Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl
Hadith 1021 وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِیَّاکُمْ وَ أَبْوَابَ السُّلْطَانِ وَ حَوَاشِیَهَا فَإِنَّ أَقْرَبَکُمْ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ السُّلْطَانِ وَ حَوَاشِیهَا أَبْعَدُکُمْ مِنَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَی وَ مَنْ آثَرَ السُّلْطَانَ عَلَی اللَّهِ تَعَالَی أَذْهَبَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ الْوَرَعَ وَ جَعَلَهُ حَیْرَانَ.
2. The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “Keep away from the doors of the king and his confidants because as a person goes near them, he goes far from Allah. A person who considers the king more important than Allah will continue to lose piety and remain confused and perplexed.”