hadith
1915
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God's Prophet (a.s) said that God the Almighty revealed the following to Moses (a.s): “I have made five things dependent upon five other things, but people seek them in other things. Then when will they find them? I have established honor in My obedience, but people seek it in the houses of the kings. Then when will they find it? I have established knowledge in being hungry, but they seek it on a full stomach. Then when will they find it? I have established self-sufficiency in contentment, but they seek it in collecting wealth. Then when will they find it? I have established comfort in the Hereafter, but they seek it in this world. Then when will they find it? I have established My pleasure in their opposing their own selfish desires, but they seek it in following their own selfish desires. Then when will they find it?”
وأيضا قال (صلى الله عليه وآله): أوحى الله تعالى إلى موسى (عليه السلام): إني وضعت خمسة أشياء في خمسة أشياء والناس يطلبون في خمسة أخرى، فمتى يجدون؟ وإني وضعت عز عبادي في طاعتي فهم يطلبون من باب السلطان، فمتى يجدون؟ وإني وضعت العلم والحكمة في الجوع وهم يطلبون في الشبع، فمتى يجدون؟ وإني وضعت الغنى في القناعة وهم يطلبون في المال، فمتى يجدون؟ وإني وضعت الراحة في الآخرة وهم يطلبون في الدنيا، فمتى يجدون؟ وإني وضعت رضاي في مخالفة هواهم وهم يطلبون في موافقة هواهم، فمتى يجدون؟.
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- Mīzān al-Ḥikma #1690 O David, verily … I have placed Honor in My obedience whilst they seek it in servitude to the ruler and do not find it therefore.