Ali ibn Husayn [a] the fourth Imam, was once asked how he, the son of the Messenger of Allah began each morning, and he [a] replied
"I begin each morning while I am demanded of eight virtues
Allah, the Exalted, demands of me the obligatory;
The Prophet [s] demands of me his tradition (Sunnah);
Family dependents demand of me food (material);
The self looks for desires;
Satan demands me (to commit) sin;
The two protective angels demand of me virtuousness,
The angel of death demands of me the spirit and,
The grave demands of me my body.
Therefore, I am, surrounded by these traits, demanded."
Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 76, p. 15
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