so long as you hold fast to them, you shall never go astray: the Book of Allah, and my lineage—the people of my household. They are the two successors among you, and they shall never separate until they return to me at the Basin."
[242] And our master the Commander of the Faithful, His glory is might, said: "Whoever desires survival—though there is no permanent survival [in this world]—let him take his morning meal early, let him not delay his evening meal, and let him lessen intimacy with women. 1
[243] And the Messenger of Allah, His glory is might, said: "You have nothing from your wealth except what you ate and consumed, what you wore and wore out, and what you gave in charity and preserved [for the Hereafter]; and whatever is besides that belongs to others."
[244] And he, His glory is might, said: "O 'Ali, you are the first of the believers in faith, the first of them in Islam, and you are to me of the position of Aaron to Moses, except that there is no prophet after me."