وَ قَالَ عليه السلام لِابْنِهِ مُحَمَّدِ ابْنِ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ:
Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, said to his son Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah:
يَا بُنَيَّ
O my son,
إِنِّى أَخَافُ عَلَيْكَ الْفَقْرَ
I fear lest destitution overtakes you.
فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنْهُ
So, you should seek Allah's protection from it,
فَإِنَّ الْفَقْرَ مَنْقَصَةٌ لِلدِّينِ
because destitution is deficiency of religious belief,
مَدْهَشَةٌ لِلْعَقْلِ
perplexity of intelligence,
دَاعِيَةٌ لِلْمَقْتِ .
and it is conducive to hatred of obstinate people.
