١٦ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ إِلا وَفِي رَأْسِهِ حِكْمَةٌ وَمَلَكٌ يُمْسِكُهَا فَإِذَا تَكَبَّرَ قَالَ لَهُ اتَّضِعْ وَضَعَكَ الله فَلا يَزَالُ أَعْظَمَ النَّاسِ فِي نَفْسِهِ وَأَصْغَرَ النَّاسِ فِي أَعْيُنِ النَّاسِ وَإِذَا تَوَاضَعَ رَفَعَهُ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ انْتَعِشْ نَعَشَكَ الله فَلا يَزَالُ أَصْغَرَ النَّاسِ فِي نَفْسِهِ وَأَرْفَعَ النَّاسِ فِي أَعْيُنِ النَّاسِ.
16. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from certain individuals of his people from Abu ‘Abdillah  who has said the following: “Every servant (of Allah) has in his head a certain degree of wisdom being held therein by an angel. When he expresses arrogance the angel says, ‘Be humble, may Allah bring you low.’ Thereafter he thinks himself to be the greatest of people but in the eyes of the people he remains the lowest of all. When he behaves humbly, Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, lifts him up. The angel then says, ‘Be lofty, may Allah grant you dignity.’ He thereafter remains the lowest of all people before his own soul and the most dignified in the eyes of people.’” 