وَمِنۡ خُطۡبَةٍ لَهُ عَلَيۡهِ السَّلَامُ
From one of his sermons
وَهُوَ بَعۡضُ خُطۡبَةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ خَطَبَهَا يَوۡمَ الۡفِطۡرِ
وَفِيهَا يَحۡمَدُ اللّٰهَ وَيَذُمُّ الدُّنۡيَا
About Allāh’s greatness and lowliness of this world
[حمد الله] أَلۡحَمۡدُ لِلّٰهِ غَيۡرَ مَقۡنُوطٍ مِنۡ رَحۡمَتِهِ، وَلَا مَخۡلُوٍّ مِنۡ نِعۡمَتِهِ، وَلَا مَأۡيُوسٍ مِنۡ مَغۡفِرَتِهِ، وَلَا مُسۡتَنۡكَفٍ عَنۡ عِبَادَتِهِ، الَّذِي لَا تَبۡرَحُ مِنۡهُ رَحۡمَةٌ، وَلَا تُفۡقَدُ لَهُ نِعۡمَةٌ.
Praise is due to Allāh from Whose mercy no one loses hope, from Whose bounty no one is deprived, from Whose forgiveness no one is disappointed, and for Whose worship no one is too high. His mercy never ceases and His bounty is never missed.
[ذم الدنيا] وَالدُّنْيَا دَارٌ مُنِيَ لَهَا الْفَنَاءُ، وَلِأَهْلِهَا مِنْهَا الْجَلَاءُ، وَهِيَ حُلْوَةٌ خَضِرَةٌ [في بعض النسخ: خَضْرَاءُ]، وَقَدْ [في بعض النسخ: قَدْ] عُجِّلَتْ لِلطَّالِبِ، وَالْتَبَسَتْ بِقَلْبِ النَّاظِرِ؛ فَارْتَحِلُوا مِنْهَا بِأَحْسَنِ مَا بِحَضْرَتِكُمْ مِنَ الزَّادِ، وَلَا تَسْأَلُوا فِيهَا فَوْقَ الْكَفَافِ، وَلَا تَطْلُبُوا مِنْهَا أكْثَرَ مِنَ الْبَلَاغِ.
This world is a place for which destruction is ordained and for its inhabitants departure from here is destined. It is sweet and green. It hastens towards its seeker and attaches to the heart of the viewer. So depart from here with the best of provision available with you and do not ask herein more than what is enough and do not demand from it more than subsistence.
