Abandoning religion for worldly gain invites divine retribution

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 106

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 106

Abandoning religion for worldly gain invites divine retribution
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١٠٦. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): لَا يَتْرُكُ النَّاسُ شَيْئاً مِنْ أَمْرِ دِينِهِمْ لِاسْتِصْلَاحِ دُنْيَاهُمْ إِلَّا فَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مَا هُوَ أَضَرُّ مِنْهُ.

106. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: If people give up something relating to religion to set right their worldly affairs, Allah will inflict upon them something more harmful than that.