alkafi-14776Vol. 8, p. 69
قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع لَيَأْتِيَنَّ عَلَى النَّاسِ زَمَانٌ يُظَرَّفُ فِيهِ الْفَاجِرُ وَ يُقَرَّبُ فِيهِ الْمَاجِنُ[1] وَ يُضَعَّفُ فِيهِ الْمُنْصِفُ قَالَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ مَتَى ذَاكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَالَ إِذَا اتُّخِذَتِ الْأَمَانَةُ مَغْنَماً وَ الزَّكَاةُ مَغْرَماً وَ الْعِبَادَةُ اسْتِطَالَةً وَ الصِّلَةُ مَنّاً قَالَ فَقِيلَ مَتَى ذَلِكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَالَ إِذَا تَسَلَّطْنَ
‘An era will come upon the people in which, the debaucher (pervert) would be considered respectable, and nearness would be sought for the immoral, and fair play would be weak’. He (the narrator) said, ‘I said to him (asws), ‘When would that be, O Amir-ul-Momineen (asws)?’ He (asws) said: ‘When an entrustment would be r