Letter of Abi Abdillah (a. s) to a group of Shia — Hadith 1

llah (azwj). And know, that a servant from the servants has not believed until he is happy with Allah (azwj) with regards to whatever Allah (azwj) has Done for him, and what he has done for Him (azwj) in accordance with what He (azwj) Likes and Dislikes. And Allah (azwj) does not Do with the one who is patient and happy with Allah (azwj) except that which he is deserving of, and that which is better for him, from what he likes or dislikes. And it is for you to “[2: 238] Attend constantly to prayers and to the middle prayer and stand up truly obedient to Allah”, just as Allah (azwj) has Commanded the Believers in His (azwj) Book which is in front of you. And beware, and it is for you to love the poor Muslims, for the one who considers them to be lowly due to his own arrogance, so he has slipped from the Religion of Allah (azwj), and Allah (azwj) has for him (a situation of) lowliness and hate. And the Messenger (saww) of Allah (azwj) has said: ‘My (saww) Lord (azwj) has Commanded me (saww) to love the poor among the Muslims’. And know, that the one who belittles anyone from the Muslims will meet Allah (azwj) having Hatred towards him and lowliness from Him (azwj) to the extent that the people will hate him and Allah (azwj) will have intense Hatred towards him. Fear Allah (azwj) with regards to your brothers who are poor Muslims, for they have a right over you that you should love them. <br>Allah (azwj) Commanded His (azwj) Messenger (saww) to love them, so the one who does not love the one whom Allah (azwj) has Commanded to love, so he has disobeyed Allah (azwj) and His (azwj) Messenger (saww), and the one who disobeys Allah (azwj) and His (azwj) Messenger (saww) and dies upon that, would have died whilst being from the misguided ones. And beware of (considering for yourself) greatness and arrogance, for the Arrogance is the Robe of Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic, so the one who disputed with Allah (azwj) for His (azwj) Robe, Allah (azwj) will Reduce him and Disgrace him on the Day of Judgement. And beware of injustices of some of you against the others, for it is not from the characteristics of the righteous. The one who is unjust, Allah (azwj) will Turn his injustice against his own self, and Make His (azwj) Help to be for the one who he was unjust to, and the one whom Allah (azwj) Helps will overcome and be of the group of winners from Allah (azwj). And beware of the envying of some of you against the others, for the disbelief is the origin of the envy. And bewa