Nahj al-Balagha Hadith n. 106

Selections from The Sayings and Preaching of Amir al-Muminin Ali ibn Abi Talib (Peace Be Upon Him) Including His Replies to Questions and Maxims Expressed for Various Purposes.
Translated by Sayyid Ali Reza

وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام):

Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, said:

لَا يَتْرُكُ النَّاسُ شَيْئاً مِنْ أَمْرِ دِينِهِمْ

If people give up something relating to religion

لِاسْتِصْلَاحِ دُنْيَاهُمْ

to set right their worldly affairs,

إِلَّا فَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ

Allah will inflict upon them

مَا هُوَ أَضَرُّ مِنْهُ .

something more harmful than that.