عَلَيْهِ الدُّنْيَا وَ إِبْلِيسُ وَ الْخَلْقُ وَ لَا يَطْلُبُ الدُّنْيَا تَكَاثُراً وَ تَفَاخُراً وَ لَا يَطْلُبُ مَا عِنْدَ النَّاسِ عِزّاً وَ عُلُوّاً وَ لَا يَدَعُ أَيَّامَهُ بَاطِلًا فَهَذَا أَوَّلُ دَرَجَةِ التُّقَى قَالَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى تِلْكَ الدَّارُ الْآخِرَةُ نَجْعَلُها لِلَّذِينَ لا يُرِيدُونَ عُلُوًّا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ لا فَساداً وَ الْعاقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ قُلْتُ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَوْصِنِي قَالَ أُوصِيكَ بِتِسْعَةِ أَشْيَاءَ فَإِنَّهَا وَصِيَّتِي لِمُرِيدِي الطَّرِيقِ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَ اللَّهَ أَسْأَلُ أَنْ يُوَفِّقَكَ لِاسْتِعْمَالِهِ ثَلَاثَةٌ مِنْهَا فِي رِيَاضَةِ النَّفْسِ ١وَ ثَلَاثَةٌ مِنْهَا فِي الْحِلْمِ وَ ثَلَاثَةٌ مِنْهَا فِي الْعِلْمِ فَاحْفَظْهَا وَ إِيَّاكَ وَ التَّهَاوُنَ بِهَا قَالَ عُنْوَانُ فَفَرَّغْتُ قَلْبِي لَهُ فَقَالَ أَمَّا اللَّوَاتِي فِي الرِّيَاضَةِ فَإِيَّاكَ أَنْ تَأْكُلَ مَا لَا تَشْتَهِيهِ فَإِنَّهُ يُورِثُ الْحَمَاقَةَ وَ الْبَلَهَ وَ لَا تَأْكُلْ إِلَّا عِنْدَ الْجُوعِ وَ إِذَا أَكَلْتَ فَكُلْ حَلَالًا وَ سَمِّ اللَّهَ وَ اذْكُرْ حَدِيثَ الرَّسُولِ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله مَا مَلَأَ آدَمِيٌّ وِعَاءً شَرّاً مِنْ بَطْنِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ وَ لَا بُدَّ فَثُلُثٌ لِطَعَامِهِ وَ ثُلُثٌ لِشَرَابِهِ وَ ثُلُثٌ لِنَفَسِهِ وَ أَمَّا اللَّوَاتِي فِي الْحِلْمِ فَمَنْ قَالَ لَكَ إِنْ قُلْتَ وَاحِدَةً سَمِعْتَ عَشْراً فَقُلْ إِنْ قُلْتَ عَشْراً لَمْ تَسْمَعْ وَاحِدَةً وَ مَنْ شَتَمَكَ فَقُلْ لَهُ إِنْ كُنْتَ صَادِقاً فِيمَا تَقُولُ فَأَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ لِي وَ إِنْ كُنْتَ كَاذِباً فِيمَا تَقُولُ فَاللَّهَ أَسْأَلُ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ لَكَ وَ مَنْ وَعَدَكَ بِالْخَنَا ٢فَعِدْهُ بِالنَّصِيحَةِ وَ الرِّعَاءِ وَ أَمَّا اللَّوَاتِي فِي الْعِلْمِ فَاسْأَلِ الْعُلَمَاءَ مَا جَهِلْتَ وَ إِيَّاكَ أَنْ تَسْأَلَهُمْ تَعَنُّتاً وَ تَجْرِبَةً وَ إِيَّاكَ أَنْ تَعْمَلَ بِرَأْيِكَ شَيْئاً وَ خُذْ بِالاحْتِيَاطِ فِي جَمِيعِ مَا تَجِدُ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا وَ اهْرُبْ مِنَ الْفُتْيَا هَرَبَكَ مِنَ الْأَسَدِ وَ لَا تَجْعَلْ رَقَبَتَكَ لِلنَّاسِ جِسْراً قُمْ عَنِّي يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فَقَدْ نَصَحْتُ لَكَ وَ لَا تُفْسِدْ عَلَيَّ وِرْدِي فَإِنِّي امْرُؤٌ ضَنِينٌ بِنَفْسِي وَ السَّلامُ عَلى مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الْهُدى

for him this world, and Iblis, and the creatures; and he does not seek the world for multiplying and boasting, nor seek what is with people for might and exaltation, nor leave his days in vanity. And this is the first degree of God-fearing. God, blessed and exalted, said: "That abode of the hereafter — We appoint it for those who desire neither exaltation in the earth nor corruption; and the outcome is for the God-fearing." I said: O Abu 'Abd Allah, counsel me. He said: I counsel you with nine things, for they are my counsel to those who desire the way to God the Exalted; and God I ask that He grant you success in the employing of them. Three of them are in the disciplining of the soul (1), and three of them are in forbearance, and three of them are in knowledge. So preserve them, and beware of making light of them. 'Unwan said: So I emptied my heart for him. And he said: As for those that are in the disciplining: beware of eating what you do not desire, for it bequeaths foolishness and stupidity; and do not eat save at hunger; and when you eat, eat what is lawful, and name God, and remember the report of the Messenger, may God bless him and his family: no son of Adam has filled a vessel worse than his belly; and if it must be, then a third for his food, and a third for his drink, and a third for his breath. And as for those that are in forbearance: whoever says to you, "if you say one, you will hear ten", say: if you say ten, you will not hear one. And whoever reviles you, say to him: if you are truthful in what you say, then I ask God to forgive me; and if you are lying in what you say, then God I ask to forgive you. And whoever promises you foul speech (2), promise him sincere counsel and regard. And as for those that are in knowledge: ask the scholars about what you do not know, and beware of asking them to confound and to test; and beware of acting by your own opinion in anything; and take to caution in all wherein you find a way to it; and flee from the giving of legal opinion as you flee from the lion; and do not make your neck a bridge for people. Rise from me, O Abu 'Abd Allah, for I have counselled you; and do not spoil my litany for me, for I am a man sparing of myself. "And peace be upon him who follows the guidance."

«18»- مُنْيَةُ الْمُرِيدِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله أَنَّ مُوسَى عليه السلام لَقِىَ الْخَضِرَ عليه السلام فَقَالَ أَوْصِنِي فَقَالَ الْخَضِرُ يَا طَالِبَ الْعِلْمِ إِنَّ الْقَائِلَ أَقَلُّ مَلَالَةً مِنَ الْمُسْتَمِعِ فَلَا تُمِلَ

«18»- Munyat al-Murid: from the Prophet — may God bless him and his family — that Moses, peace be upon him, met al-Khidr, peace be upon him, and said: Counsel me. And al-Khidr said: O seeker of knowledge, indeed the speaker is less wearied than the listener; so do not weary