves, and contents of the pits. By Allah-azwj! Had you been a visible person, and a body with feelings, I-asws would have established upon you the legal penalties of Allah-azwj among the servants. You have deceived them with the hopes, and communities you have thrown into the collapse, and kings you submitted to the ruination, and their resource is a resource of the afflictions where there is neither any returning nor going. Far be it! One who treads in your path slips, and one who rides the waves, drowns, and one stayed away from your traps was harmonised, and the one safe from you does not care if his environment is straitened with him, and the words in his presence is like a day its term is almost coming to an end. Get away from me-asws, for by Allah-azwj, I-asws will not humble myself-asws to you so you-asws would disgrace me-asws, nor will I-asws chain myself-asws to you so you would lead me-asws. And I-asws swear by Allah-azwj an oath, I-asws exclude myself-asws in it by a Desire of Allah-azwj! I-asws shall train myself-asws to be pleased with to the disc of bread when I-asws am able upon it for feeding, and be content with salt as a seasoning, and I-asws shall leave my-asws eyes to empty themselves like a spring whose water has depleted, running out of its tears. Would the livestock graze to their fill from their pastures, and they lied down, and the goats satiate from their fodder and they go to their pens, and Ali-asws would eat from his-asws provision so his-asws eyes would be delighted when he-asws follows after the freely-roaming beasts and the pasturing animals. Beatitude be for a soul which fulfils to its Lord-azwj of its obligations, and goes through the hardship, and avoids the sleep during the night until when the sleep overcomes him, he lies down in its ground and uses its hands as a pillow among a community whose eyes hold vigil fearing their Hereafter, and their sides stay away from their lying places, and their lips are humming with the mention of their Lord-azwj and are cracked by the prolonged seeking of the Forgiveness for their sins. They are the party of Allah. Indeed! Surely the party of Allah, they are the successful ones [58: 22]. So, fear Allah-azwj, O Ibn Huneyf, and suffice with your own discs of bread for these to become your escape from the Fire’’. [7]