Hadith 55

(The book) ‘Kifayat Al Asar’ – Ali Bin Al-Husayn, from Haroun Bin Musa, from Muhammad Bin Hammam, from Al Himeyri, from Umar Bin Ali Al Abdy, from Dawood Al Raqqy, from Ibn Zabyan, ‘From Al-Sadiq-asws having said: ‘The ones of understanding are those who work with the idea until they inherit from it the love of Allah-azwj. The love of Allah-azwj when the heart inherits it and is illuminated with it, the kindness is quick to him. When the kindness descends it comes from the people of benefits. When it comes from people of benefits, it speaks with the wisdom. And when it speaks with the wisdom, it becomes a companion of prudence. When it descends at the status of prudence, it works in the ability. When it works in the ability, the seven categories are known. When it reaches this status, it becomes turning in thought with and kindness and explanation. When it reaches this status, it makes his desires and his love regarding his Creator. When he does that, he descends at the status of the greatness, so he assists his Lord-azwj and inherits the wisdom with other than what the wise ones have inherited and inherits the knowledge with other than what the scholars have inherited and inherits the truthfulness with other than what the truthful ones have inherited. The wise ones inherit the wisdom through the silence, and the scholars inherit the knowledge through the seeking, and the truthful ones inherit the truthfulness through the humbleness and prolongs worship. So the one who takes with these conducts, either he will go lower or rise higher, and most of them are those who go lower and not rise when they do not take care of Allah-azwj and do not work with what He-azwj has Commanded with. So these are description of the one who recognise Allah-azwj as is the right of recognising Him‑azwj and does not love Him-azwj as is the right of loving Him-azwj. Therefore, do not be deceived by their Salats, and their fasts, and their reports, and their knowledge, for they are frightened donkeys [74: 50]’’. [60]