Hadith 59

unto Dawoodas: “Beware and warn youras companions about the love for desires, for if their hearts meet up with the desires for the world, their hearts would be veiled from Meazwj”. O Hisham! Beware of the arrogance upon my friends and the prolongation with your knowledge, for Allahazwj would Detest you, so after Hisazwj Detesting, neither will your world benefit you nor will your Hereafter; and be in the world like a dweller (lodger), the house being not for you, but rather, (like) one awaiting the departure. O Hisham! The gatherings of religious people are a nobility of the world and the Hereafter, and a consultative advice of the intellectual is a favour, and a blessing, and guidance, and inclination from Allahazwj. So when the intellectual indicates the advice upon you, then beware of opposing it, for there would be damage in it. O Hisham! Beware of mixing with the people and finding comfort with them, except if you find an intellectual from them, reliable, then be with him and run away from the rest of them, like your fleeing from the fierce lion. And it is befitting for the intellectual, when he does a deed, that he is embarrassed from Allahazwj, when Heazwj Particularises him with the Bounty that he should associate anyone else in his deed
And when a matter confuses you, and you don’t know which of the two is better and more correct, then look at which of the two is closer to your desires, so oppose it, for most of the Rewards are in opposing your desires. And beware of overcoming the wisdom and placing it in ignorance’. Hisham said, ‘I said to himasws, ‘So if I find a man seeking (knowledge), apart from that his intellect is not capacious for adjustment, what shall I cast to him? ’ Heasws said: ‘Be soothing towards him during the advice, for his hear is constricted, therefore do not expose yourself for the strife, and be cautious of the arrogant ones, for the knowledge would point upon if he can tolerate to one who does not wake up’. I said, ‘Supposing I do not find anyone whom can understand the question of it? ’ Heasws said: ‘Cover his ignorance from the question until you are safe from the strife of the words, and a great strife is the rebuttal, and know that Allahazwj does not Raise the humble ones in accordance to their humility, but Heazwj Raises them in accordance to Hisazwj Magnificence and Hisazwj Glory, and the fearful ones do not believe in accordance to their fear, but their belief is in accordance to Hisazwj Generosity and Hisazwj Benevolence. And the grieving ones do not become happy in accordance to their grief, but their happiness is in accordance to Hisazwj Kindness and Hisazwj Mercy. So what are your thoughts with the Most Kind, Most Merciful, Who is Cordial towards the one who hurts Hisazwj Guardiansasws? So how would it be with the one who hurts himasws? And what are your thoughts with the Oft-turning, the Merciful, Who Turns (Mercifully) towards the one who opposes Himazwj? So how would it be with one who pleases Himazwj and chooses the enmity of the people regarding Himazwj? ’
O Hisham! One who loves the world, the fear of the Hereafter goes away from his heart; And a servant is not Given knowledge, so the love for the world increases, except it would increase remoteness from Allahazwj, and Allahazwj would Increase Wrath upon him. O Hisham! The intellectual is the reasonable one, leaving what there is no strength for him, with it; and most of the correct actions is in opposing the desires, and one who prolongs his hopes, worsens his deeds. O Hisham! If you see the oncoming death, you will be too pre-occupied from having long hopes. O Hisham! Beware of the greed, and upon you is to despair from what is in the hands of the people, and the mother of the greed is from the people, for the greed is a key to the disgrace, and corrupts the intellect, and damages the personality, and dirties the character, and melts the knowledge. And, upon you is to hold fast with your Lordazwj, and the reliance upon Himazwj, and fight your own self to return it from its desires, for it is Obligatory upon you like fighting your enemy. Hisham said, ‘So which of the enemies is more obligatory to fight against? ’ Heasws said: ‘The one closest to you, and one most prepared for you, and the one most harmful to you, and the most determined to you in enmity, and the most hidden person despite being closest to you, and one who incites your enemies against you, and he is Ibleesla, allocated with whispering into the hearts. So, for himla is the severe enmity to you, and do not be patient upon your fight against himla, for you would be destroyed by him due to your observance of patience to fight against himla, although hela is weaker than you in elements in hisla strength, and less than you in harmfulness in most of hisla evil, when you attach firmly with Allahazwj, and one who attaches firmly with Allahazwj, then he has been Guided to the Straight Path. O Hisham! One whom Allahazwj Honours with three (things), so Heazwj has been Kind to him – Intellect to suffice him against his desires, and knowledge sufficing him against his ignorance, and riches sufficing him against fear of poverty. O Hisham! This is the world, and be cau