The Scale of Wisdom: A Compendium of Shi’a Hadith [Mizan al-Hikmah] (Bilingual Edition) Volume 2

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891 - زِيارَةُ أهلِ البَيتِ عليهم السلام‏

891 VISITING THE HOUSEHOLD OF THE PROPHET (SAWA)

2836. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - لَمّا سَألَهُ الحسنُ بنُ عليٍّ عليهما السلام: يا أبَتاهُ ، ما جَزاءُ مَن زارَكَ ؟ - : يا بُنَيَّ ، مَن زارَني حَيّاً ومَيّتاً أو زارَ أباكَ أو زارَ أخاكَ أو زارَكَ كانَ حَقّاً عَلَيَّ أن أزُورَهُ يَومَ القِيامَةِ فَاُخَلِّصَهُ مِن ذُنوبِهِ1

2836. The Prophet (SAWA) was once asked by his grandson Hasan b. Ali (AS), 'O father, what is the reward of one who visits you?' to which he replied, 'My son, he who visits me, during my life or after my death, or visits your father, your brother or yourself becomes deserving of my visiting him on the Day of Resurrection when I will rid him of his sins.'2

2837. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن زارَ الحَسَنَ في بَقِيعِهِ ، ثَبَتَ قَدَمُهُ على الصِّراطِ يَومَ تَزِلُّ فيهِ الأقدامُ3

2837. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The one who visits Hasan at his resting place will cross the Sirat firm-footedly on the day when feet shall slip.'4

2838. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : سَتُدفَنُ بَضعَةٌ مِنّي بأرضِ خُراسانَ ، لا يَزُورُها مُؤمِنٌ إلّا أوجَبَ اللَّهُ عزّوجلّ لَهُ الجَنَّةَ وحَرَّمَ جَسَدَهُ على النّارِ5

2838. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A part of me will be buried in the land of Khurasan, and any believer who visits him, Allah will make Paradise obligatory for him and will forbid the Fire from touching his body.'6

2839. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن زارَنا في مَماتِنا فكأنّما زارَنا في حَياتِنا7

2839. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'He who visits us after our death is as one who visited us in our lifetime.'8

2840. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنَّ إلى‏ جانِبِها [أي جانِبِ الكوفَةِ ]قَبراً لا يَأتِيهِ مَكروبٌ فَيُصَلِّي عِندَهُ أربَعَ رَكعاتٍ، إلّا رَجَعَهُ اللَّهُ مَسروراً بقَضاءِ حاجَتِهِ9

2840. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Verily there is a grave near Kufa, which whenever a distressed person comes and prays four units of prayer by the graveside, Allah renders him happy by granting his request.'10

2841. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : قالَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ما بينَ قَبرِي ومِنبَرِي رَوضَةٌ مِن رِياضِ الجَنَّةِ ، ومِنبَرِي على‏ تُرْعَةٍ مِن تُرَعِ الجَنَّةِ ؛ لأنَّ قَبرَ فاطمةَ صلواتُ اللَّهِ علَيها بينَ قَبرِهِ ومِنبَرِهِ ، وقَبرَها رَوضَةٌ مِن رِياضِ الجَنَّةِ ، وإلَيهِ تُرْعَةٌ مِن تُرَعِ الجَنَّةِ11

2841. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The Prophet (SAWA) has said, 'Between my grave and my pulpit lies a garden from among the gardens of Paradise, and my pulpit rests on one of the waterways of Paradise', because the grave of Fatima (AS) is between his grave and his pulpit, and her grave is a garden from among the gardens of Paradise, watered by one of the waterways of Paradise.'12

2842. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن زارَ الحُسينَ عليه السلام عارِفاً بِحَقِّهِ كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ ثوابَ ألفِ حَجَّةٍ مَقبولَةٍ وألفِ عُمرَةٍ مَقبولَةٍ ، وغَفَرَ لَهُ ما تَقَدَّمَ مِن ذَنبِهِ وما تَأخَّرَ13

2842. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Whoever visits Imam Husayn (AS) fully comprehending and acknowledging his right, Allah rewards him with the equivalent of a thousand accepted obligatory pilgrimages (hajj) and a thousand accepted voluntary pilgrimages (umra), and forgives him all his past and present sins.'14

2843. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنّ الحُسينَ بنَ عليٍّ عليهما السلام عندَ ربِّهِ يَنظُرُ ويقولُ : لَو يَعلَمُ زائرِي ما أعَدَّ اللَّهُ لَهُ لَكانَ فَرَحُهُ أكثَرَ مِن جَزَعِهِ وإنّ زائرَهُ لَيَنقَلِبُ وما علَيهِ مِن ذَنبٍ15

2843. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) narrated, 'Husayn b. Ali (AS) said, 'If the visitor to my grave knew what Allah has kept in store for him, his joy would surpass his grief [on my account]' - verily the one who visits him leaves his grave completely free of sins.'16

2844. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إذا زُرتَ أبا عبدِاللَّهِ عليه السلام فَزُرْهُ وأنتَ حَزينٌ مَكروبٌ شَعْثٌ مُغْبَرٌّ جائعٌ عَطشانُ ، فإنَّ الحُسينَ عليه السلام قُتِلَ حَزيناً مَكروباً شَعْثاً مُغْبَرّاً جائعاً عَطشاناً، واسألْهُ الحوائجَ وانصَرِفْ عَنهُ ولا تَتَّخِذْهُ وَطَناً17

2844. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'When you go to visit Aba Abdillah (AS) [i.e. Imam al-Husayn], be in a state of sadness and distress, dishevelled and dust-covered, hungry and thirsty, and ask all your needs from him, then leave him, and do not set up camp by his graveside.'18

2845. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن زارَني غُفِرَتْ لَهُ ذُنُوبُهُ ولَم يَمُتْ فَقيراً19

2845. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'He who visits me will be forgiven of all his sins and will not die in poverty.'20

2846. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - لَمّا سُئلَ : ما لِمَن زارَ أحَداً مِنكُم ؟ - : كَمَن زارَ رسولَ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله21

2846. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) when he was asked what the position of one who visited one of the Imams would be, replied, 'It is as if he has visited the Prophet (SAWA).'22

2847. الإمامُ الرِّضا عليه السلام : فَضلُ زيارَةِ قَبرِ أميرِ المؤمنينَ على‏ زيارَةِ قَبرِ الحُسينِ كَفَضلِ أميرِ المؤمنينَ عَلَى الحُسينِ23

2847. Imam al-Rida (AS) said, 'The superior virtue of visiting the grave of the Commander of the Faithful Ali (AS) over visiting the grave of Imam Husayn (AS) is as the superiority of Imam Ali (AS) over Imam Husayn (AS).'24

2848. الإمامُ الرِّضا عليه السلام - لَمّا سَألَهُ ابنُ سِنانٍ : ما لِمَن زارَ أباكَ ؟ - : لَهُ الجَنَّةُ فَزُرْهُ25

2848. Imam al-Rida (AS) in reply to Ibn Sinan's question, 'What is the reward of one who goes to visit your father?' said, 'His reward is Paradise, so go and visit him.'26

2849. الإمامُ الرِّضا عليه السلام : ما زارَنِي أحَدٌ مِن أولِيائي عارِفاً بِحَقِّي إلّا تَشَفَّعتُ لَهُ يَومَ القِيامَةِ27

2849. Imam al-Rida (AS) said, 'Anyone who visits me from amongst my friends, acknowledging and comprehending my right and position will benefit from my intercession on the Day of Resurrection.'28

2850. الإمامُ الرِّضا عليه السلام : مَن زارَنِي عَلَى بُعدِ دارِي ، أتَيتُهُ يَومَ القِيامَةِ في ثلاثِ مَواطِنَ حتّى‏ اُخَلِّصَهُ مِن أهوالِها : إذا تَطايَرَتِ الكُتُبُ يَميناً وشِمالاً ، وعِندَ الصِّراطِ وعِندَ المِيزانِ29

2850. Imam al-Rida (AS) said, 'Whoever visits me away from my homeland, I will come to him on the Day of Resurrection in three different places to save him from their terrors: when the records of deeds will be handed out to the left and right, at the Sirat [the bridge stretching over Hell] and at the Balance [when deeds will be weighed up].'30

2851. الإمامُ الهاديُّ عليه السلام - عن إبراهيم بنِ عقبةَ لَمّا سَألَهُ عن زيارَةِ أبي عبدِاللَّهِ الحُسينِ وعن زيارَةِ أبي الحَسنِ الكاظم وأبي جعفرٍ الجوادِ عليهم السلام - : أبوعبدِاللَّه عليه السلام المُقَدَّمُ، وهذا أجمَعُ وأعظَمُ‏أجراً31

2851. Imam al-Hadi (AS) was once asked by Ibrahim b. Aqaba about visiting the graves of Imam Husayn (AS), Imam al-Kazim (AS) and Imam al-Jawad (AS), to which he replied, '[visiting] Imam Husayn (AS) takes precedence, and this [visiting of the two Imams] has the greatest and most complete reward.'3 2

2852. الإمامُ العسكريُّ عليه السلام - لأبي هاشمِ الجَعفريِّ - : قَبرِي بِسُرَّ مَن رَأى أمانٌ لِأهلِ الجانِبَينِ33

2852. Imam al-Askari (AS) said to Abu Hashim al-Jafari, 'My grave will be in Surra Man Ra'a [present day Samarra] and will be a place of security for people on both sides of it [Euphrates].'34

Notes

1. علل الشرائع : 460 / 5 .

2. Ilal al-Shara'i , p. 460 , no. 5

3. بحار الأنوار : 100 / 141 / 14 .

4. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 100 , p. 141 , no. 14

5. بحار الأنوار : 102 / 31 / 1 .

6. Ibid. v. 102 , p. 31 , no. 1

7. بحار الأنوار : 100 / 124 / 34 .

8. Ibid. v. 100 , p. 12 , no. 34

9. بحار الأنوار : 100 / 259 / 7 .

10. Ibid. p. 259 , no. 7

11. معاني الأخبار : 267 / 1 .

12. Maani al-Akhbar, p. 267 , no. 1

13. بحار الأنوار : 100 / 257 / 1 .

14. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 100 , p. 257 , no. 1

15. الأمالي للطوسي : 55 / 74 .

16. Amali al-Tusi, v. 55 , no. 74

17. ثواب‏الأعمال : 114 / 21 .

18. Thawab al-Amal, p. 114 , no. 21

19. بحار الأنوار : 100 / 145 / 34 .

20. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 100 , p. 145 , no. 34

21. الكافي : 4 / 579 / 1 .

22. al-Kafi, v. 4 , p. 579 , no. 1

23. بحار الأنوار : 100 / 262 / 14 .

24. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 100 , p. 262 , no. 14

25. بحار الأنوار : 102 / 1 / 3 .

26. Ibid. v. 102 , p. 1 , no. 3

27. عيون أخبار الرِّضا : 2 / 258 / 16 .

28. Uyun Akhbar al-Rida (AS), v. 2 , p. 258 , no. 16

29. عيون أخبار الرِّضا : 2 / 255 / 2 .

30. Ibid. p. 255 , no. 2

31. الكافي : 4 / 583 / 3 .

32. al-Kafi, v. 5 , p. 583 , no. 3

33. بحار الأنوار : 102 / 59 / 1 .

34. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 102 , p. 59 , no. 1

892 - زِيارَةُ فاطِمَةَ بِنتِ موسَى الكاظِمِ‏

892 Visiting the Grave of Fatima, the DAUGHTER OF Imam Musa AL-Kazim (AS)

2853. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنّ لَنا حَرَماً وهُو قُمّ ، وسَتُدفَنُ فيه امرَأةُ مِن وُلدِي تُسَمّى‏ فاطِمَةَ ، مَن زارَها وَجَبَت لَهُ الجَنَّةُ1

2853. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Verily we have a holy sanctuary called Qum where a woman called Fatima from my descent will be buried. Entrance into Paradise will become mandatory for whoever visits her.'2

2854. الإمامُ الجوادُ عليه السلام : مَن زارَ قَبرَ عَمَّتِي بِقُمّ فَلَهُ الجَنَّةُ3

2854. Imam al-Jawad (AS) said, 'Whoever visits the grave of my aunt in Qum is guaranteed Paradise.'4

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 102 / 267 / 5 .

2. Ibid. p. 267 , no. 5

3. بحار الأنوار : 102 / 265 / 3 .

4. Ibid. p. 265 , no. 3

893 - زِيارَةُ السَّيِّدِ عَبدِالعَظيمِ الحَسَنِيِّ عليه السلام‏

893 VISITING THE GRAVE OF AL-SAYYID ABD AL-A?iM AL-Hasani

2855. ثواب الأعمال عن محمّدَ بنِ يحيى‏ العَطّار [ عن رجلٍ‏] مِن أهلِ الرَّيّ: دَخَلتُ على أبي الحسَنِ العَسكرِيِّ عليه السلام فقالَ : أينَ كُنتَ؟ فَقُلتُ : زُرْتُ الحُسينَ عليه السلام، قالَ : أما إنّكَ لو زُرْتَ قَبرَ عبدِ العظيمِ عِندَكُم لَكُنتَ كَمَن زارَ الحُسينَ بنَ عَلِيٍّ عليهما السلام1

2855. Imam al-Hadi (AS) asked someone from Ray who came to see him, 'Where have you been?' to which the man replied, 'To visit Imam al-Husayn (AS).' Imam (AS) replied, 'Verily if you had visited the grave of Abd al-A?im in your own town, it would have been as if you visited Husayn b. Ali (AS).'2

Notes

1. ثواب الأعمال : 124 / 1 .

2. Thawab al-Amal, p. 124 , no. 1

894 - زيارةُ قُبُورِ الصُّلَحاءِ

894 Visiting the Graves of Virtuous People

2856. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن لَم يِقدِرْ على‏ زِيارَتِنا فَلْيَزُرْ صالِحِي مَوالِينا ، يُكتَبْ لَهُ ثَوابُ زِيارَتِنا1

2856. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Whoever is unable to come and visit us, let him go and visit the graves of virtuous people from among our friends, and it will be recorded for him as having visited us.'2

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 74 / 354 / 29 .

2. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74 , p. 354 , no. 29

895 - زِيارَةُ قُبورِ المَوتى‏

895 Visiting the Graves of the Deceased

2857. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : زُورُوا مَوتاكُم ؛ فإنّهُم يَفرَحُونَ بِزِيارَتِكُم ، ولْيَطلُبِ الرَّجُلُ حاجَتَهُ عِندَ قَبرِ أبيهِ واُمِّهِ بعدَما يَدعُو لَهُما1

2857. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Visit [the graves of] your deceased ones for indeed they rejoice at your visit. One should ask for one's requests at the graves of one's father and mother after praying for them.'2

2858. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - لَمّا سَألَهُ داوود الرَّقِّيُّ : يقومُ الرجُلُ على‏ قَبرِ أبيهِ وقَرِيبِهِ وغَيرِ قَرِيبِهِ ، هَل يَنفَعُهُ ذلكَ ؟ - : نَعَم إنّ ذلك يَدخُلُ علَيهِ كما يَدخُلُ عَلى‏ أحَدِكُم الهَدِيَّةُ ، يَفرَحُ بِها3

2858. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) was once asked by Dawud al-Raqqi, 'Is there any benefit in standing at the grave of one's father, relative or even someone unrelated?' Imam (AS) replied, 'Yes, verily they receive it [the visit] as one would receive a gift, and it makes them happy.'4

Notes

1. الخصال : 618 / 10 .

2. al-Khisal, p. 618 , no. 10

3. بحار الأنوار : 102 / 296 / 6 .

4. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78 , p. 71 , no. 35

896 - التَّسليمُ على‏ أهلِ القُبورِ

896 Greeting the People of the Graves

2859. بحار الأنوار : قالَ الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - لَمّا مَرَّ على المَقابِرِ فقالَ - : السَّلامُ علَيكُم يا أهلَ القُبُورِ ، أنتُم لَنا سَلَفٌ ، ونَحنُ لَكُم خَلَفٌ ، وإنّا إن شاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُم لاحِقُونَ أمّا المَساكنُ فَسُكِنَتْ ، وأمّا الأزواجُ فَنُكِحَتْ ، وأمّا الأموالُ فَقُسِّمَتْ ، هذا خَبَرُ ما عِندَنا ، فَلَيتَ شِعرِي ما خَبَرُ ما عِندَكُم ؟ - ثُمّ قالَ : - أما إنَّهُم إن نَطَقُوا لَقالوا : وَجَدنا التَّقوى‏ خَيرَ زادٍ1

2859. Imam Ali (AS), when he passed by graves, would say, 'Peace be upon you O people of the graves, you preceded us and we are following behind you, and we will meet you by Allah's will. As for your houses, they have already found new tenants, your spouses have remarried, your wealth has been distributed - these are the news we have. So what news have you for us?' Then he continued, 'If they were to answer, they would say, 'We found Godwariness to be the best provision [for the grave].'2

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 78 / 71 / 35 .

2. Ibid. v. 78 , p. 71 , no. 35

178 - الزينة

178 ADORNMENT

897 - التَّرغِيبُ بِالزِّينَةِ

897 ENCOURAGING ADORNMENT

(يا بَنِي آدَمَ خُذُوا زِينَتَكُمْ عِندَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍ وَكُلُوا واشْرَبُوا وَلَا تُسْرِفُوا إنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُسْرِفِينَ)1

“O Children of Adam! Put on your adornment for every occasion of prayer, and eat and drink, but do not waste; indeed Allah does not like the wasteful.” 2

(قُلْ مَنْ حَرَّمَ زِينَةَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي أخْرَجَ لِعِبادِهِ وَالطَّيِّباتِ مِنَ الرِّزقِ ...)3

“Say, 'Who has forbidden the adornment of Allah which He has brought forth for His servants and all kinds of lawful things of food....” 4

2860. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ - إذا خَرَجَ عَبدُهُ المؤمنُ إلى‏ أخيهِ - أن يَتَهَيَّأ لَهُ وأن يَتَجَمَّلَ5

2860. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily Allah likes it for a believing servant of His, when he goes to visit a fellow brother, to get ready and adorn himself.'6

2861. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لِيَتَزَيَّنْ أحدُكُم لأخيهِ المُسلمِ إذا أتاهُ كما يَتَزَيَّنُ للغَريبِ الذي يُحِبُّ أن يَراهُ في أحسَنِ الهَيئَةِ7

2861. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'You should adorn yourself for your fellow Muslim brother when you go to visit him just as you adorn yourself for a stranger for whom you want to make a good first impression.'8

(اُنظر) الجمال : باب 353

(See also: BEAUTY: section 353)

Notes

1. الأعراف : 31 .

2. Qur'an 7 :32

3. الأعراف : 32 .

4. Qur'an 7 :33

5. بحار الأنوار : 79 / 307 / 23 .

6. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 79 , p. 307 , no. 23

7. بحار الأنوار : 79 / 298 / 3 .

8. Ibid. p. 298 , no. 3

898 - أحسَنُ الزِّينَةِ

898 THE BEST ADORNMENT

2862. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أحسَنُ زِينَةِ الرَّجُلِ السَّكِينَةُ معَ إيمانٍ1

2862. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The best thing a man can adorn himself with is tranquility coupled with faith.'2

2863. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنّ أحسَنَ الزِّيِّ ما خَلَطَكَ بالناسِ وجَمَّلَكَ بينَهُم وكَفَّ ألسِنَتَهُم عنكَ3

2863. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The best attire is that which enables you to blend in with people, which makes you look presentable in front of them, and which does not give tongues an excuse to wag about you.'4

2864. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ما تَزَيَّنَ مُتَزَيِّنٌ بمِثلِ طاعَةِ اللَّهِ5

2864. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'No one can adorn himself with a better adornment than the obedience of Allah.'6

2865. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : زِينَةُ البَواطِنِ أجمَلُ مِن زِينَةِ الظَّواهِرِ7

2865. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The adornment of your inner selves is more beautiful than the adornment of the outer.'8

2866. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : زَينُ الإيمانِ طَهارَةُ السَّرائرِ وحُسنُ العَملِ في الظّاهِرِ9

2866. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The adornment of faith is purity of one's innermost thoughts coupled with good actions manifested outwardly.'10

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 71 / 337 / 2 .

2. Ibid. v. 71 , p. 337 , no. 2

3. غرر الحكم : 3470 .

4. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3470

5. غرر الحكم : 9489 .

6. Ibid. no. 9489

7. غرر الحكم : 5503 .

8. Ibid. no. 5503

9. غرر الحكم : 5504 .

10. Ibid. no. 5504

179 - المسؤولية

179 RESPONSIBILITY

899 - المَسؤولِيَّةُ

899 RESPONSIBILITY

(فَوَرَبِّكَ لَنَسْأَلَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ * عَمّا كانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ)1

“By your Lord, we will question them all concerning what they used to do.” 2

2867. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : اِتَّقُوا اللَّهَ في عِبادِهِ وبِلادِهِ فإنّكُم مَسؤولُونَ حتّى عنِ البِقاعِ والبَهائمِ، أطِيعُوا اللَّهَ ولا تَعصُوهُ3

2867. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Be careful of your duty to Allah with respect to His people as well as His places, for verily you will be answerable even for the places [you frequented] and the animals. Obey Allah and do not disobey Him.'4

Notes

1. الحجر : 92 ، 93 .

2. Qur'an 15 : 92 , 93

3. نهج البلاغة : الخطبة 167 .

4. Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 167

900 - كُلُّكُم مَسؤُولٌ !

900. ALL OF YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE

2868. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ألا كُلُّكُمْ راعٍ وكُلُّكُم مَسؤولٌ عن رَعِيَّتِهِ ، فالأمِيرُ الذي على الناسِ راعٍ وهُو مَسؤولٌ عن رَعِيَّتِهِ ، والرَّجُلُ راعٍ على‏ أهلِ بَيتِهِ وهُو مَسؤولٌ عَنهُم ، والمَرأةُ راعِيَةٌ على‏ بَيتِ بَعلِها ووُلْدِهِ وهِي مَسؤولَةٌ عَنهُم1

2868. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Indeed each of you is a shepherd responsible for his own herd. The commander of the people is their shepherd and responsible for his herd, just as a man looks after his household and is responsible for them, and a woman tends to her husband and children and is responsible for them.'2

2869. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : كُلُّ امرِئٍ مَسؤولٌ عمّا مَلَكَتْ يَمِينُهُ وعِيالِهِ3

2869. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Every single person is answerable for what he possesses, and those who depend on him.'4

Notes

1. صحيح مسلم : 3 / 1459 / 20 .

2. Sahih Muslim, no. 1829

3. غرر الحكم : 7254 .

4. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7254

901 - مَسؤولِيَّةُ السَّمعِ وَالبَصَرِ وَالفُؤادِ

901 The Answerability of the Hearing, THE SIGHT AND THE HEART

2870. كتاب من لا يحضره الفقيه : قالَ رجلٌ للصّادِقِ عليه السلام : إنّ لي جِيراناً ولَهُم جَوارٍ يَتَغَنَّينَ ويَضرِبن بالعُودِ ، فرُبّما دَخَلتُ المَخرَجَ فَاُطِيلُ الجُلُوسَ استِماعاً مِنّي لَهُنَّ؟... فقالَ لَهُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : تاللَّهِ أنتَ ! أما سَمِعتَ اللَّهَ عزّوجلّ يقولُ : (إنَّ السَّمْعَ والبَصَرَ والفُؤادَ كُلُّ اُولئكَ كانَ عنه مَسْؤولاً)؟!1

2870. It has been narrated in Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih that a man once came to Imam al-Sadiq (AS) saying, 'I have a neighbour whose slave girls sing and play the lute, and sometimes when I go to the outhouse I take my time there so I may listen to them...? So Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said to him, 'By Allah! Have you not heard the verse of Allah, Mighty and Exalted, [in the Qur'an],“Verily the hearing and the sight and the heart, each of those shall be answerable for it” ?!2

Notes

1. كتاب من لا يحضره الفقيه : 1 / 80 / 177 .

2. al-Faqih, v. 1 , p. 80 , no. 177

180 - السؤال (1) «طلب العلم »

180 ASKING ( 1 )

[Seeking Knowledge]

902 - مِفتاحُ العِلمِ‏

902 THE KEY TO KNOWLEDGE

(وَمَا أَرْسَلْنا مِن قَبْلِكَ إِلَّا رِجَالاً نُّوحِي إِلَيْهِمْ فاسْأَلُوا أَهلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ)1

“We did not send [any apostles] before you except as men to whom We revealed - ask the People of the Reminder if you do not know.” 2

2871. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : العِلمُ خَزائنُ ومَفاتِيحُهُ السُّؤالُ، فَاسألُوا رَحِمَكُمُ اللَّهُ فإنّهُ يُؤجَرُ أربَعةٌ : السائلُ ، والمُتَكلِّمُ ، والمُستَمِعُ ، والمُحِبُّ لَهُم3

2871. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Knowledge is a treasury, the key to which is the question, so ask and Allah will have mercy on you for verily four people are rewarded [for that question]: the questioner, the speaker, the listener, and the one that admires them.'4

2872. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : السُّؤالُ نِصفُ العِلمِ5

2872. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The question is half of knowledge.'6

Notes

1. النحل : 43 .

2. Qur'an 16 :43

3. تحف العقول : 41 .

4. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 41

5. كنز العمّال : 29260 .

6. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 29260

903 - حُسنُ المَسألَةِ

903 PRODUCTIVE QUESTIONING

2873. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : حُسنُ السؤالِ نِصفُ العِلمِ1

2873. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Productive questioning is half of knowledge.'2

2874. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - لِسائلٍ سَألَهُ عن مُعضِلَةٍ - : سَلْ تَفَقُّهاً ، ولا تَسْأل تَعَنُّتاً ؛ فإنّ الجاهِلَ المُتَعَلِّمَ شَبيهٌ بالعالِمِ ، وإنَّ العالِمَ المُتَعَسِّفَ (المُتَعَنِّفَ) شَبيهٌ بالجاهِلِ المُتَعَنِّتِ3

2874. Imam Ali (AS) said to a man who asked him regarding a puzzling issue, 'Ask in order to genuinely comprehend [the matter], and do not ask importunately causing further confusion thereby, for verily the ignorant person willing to learn is like a knowledgeable man, whereas the knowledgeable man who acts haphazardly is like an obstinate ignorant man.'4

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 29262 .

2. Ibid. no. 29262

3. نهج البلاغة : الحكمة 320 .

4. Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 320

904 - ما لا يَنبَغي فِي السُّؤالِ‏

904 That Which Should Not Be Questioned

(يا أَيُّها الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لا تَسْأَلُوا عَنْ أَشْياءَ إِنْ تُبْدَ لَكُمْ تَسُؤْ كُمْ وإِن تَسْأَلُوا عَنْهَا حِينَ يُنَزَّلُ القُرآنُ تُبْدَ لَكُمْ عَفَا اللَّهُ عَنْهَا واللَّهُ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ)1

“O you who believe! Do not ask about things which, if they are disclosed to you, will upset you. Yet if you ask about them while the Qur'an is being sent down, they shall be disclosed to you. Allah has excused it, and Allah is all-forgiving, all-forbearing.” 2

2875. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ذَرُوني ما تَرَكتُكُم ، فإنّما هَلَكَ مَن كانَ قَبلَكُم بكَثرَةِ سُؤالِهِم واختِلافِهِم على‏ أنبِيائهِم ، فإذا أمَرتُكُم بِشَي‏ءٍ فَأتُوا مِنهُ ما اسْتَطَعتُم ، وإذا نَهَيتُكُم عن شَي‏ءٍ فَدَعُوهُ3

2875. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Leave me alone when I part your company, for verily people before you were ruined because of their persistent questioning and contradiction of their prophets. So when I command you with something, carry it out as best as possible, and when I prohibit you something, leave it alone.'4

Notes

1. المائدة : 101 .

2. Qur'an 5 :101

3. كنز العمّال : 916 .

4. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 916

905 - جوابُ ما لا تعلَمُ من الأسئلَةِ

905 Answering Questions that One DOES NOT KNOW THE ANSWER TO

2876. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله في وَصيّته لأبي ذَرٍّ - : يا أبا ذَرٍّ ، إذا سُئلتَ عن عِلمٍ لا تَعلَمُهُ فَقُل : لا أعلَمُهُ تَنجُ مِن تَبِعَتِهِ ، ولا تُفْتِ بما لا عِلمَ لكَ بهِ تَنجُ مِن عَذابِ اللَّهِ يَومَ القِيامَةِ1

2876. The Prophet (SAWA) in his advice to his companion Abu Dharr, said, 'O Abu Dharr! When you are asked about something of which you have no knowledge, say, 'I do not know' and you will be saved from its repercussions. And do not give verdicts about that which you do not know and you will be saved from the chastisement of Allah on the Day of Resurrection.'2

2877. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا يَستَحيِي العالِمُ إذا سُئلَ عمّا لا يَعلَمُ أن يَقولَ : لا عِلمَ لي بِهِ3

2877. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The scholar never feels ashamed to say 'I have no knowledge about this' when he does not know something.'4

2878. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن تَرَكَ قولَ «لا أدري» اُصِيبَتْ مَقاتِلُهُ5

2878. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He who abandons saying 'I do not know' is bound to be struck at his most vulnerable spots.'6

2879. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنَّ مَن أجابَ في كُلِّ ما يُسألُ عَنهُ لَمَجنُونٌ7 .8

2879. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Verily the one who answers every question posed to him is insane.'9

2880. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : للعالِمِ إذا سُئلَ عن شي‏ءٍ وهُو لا يَعلَمُهُ أن يقولَ : اَللَّهُ أعلَمُ ، وليسَ لِغَيرِ العالِمِ أن يقولَ ذلكَ10

2880. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'When a knowledgeable person is asked about something he does not know, he should say, 'Allah knows better', and none but a knowledgeable man will say that.'11

(اُنظر) عنوان 81 « الجواب»

(See also: THE ANSWER 81)

Notes

1. مكارم الأخلاق : 2 / 364 / 2661 .

2. Makarim al-Akhlaq, v. 2 , p. 264 , no. 2661

3. المحاسن : 1 / 328 / 664 .

4. al-Mahasin, v. 1 , p. 328 , no. 664

5. نهج البلاغة : الحكمة 85 .

6. Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 85

7. بحار الأنوار : 2 / 117 / 15 .

8. عنِ القاسمِ بنِ محمّدِ بنِ أبي بكرٍ - أحَدِ فُقَهاءِ المَدينةِ المُتَّفَقِ على‏ عِلمِهِ وفِقهِهِ بينَ المسلمينَ - أ نّه سُئلَ عَن شي‏ءٍ فقالَ : لا اُحسِنُهُ ، فقال السائلُ : إنّي جِئتُ إلَيكَ لا أعرِفُ غَيرَكَ! فقالَ القاسمُ : لا تَنظُرْ إلى‏ طُولِ لِحيَتي وكَثرَةِ الناسِ حَولي واللَّهِ ما اُحسِنُهُ ، فقالَ شَيخٌ مِن قُريشٍ جالسٌ إلى‏ جَنبِهِ : يا ابنَ أخي الزَمْها ، فقال : فواللَّهِ ما رَأيْتُكَ في مجلسٍ أنْبَلَ منكَ اليومَ ! فقالَ القاسمُ : واللَّهِ لأن يُقطَعَ لِساني أحَبُّ إلَيَّ أن أتَكَلَّمَ بِما لا عِلمَ لي بِهِ!! بحار الأنوار : 2 / 123 / 50 .

9. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 2 , p. 117 , no. 15

10. الكافي : 1 / 42 / 5 .

11. al-Kafi, v. 1 , p. 42 , no. 5