[Machine] That he is below him, the elder is safe from him and goodness is hoped from him. He follows the path of those before him and he is a leader for those after him, until humiliation becomes dearer to him than honor, and poverty becomes dearer to him than wealth, and he has more leisure from his work and less of others' work, and his sustenance is sufficient for him without seeking assistance, and poverty in lawful matters becomes dearer to him than wealth in unlawful matters, and poverty in obedience to Allah becomes dearer to him than wealth in disobedience to Allah. He said: "Then the tenth thing is what is the tenth thing? By it, his glory thrives and his remembrance becomes exalted, that he leaves his home and no one among the people faces him except he sees that he is below him."  

أَنَّهُ دُونَهُ؛ الْكِبَرُ مِنْهُ مَأْمُونٌ وَالْخَيْرُ مِنْهُ مَأْمُولٌ وَيَقْتَدِي بِمَنْ قَبْلَهُ وَهُوَ إِمَامٌ لِمَنْ بَعْدَهُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ الذُّلُّ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الْعِزِّ وَحَتَّى يَكُونَ الْفَقْرُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الْغِنَى وَحَتَّى يَسْتَقِلَّ الْكَثِيرَ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ ويَسْتَكْثِرَ الْقَلِيلَ مِنْ عَمَلِ غَيْرِهِ وَحَتَّى يَكُونَ عَيْشُهُ الْقُوتَ وَلَا يَتَبَرَّمُ فِي طَلَبِ الْحَوَائِجِ وَحَتَّى يَكُونَ الْفَقْرُ إِلَيْهِ فِي الْحَلَالِ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الْغِنَى فِي الْحَرَامِ وَحَتَّى يَكُونَ الْفَقْرُ فِي طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الْغِنَى فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللَّهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ الْعَاشِرَةُ مَا الْعَاشِرَةُ؟ بِهَا سَادَ مَجْدُهُ وَعَلَا ذِكْرُهُ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ فَلَا يَسْتَقْبِلُهُ أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ إِلَّا رَأَى أَنَّهُ دُونَهُ