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What is with God is better and more lasting. It is known that a wise person strives for what is better, especially when a force has surrounded you with knowledge of the greatness of what is with God and knowledge of the baseness of this world and what is in it. Therefore, it is not hidden that the sincere in seeking what is with God, his heart is pleased to establish religion and support it. But with Sholkaoui, if the believing, truthful person intends the pleasure of God and strives for what brings him closer to God. And whoever is on the verge of religion is happy if he finds leadership, wealth, and fleeting benefits, and if he does not find that, he becomes resentful and turns away. May God help us and you from that, for that is the way of the hypocrites whose ambitions are limited to this world, so they are content with it and are heedless of the signs of God Almighty. And He did not make the Hereafter for the sincere believers. God Almighty said: "That abode of the Hereafter, We assign it to those who do not desire arrogance on earth or corruption." The desire for arrogance is understood, and the greatest corruption is the love of this world, for it is the head of every sin. And we wrote to you, thinking of your innocence from that, and from the beginning of the Mahdia, we thought well of you and your commitment to pure religion. And we do not think your stopping from Hijra and Jihad is due to envious people. So when you receive this answer, confirm my opinion of you. We have already told you that the truthful revelation of your father, Sayyid Al-Hasan, came to us repeatedly with signs and certain qualities that have been confirmed. After this, you are the most deserving to rise to what God has commanded and to prefer it over all desires. Peace. Shawwal.