hadith
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Amr ibn Sa'eed ibn Hilal said that he once told Imam Sadiq (a.s): “May I be your devoted servant! I shall not see you for a few years. Please give me some advice which I may act upon.” Imam Sadiq (a.s) told him: “I advise you to fear God and adhere to piety, and struggling in God's way. Know that piety is not useful without struggling and making an effort. Abstain from enslaving your soul with the greed to surpass those who are better off than you are. God the Almighty frequently told His Prophet: “Let not their wealth nor their (following in) sons dazzle thee” [The Holy Quran: Tauba 9:55] God also said: “Nor strain thine eyes in longing for the things We have given for enjoyment to parties of them, the splendor of the life of the world.” [The Holy Quran: Ta-Ha 20:131] Remember the life of the Prophet (a.s) whenever you get tempted. Remember that his food was barley and his confection was dates, and he used palm branches to make fire. Whenever a calamity falls upon you, remember the calamities that befell the Prophet of God (a.s), since no one else has ever experienced any calamities worse than those.”
عن عمرو بن سعيد بن هلال قال
قلت لأبي جعفر (عليه السلام): جعلت فداك إني لا أكاد أن ألقاك إلا في السنين، فأوصيني بشئ آخذ به، قال: أوصيك بتقوى الله، والورع والاجتهاد، واعلم أنه لم ينفع ورع إلا بالاجتهاد، إياك أن تطمع نفسك إلى من فوقك، وكثيرا ما قال الله جل ثناؤه لنبيه: ﴿فلا تعجبك أموالهم ولا أولادهم﴾ وقال: ﴿ولا تمدن عينيك إلى ما متعنا به أزواجا منهم زهرة الحياة الدنيا﴾ فإن داخلك شئ فاذكر عيش رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله)، إنما كان قوته الشعير وحلاوته التمر ووقوده السعف، وإذا أصبت بمصيبة في نفسك فاذكر مصابك برسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله)، فإن الخلائق لم يصابوا بمثله قط.
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