Amīr al-mu’minīn's caution regarding al-Mughīrah's worldly motives

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 405

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 405

Amīr al-mu’minīn's caution regarding al-Mughīrah's worldly motives
2 Aḥadīth
Ḥadīth 505

۴۰۵. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام) لِعَمَّارِ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ (رحمه الله) وَقَدْ سَمِعَهُ يُرَاجِعُ الْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ شُعْبَةَ كَلَاماً:

405. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, heard ‘Ammār ibn Yāsir (may Allāh have mercy on him) conversing with al-Mughīrah ibn Shu‘bah and said:

Ḥadīth 506

دَعْهُ يَا عَمَّارُ، فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَأْخُذْ مِنَ الدِّينِ إِلَّا مَا قَارَبَهُ الدُّنْيَا، وَعَلَى عَمدٍ لَبَّسَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ لِيَجْعَلَ الشُّبُهَاتِ عَاذِراً لِسَقَطَاتِهِ.

Let him alone O’ ‘Ammār, for he has entered religion only to the extent of his deriving advantage of the world, and he has willfully involved himself in misgivings in order to adopt them as cover for his shortcomings.