“He who acquires knowledge to boast about it among other learned men or to
wrangle about it with the rustics or to attract the attention of the people
towards him (to gain popularity and respect) his innards will be filled with
fire. Verily, leadership is fit only for those who really deserve it.”
Usoul al-Kafi,
Making Knowledge a Means of Livelihood
Asbagh ibn Nabatah narrated that Amir al-Momenin (AS) had said:
“There are two types of remembrance: remembering God during times of
calamities, and even better is remembering God when you are about to do what
God has forbidden. This form of remembrance will cause you to abandon
forbidden acts.”
“I am amazed at believers, since God will only destine what is good for
them. If God makes a believer rich, it is good for him. If God sends a
calamity down upon him, it is good for him. If God makes him the owner of
whatever lies between the East and the West, it is good for him. Even if he
is torn into pieces, it is good for him. There is good in any of God’s
decrees for a believer.”
Meshkat al-Anwar,
On the Necessity of a Believer’s Submission to Destiny