حکمت 371: هیچ شرافتی برتر از اسلام، و هیچ عزتی گرامی… · Saying 371

وَ قَالَ (عليه السلام): لَا شَرَفَ أَعْلَي مِنَ الْإِسْلَامِ وَ لَا عِزَّ أَعَزُّ مِنَ التَّقْوَي وَ لَا مَعْقِلَ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ الْوَرَعِ وَ لَا شَفِيعَ أَنْجَحُ مِنَ التَّوْبَةِ وَ لَا كَنْزَ أَغْنَي مِنَ الْقَنَاعَةِ وَ لَا مَالَ أَذْهَبُ لِلْفَاقَةِ مِنَ الرِّضَي بِالْقُوتِ وَ مَنِ اقْتَصَرَ عَلَي بُلْغَةِ الْكَفَافِ فَقَدِ انْتَظَمَ الرَّاحَةَ وَ تَبَوَّأَ خَفْضَ الدَّعَةِ وَ الرَّغْبَةُ مِفْتَاحُ النَّصَبِ وَ مَطِيَّةُ التَّعَبِ وَ الْحِرْصُ وَ الْكِبْرُ وَ الْحَسَدُ دَوَاعٍ إِلَي التَّقَحُّمِ فِي الذُّنُوبِ وَ الشَّرُّ جَامِعُ مَسَاوِئِ الْعُيُوبِ

Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: There is no distinction higher than Islam; no honour more honourable than fear of Allah; no asylum better than self restraint; no intercesor more effective than repentance; no treasure more precious than contentment; and no wealth is a bigger remover of destitution than being satisfied with mere sustenance. He who confines himself to what is just enough for maintenace achieves comfort amd prepares abode in ease. Desire is the key of grief and the conveyance of distress. Greed, vanity and jealousy are incentives to falling into sins and mischief- mongering is the collection of all bad habits.