Abu Basir reported that Imam As-Sadiq (a.) asked him:“Do you not become sad? Do you not feel sorrow? Do you not suffer?” I said: “Yes, I do, by God.” He said: “If this occurred to you, then remember death, your loneliness in the grave, the outflow from your eyes over your cheeks, the breaking apart of your limbs, the eating of your flesh by worms, your testing, and your separation from this world, for this incites you to action and keeps you from much that comes from greed for the worldly.” [Musnad Abi Basir of Al-Mazandarani, Vol. 1 Hadith 1254]
أمالي الصدوق حدثنا أبي رحمه الله حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله عن أيوب بن نوح عن محمد بن أبي عمير عن مثنى بن الوليد الحناط عن أبي بصير قال قال لي أبو عبد الله الصادق عليه السلام: أما تحزن أما تهتم أما تألم؟ قلت: بلى والله قال: فإذا كان ذلك منك فاذكر الموت ووحدتك في قبرك وسيلان عينيك على خديك وتقطع أوصالك وأكل الدود من لحمك وبلاك وانقطاعك عن الدنيا فإن ذلك يحثك على العمل ويردعك عن كثير من الحرص على الدنيا
Abu Basir reported that Imam As-Sadiq (a.) asked him: “Do you not feel sadness? Are you not troubled by worries? Are you not plagued by pain?” I said: “Yes, by God.” He said: “As soon as that is the case with you, remember death, your solitude in the grave, the outflow from your eyes over your cheeks, the breaking of your limbs, the consumption of your flesh by worms, your testing, and your separation from this world, for that motivates you to carry out deeds and prevents you from many things that come from seeking this world.” Hadi An-Najafi writes: “The tradition is authentic (Sahih) according to its chain.” [Mawsu’at-ul-Ahadith, Vol. 4 Hadith 3902]
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