٦- عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي نَجْرَانَ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عُقَيْلٍ عَنْ حَسَنٍ قَالَ خَطَبَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّهُ إِنَّمَا هَلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ حَيْثُ مَا عَمِلُوا مِنَ الْمَعَاصِي وَلَمْ يَنْهَهُمُ الرَّبَّانِيُّونَ وَالأحْبَارُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَمَّا تَمَادَوْا فِي الْمَعَاصِي وَلَمْ يَنْهَهُمُ الرَّبَّانِيُّونَ وَالأحْبَارُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ نَزَلَتْ بِهِمُ الْعُقُوبَاتُ فَأْمُرُوا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَانْهَوْا عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ الأمْرَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّهْيَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ لَمْ يُقَرِّبَا أَجَلا وَلَمْ يَقْطَعَا رِزْقاً إِنَّ الأمْرَ يَنْزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ إِلَى الأرْضِ كَقَطْرِ الْمَطَرِ إِلَى كُلِّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا قَدَّرَ اللهُ لَهَا مِنْ زِيَادَةٍ أَوْ نُقْصَانٍ فَإِنْ أَصَابَ أَحَدَكُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ فِي أَهْلٍ أَوْ مَالٍ أَوْ نَفْسٍ وَرَأَى عِنْدَ أَخِيهِ غَفِيرَةً فِي أَهْلٍ أَوْ مَالٍ أَوْ نَفْسٍ فَلا تَكُونَنَّ عَلَيْهِ فِتْنَةً فَإِنَّ الْمَرْءَ الْمُسْلِمَ لَبَرِي‏ءٌ مِنَ الْخِيَانَةِ مَا لَمْ يَغْشَ دَنَاءَةً تَظْهَرُ فَيَخْشَعُ لَهَا إِذَا ذُكِرَتْ وَيُغْرَى بِهَا لِئَامُ النَّاسِ كَانَ كَالْفَالِجِ الْيَاسِرِ الَّذِي يَنْتَظِرُ أَوَّلَ فَوْزَةٍ مِنْ قِدَاحِهِ تُوجِبُ لَهُ الْمَغْنَمَ وَيُدْفَعُ بِهَا عَنْهُ الْمَغْرَمُ وَكَذَلِكَ الْمَرْءُ الْمُسْلِمُ الْبَرِي‏ءُ مِنَ الْخِيَانَةِ يَنْتَظِرُ مِنَ اللهِ تَعَالَى إِحْدَى الْحُسْنَيَيْنِ إِمَّا دَاعِيَ اللهِ فَمَا عِنْدَ اللهِ خَيْرٌ لَهُ وَإِمَّا رِزْقَ اللهِ فَإِذَا هُوَ ذُو أَهْلٍ وَمَالٍ وَمَعَهُ دِينُهُ وَحَسَبُهُ إِنَّ الْمَالَ وَالْبَنِينَ حَرْثُ الدُّنْيَا وَالْعَمَلَ الصَّالِحَ حَرْثُ الآخِرَةِ وَقَدْ يَجْمَعُهُمَا اللهُ لأقْوَامٍ فَاحْذَرُوا مِنَ اللهِ مَا حَذَّرَكُمْ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ وَاخْشَوْهُ خَشْيَةً لَيْسَتْ بِتَعْذِيرٍ وَ اعْمَلُوا فِي غَيْرِ رِيَاءٍ وَلا سُمْعَةٍ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يَعْمَلْ لِغَيْرِ اللهِ يَكِلْهُ اللهُ إِلَى مَنْ عَمِلَ لَهُ نَسْأَلُ اللهَ مَنَازِلَ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَمُعَايَشَةَ السُّعَدَاءِ وَمُرَافَقَةَ الأنْبِيَاءِ.
6. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn abu Najran from ‘Asim ibn Humayd from abu Hamzah from Yahya ibn ‘Aqil from Hassan who has said the following: “Amir al-Mu’minin , once delivered a sermon. He first praised and glorified Allah. Thereafter he said, ‘People before were destroyed because when they committed sins the Rabbis and Monks did not stop them from committing such deeds. When they continued committing disobedience and the Rabbis and Monks did not prohibit them, torments descended upon them. They then commanded others to do good and prohibited to commit evil, they found this did not make the time of their death closer and nor did it reduce their sustenance. The command comes from the sky to the earth, like the drops of rain, to everyone as Allah measures for it (soul) in matters of increase and reduction. If one of you is affected in matters of family, property or life and finds all such things with his brother in abundance, it should not become matters of trial for him. A Muslim is free of all forms of treachery as long as acts of lowliness do not take place from him (through his hands), about the mention of which he remains fearful. On the other hand, people of lowly manners remain interested in lowly acts like a gambler who waits for the hit by the first winning arrow which brings him gains and fends off from him the loss. The Muslim who is free of treachery expects from Allah, the most High, one of the two forms of gains. It is either the call from Allah, thus what is with Allah for him is better, or sustenance from Allah. So he has a family, property with religion and valuable status. Wealth and children are worldly plantations but good deeds are plantations for the next life. At certain times Allah places both of them together for certain people. You must remain anxious about your relationship with Allah just as He has told you to be anxious about such relationship. You must worry, without shortcomings and about your status before Him. You must act without showing off and seeking popularity; those who act for something other than Allah, He leaves him to the one for whom he has acted. I pray to Allah to lead us to the destinations of the martyrs, living of those who have gained salvation and the company of the prophets (of Allah).”’ 