Al-Husayn b. Ahmad b. Idris narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. `Abd al-Jabbar narrated to us from al-Hasan b. `Ali b Abi Hamza from Sayf b. `Amira from Mansur b. Hazim from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq . He said:

`Isa b. Maryam would say to his companions: O children of Adam! Run from this world to Allah, and take your hearts out of it, for surely, you will not fix it, nor will it fix you; you will not remain in it, nor will it remain for you. It is deception and grief. Conceited is he who is deceived by it, dismayed is he who is contented by it, and destroyed is he who loves it and wants it. Repent to your Maker, be conscious of your Lord, and fear a Day in which a father will not be rewarded on behalf of his son, nor will a son be rewarded on behalf of his father. Where are your fathers, where are your mothers, where are your brothers, where are your sisters, where are your children? They were called back [by your Lord] and were made to answer. They were placed in graves adjacent to the dead and joined the perished ones. They left this world and departed from their loved ones. They became in need of what was placed before them [in the Hereafter] and became needless of what they left behind [in this world]. So, how much exhortation and how much rebuke do you need while you are distracted and heedless?! Your like in this world is like that of the beasts – your concern is over your stomachs and your privates. Are you not ashamed before Him that created you? He has promised the Fire to those who disobey Him, and you are not capable of overpowering the Fire. He has promised Paradise and living in the Highest Heaven to those who obey Him. So, compete for it and be of its people. Be fair to yourselves. Be gracious to the weak and the needy among you. Repent sincerely to Allah. Be righteous servants, and do not be arrogant kings or haughty pharaohs who oppose Him who conquers them with death – He is the Mighty of the mighty, the Lord of the heavens and the Earths, God of the former and the latter peoples, the Master of the Day of Requital, the stern in reprisal, and the harsh in torment. No oppressor will be delivered from Him, nor does He miss anything, nor is anything left out with Him, nor is anything hidden from Him – His knowledge accounts for all things, and He will place it in Paradise or in the Fire. O weak child of Adam! Where will you run from Him who seeks you in the darkness of your night, and in the illumination of your day, and in every condition of yours? He who is exhorted becomes informed, and he who gives heed will succeed.