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

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557 - أعظَمُ الحُقوقِ‏

557 THE GREATEST OF RIGHTS

1667. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : وأعظَمُ ما افْتَرضَ [ اللَّهُ ]سبحانَهُ مِن تلكَ الحُقوقِ : حقُّ الوالي على‏ الرَّعِيَّةِ ، وحقُّ الرَّعِيَّةِ على‏ الوالي1

1667. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The greatest of those rights that He, glory be to Him, has made obligatory are the right of the ruler upon the subjects, and the right of the subjects upon the ruler.'2

Notes

1. نهج البلاغة : الخطبة 216 .

2. Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 216

558 - حُقوقُ الإخوانِ‏

558 THE RIGHTS OF THE BRETHREN

1668. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : مِن حقِّ المؤمنِ على‏ أخيهِ المؤمنِ أن يُشْبِعَ جَوْعَتَهُ ، ويُواريَ عَورَتَهُ ، ويُفرِّجَ عَنهُ كُرْبَتهُ ، ويَقْضيَ دَيْنَهُ ، فإذا ماتَ خَلَفَهُ في أهلِهِ ووُلدِهِ1

1668. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Among the rights of the believer upon his fellow believing brother is to satisfy his hunger, cover his body, solve his problems, pay his debt, and when he dies, to substitute him in his family and his children.'2

1669. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن عَظّمَ دِينَ اللَّهِ عظّمَ حقَّ إخْوانِهِ ، ومَنِ اسْتَخَفَّ بدِينهِ اسْتَخَفَّ بإخْوانِهِ3

1669. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'He who honours the religion of Allah honours the right of his brethren, and he who takes His religion lightly takes [the right of] his brethren lightly.'4

1670. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : ما عُبِدَ اللَّهُ بشي‏ءٍ أفضَلَ مِن أداءِ حقِّ المؤمنِ5

1670. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Allah is not worshipped through anything better than fulfilling the right of the fellow believer.'6

1671. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : للمؤمنِ على‏ المؤمنِ سَبْعَةُ حُقوقٍ واجِبَةٍ لَهُ مِن اللَّهِ عزّوجلّ ، واللَّهُ سائلُهُ عَمّا صَنَعَ فيها : الإجْلالُ لَهُ في عَيْنِهِ ، والوُدُّ لَهُ في صَدرِهِ ، والمُواساةُ لَهُ في مالِهِ ، وأنْ يُحِبَّ لَهُ ما يُحِبُّ لنَفْسِهِ، وأنْ‏يُحرِّمَ غِيبَتَهُ، وأنْ‏يَعودَهُ‏في‏مَرضِهِ، ويُشَيّعَ جَنازَتَهُ ولا يَقولَ فيهِ بعدَ مَوتِهِ إلّا خَيراً7

1671. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The believer has seven rights incumbent upon his fellow believer which are made obligatory by Allah, Mighty and Exalted, and about which Allah will ask him what he did: to esteem him highly in his eyes, to entertain love for him in his heart, to assist him financially from his own wealth, to love for him what he loves for himself, to prohibit [others] from backbiting him, to visit him in his sickness, to attend his funeral procession, and to not say anything but good about him after his death.'8

1672. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : وقد سئل عَن حَقِّ المُؤمِنِ، فَقالَ: سَبعونَ حَقّاً لا اُخبِرُكَ إلّا بِسَبعَةٍ : لا تَشبَع ويَجوعُ ولا تَكتَسي ويَعرى ؛ وتَكونُ دَليلَهُ9

1672. Imam al-Sadiq (AS), when he was asked about the right of the believer, said, 'They are seventy rights, of which I will not tell you but of seven of them: that you should not eat to satiety while he is hungry, or dress yourself while he is naked, and you should be his guide...'10

1673. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - في بيانِ حُقوقِ المؤمنِ على‏ المؤمنِ - : أيْسَرُ حقٍّ مِنها أنْ تُحِبَّ لَهُ ما تُحِبُّ لنَفْسِكَ ، وتَكْرَهَ لَهُ ما تَكْرَهُ لنَفْسِكَ11

1673. Imam al-Sadiq (AS), expounding on the rights of the believer upon the fellow believer, said, 'The simplest right from among them is to love for him what you love for yourself, and to dislike for him what you dislike for yourself.'12

1674. الإمامُ العسكريُّ عليه السلام : أعْرَفُ النّاسِ بحُقوقِ إخْوانِهِ وأشَدُّهُم قَضاءً لَها أعْظَمُهُم عِند اللَّهِ شَأناً13

1674. Imam al-Askari (AS) said, 'The person who best knows the rights of his brethren and is the most diligent of all at fulfilling them is the one who has the greatest esteem in the sight of Allah.'14

Notes

1. الكافي : 2 / 169 / 1 .

2. al-Kafi, v. 2 , p. 169 , no. 1

3. بحار الأنوار : 74 / 287 / 13 .

4. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74 , p. 287 , no. 13

5. الكافي : 2 / 170 / 4 .

6. al-Kafi, v. 2 , p. 170 , no. 4

7. الخصال : 351 / 27 .

8. al-Khisal, p. 351 , no. 27

9. الكافي : 2 / 174 / 14 .

10. al-Kafi, v. 2 , p. 174 , no. 14

11. الكافي : 2 / 169 / 2 .

12. Ibid. p. 169 , no. 2

13. الاحتجاج : 2 / 517 / 340 .

14. al-Ihtijaj, v. 2 , p. 517 , no. 340

110 - الاحتكار

110 HOARDING

559 - ذَمُّ الاحتِكارِ

559 DENOUNCING HOARDING

1675. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا يَحْتَكِرُ إلّا الخَوّانونَ1

1675. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Only the perfidious ones hoard.'2

1676. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا يَحْتَكِرُ إلّا خاطئٌ3

1676. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Only an offender hoards.'4

1677. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الاحْتِكارُ داعِيَةُ الحِرْمانِ5

1677. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Hoarding is the cause of deprivation.'6

1678. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الاحْتِكارُ شِيمَةُ الفُجّارِ7

1678. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Hoarding is the habit of the dissolute.'8

1679. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الاحْتِكارُ رَذيلَةٌ9

1679. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Hoarding is a vice.'10

1680. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الاحْتِكارُ مَطِيَّةُ النَّصَبِ11

1680. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Hoarding is the mount of hardship.'12

1681. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مِن طَبائعِ الأغْمارِ إتْعابُ النُّفوسِ في الاحْتِكارِ13

1681. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'One of the characteristics of the idiots is exhausting themselves by hoarding.'14

1682. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - فيما كَتَبَهُ للأشتَرِ حينَ وَلّاهُ مِصرَ - : واعْلَمْ - مَع ذلكَ - أنّ في كثيرٍ مِنهُم ضِيقاً فاحِشاً ، وشُحّاً قَبيحاً ، واحْتِكاراً للمَنافِعِ ، وتَحَكُّماً في البِياعاتِ ، وذلكَ بابُ مَضَرَّةٍ للعامَّةِ ، وعَيْبٌ على‏ الوُلاةِ ، فامْنَعْ مِن الاحْتِكارِ ؛ فإنَّ رسولَ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله مَنعَ مِنهُ15

1682. Imam Ali (AS) said in a letter he wrote to al-Ashtar when he appointed him governor of Egypt, 'Know - along with this - that most of the merchants and traders are very narrow-minded, and awfully avaricious. They hoard goods for profiteering and fix high prices for goods. This is a source of harm to the people, and a source of shame for the governors in charge. So stop people from hoarding, because verily the Messenger of Allah (SAWA) has prohibited it.'16

1683. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : كُلُّ حُكْرَةٍ تَضُرُّ بالنّاسِ وتُغْلي السِّعْرَ علَيهِم فلا خَيرَ فيها17

1683. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'There is no good in any act of hoarding, that brings loss to the people and inflates the prices for them.'18

1684. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنَّ اللَّهَ عزّوجلّ تَطَوّلَ على‏ عِبادِهِ بالحَبَّةِ فسَلّطَ علَيها القُمَّلَةَ ، ولولا ذلكَ لخَزَنَتْها المُلوكُ كما يَخْزُنونَ الذَّهَبَ والفِضَّةَ19

1684. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Truly Allah, Mighty and Exalted, showed His bounty to His servants in the seed, but He also plagued them with lice; otherwise the kings would have hoarded it as they hoard gold and silver.'20

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 9738 .

2. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 9738

3. كنز العمّال : 9723 .

4. Ibid. no. 9723

5. غرر الحكم : 256 .

6. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 256

7. غرر الحكم : 607 .

8. Ibid. no. 607

9. غرر الحكم : 112 .

10. Ibid. no. 112

11. الكافي : 8 / 19 / 4 .

12. al-Kafi, v. 8 , p. 19 , no. 4

13. غرر الحكم : 9349 .

14. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9349

15. نهج البلاغة : الكتاب 53 .

16. Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 53

17. دعائم الإسلام : 2 / 35 / 78 .

18. Daaem al-Islam v. 2 , p. 35 , no. 78 , and Mustadrak al-Wasa'il, v. 13 , p. 274 , no. 15337

19. بحار الأنوار : 103 / 87 / 3 .

20. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103 , p. 87 , no. 3

560 - ذَمُّ المُحتَكِرِ

560 THE HOARDER

1685. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : المُحْتَكِرُ مَلْعونٌ1

1685. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The hoarder is damned.'2

1686. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : المُحتَكِرُ في سُوقِنا كالمُلْحِدِ في كِتابِ اللَّهِ3

1686. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The hoarder in our market is like the apostate in the Book of Allah.'4

1687. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : بِئسَ العَبدُ المُحتَكِرُ ، إنْ أرْخَصَ اللَّهُ تعالى‏ الأسْعارَ حَزِنَ ، وإنْ أغْلاها اللَّهُ فَرِحَ5

1687. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'What a wretched servant the hoarder is, for if Allah, most High, lowers the prices he is saddened but if He raises them he rejoices.'6

1688. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يُحْشَرُ الحَكّارونَ وقَتَلَةُ الأنْفُسِ إلى‏ جَهَنّمَ في دَرَجةٍ7

1688. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The hoarders and the murderers will be resurrected to occupy the same position in Hell.'8

1689. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن جَمعَ طَعاماً يَتَربّصُ بهِ الغَلاءَ أربَعينَ يَوماً فقد بَرِئَ من اللَّهِ وبَرِئَ اللَّهُ مِنهُ9

1689. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'He who hoards food for forty days waiting for the rise of its price, he indeed disassociates himself from Allah and Allah disassociates Himself from him.'10

1690. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أيُّما رجُلٍ اشْتَرى‏ طَعاماً فكَبسَهُ أربَعينَ صَباحاً يُريدُ بهِ غَلاءَ المُسلِمينَ ، ثُمَّ باعَهُ فتَصدّقَ بثَمنِهِ لَم يَكُنْ كَفّارَةً لِما صَنَعَ11

1690. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Any man who buys food and hoards it for forty days waiting for its demand to rise among the Muslims and then sells it, even if he were to donate its value in charity, it would not atone for what he did.'12

1691. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : المُحْتَكِرُ مَحرومٌ نِعْمتَهُ13

1691. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The hoarder is deprived of his bounty.'14

1692. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : المُحتَكِرُ البَخيلُ جامعٌ لمَن لا يَشْكُرُهُ ، وقادِمٌ على مَنْ لا يَعْذِرُهُ15

1692. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The miserly hoarder gathers for those who will not thank him, and will come to Him who will not excuse him.'16

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 62 / 292 ؛ كنز العمّال : 9716 .

2. Ibid. v. 62 , p. 292 , Kanz al-Ummal, no. 9716

3. كنز العمّال : 9717 .

4. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 9717

5. كنز العمّال : 9715 .

6. Ibid. no. 9715

7. كنز العمّال : 9739 .

8. Ibid. no. 9739

9. بحار الأنوار : 62 / 292 .

10. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 62 , p. 292

11. الأمالي للطوسي : 676 / 1427 .

12. Amali al-Tusi, p. 676 , no. 1427

13. غرر الحكم : 465 .

14. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 465

15. غرر الحكم : 1842 .

16. Ibid. no. 1842

111 - الحكمة

111 WISDOM

561 - فَضلُ الحِكمَةِ

561 THE VIRTUE OF WISDOM

(يُؤْتِي الْحِكْمَةَ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَمَنْ يُؤْتَ الْحِكْمَةَ فَقَدْ أُوتِيَ خَيْراً كَثِيراً وَما يَذَّكَّرُ إِلّا أُولُوا الْأَلْبابِ)1

“He gives wisdom to whomever He wishes, and he who is given wisdom is certainly given an abundant good. But none takes admonition except those who possess intellect.” 2

1693. عيسى عليه السلام : إنّ الحِكمَةَ نُورُ كُلِّ قَلبٍ3

1693. Prophet Jesus (AS) said, 'Verily wisdom is the light of every heart.'4

1694. لُقمانُ عليه السلام - مِن وصيَّتِهِ لابنهِ - : يا بُنَيّ ، تَعلَّمِ الحِكمَةَ تَشْرُفْ ؛ فإنَّ الحِكمَةَ تَدُلُّ على‏ الدِّينِ ، وتُشَرِّفُ العَبْدَ على‏ الحُرِّ ، وتَرفَعُ المِسكينَ على‏ الغَنيِّ ، وتُقَدِّمُ الصَّغيرَ على‏ الكَبيرِ5

1694. Luqman (AS) said [advising his son], 'My son, learn wisdom and you will become noble, for verily wisdom directs towards religion, it will elevate the slave over the free person, it raises the poor above the rich and it precedes the young over the old.'6

1695. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : كَلِمَةُ الحِكمَةِ يَسْمَعُها المؤمنُ خَيرٌ مِن عِبادَةِ سَنةٍ7

1695. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A word of wisdom that the believer hears is better than the worship of one year.'8

1696. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: كادَ الحَكيمُ أنْ‏يَكونَ‏نَبيّاً9

1696. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The wise man is almost a prophet.'10

1697. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الحِكمَةُ رَوضَةُ العُقَلاءِ ، ونُزْهَةُ النُّبَلاءِ11

1697. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Wisdom is the garden of the intelligent ones and the amusement of the noble.'12

1698. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الحِكمَةُ شَجَرةٌ تَنْبُتُ في القَلبِ ، وتُثْمِرُ على‏ اللِّسانِ13

1698. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Wisdom is a tree that grows in the heart and produces fruit on the tongue.'14

1699. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن عُرِفَ بالحِكمَةِ لَحَظَتْهُ العُيونُ بالوَقارِ والهَيبةِ15

1699. Imam Ali (AS) has said, 'The one who is known for [his] wisdom is regarded by the eyes with dignity and awe.'16

Notes

1. البقرة : 269 .

2. Qur'an 2 :29

3.. بحار الأنوار : 14 / 316 / 17 .

4. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 14 , p. 317 , no. 17

5. بحار الأنوار : 13 / 432 / 24 .

6. Ibid. v. 13 , p. 432 , no. 24

7. بحار الأنوار : 77 / 172 / 8 .

8. Ibid. v. 77 , p. 172 , no. 8

9. كنز العمّال : 44123 .

10. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 44123

11. غرر الحكم : 1715 .

12. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1715

13. غرر الحكم : 1992 .

14. Ibid. no. 1992

15. تحف العقول : 97 .

16. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 97

562 - الحِكمَةُ ضالَّةُ المُؤمِنِ‏

562 WISDOM IS THE LOST PROPERTY OF THE BELIEVER

1700. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الحِكمَةُ ضَالّةُ المؤمنِ ، فاطْلُبوها ولَو عندَ المُشرِكِ تكونوا أحَقَّ بها وأهلَها1

1700. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Wisdom is the lost property of the believer, so seek it even from the polytheist for you will be more deserving and worthier of it [than him].'2

1701. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الْحِكْمَةُ ضالَّةُ المُؤْمِنِ ، فخُذِ الحِكْمَةَ ولَو مِن أهلِ النِّفاقِ3

1701. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Wisdom is the lost property of the believer, so take wisdom even from the people of hypocrisy.'4

Notes

1. الأمالي للطوسي: 625 / 1290 .

2. Amali al-Tusi, p. 625 , no. 1290

3. نهج البلاغة : الحكمة 80 .

4. Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 80

563 - ما لا يَنبَغي لِلحَكيمِ فِعلُهُ‏

563 What the Wise Man Must Not Do

1702. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لَيس بحَكيمٍ مَن قصَدَ بحاجَتِهِ غَيرَ كَريمٍ1

1702. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The one who seeks fulfilment of his need from an unwise person is [himself] not a wise person.2

1703. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ليسَ الحَكيمُ مَن لَم يُدارِ مَن لا يَجِدُ بُدّاً مِن مُداراتِهِ3

1703. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'A person who does not deal amicably with someone for whom amicableness is the only option is not a wise man.'4

Notes

1. غرر الحكم : 7499 .

2. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2092

3.. تحف العقول : 218 .

4. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 218

564 - تَفسيرُ الحِكمَةِ

564 The Interpretation of Wisdom

1704. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أوّلُ الحِكمَةِ تَرْكُ اللَّذّاتِ ، وآخِرُها مَقْتُ الفانِياتِ1

1704. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The opening of wisdom is abandoning the [illicit] pleasures, and the peak of it is to detest the transient things.'2

1705. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مِن الحِكمَةِ أنْ لا تُنازِعَ مَن فَوقَكَ ، ولا تَسْتَذِلَّ مَن دُونَكَ ، ولا تَتَعاطى‏ ما ليسَ في قُدْرَتِكَ ، ولا يُخالِفَ لِسانُكَ قَلبَكَ ، ولا قَولُكَ فِعلَكَ ، ولا تَتَكلّمَ فيما لا تَعلَمُ ، ولا تَتْرُكَ الأمرَ عِندَ الإقْبالِ وتَطْلُبَهُ عِندَ الإدْبارِ3

1705. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'From among [the matters of] wisdom is to avoid dispute with one who is above you, to not disesteem anyone below you, to not undertake a task which is outside of your capability, to not have your tongue contradict your heart and neither your word [contradict] your action, to not speak of that which you do not know, and to not abandon a matter as it approaches only to pursue it as it retreats.'4

1706. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام - وقد سألَهُ أبو بصيرٍعن قولِ اللَّهِ : (ومَن يُؤْتَ الحِكْمَةَ فَقَد اُوتيَ خَيراً كَثيراً) - : هِي طاعَةُ اللَّهِ ومَعرِفَةُ الإمامِ.5

1706. Imam al-Baqir (AS) when he was asked by Abu Basir regarding the words of Allah's verse,“and he who is given wisdom...” said, 'It [wisdom] is obedience to Allah and true knowledge of the Imam.'6

1707. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنّ الحِكمَةَ المَعرِفَةُ والتَّفَقّهُ في الدِّينِ ، فمَن فَقِهَ مِنكُم فهُو حَكيمٌ7

1707. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Verily wisdom is inner knowledge and deep understanding of religion, for the one who understands among you is truly the wise man.'8

1708. الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : قيلَ لِلُقمانَ : ما يَجْمَعُ مِن حِكْمتِكَ؟ قالَ : لا أسْألُ عَمّا كُفِيتُهُ ، ولا أتَكَلّفُ ما لا يَعْنيني9

1708. Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'Luqman was asked, what is the crux of your wisdom?' He said, 'I do not ask about that which I know already and I do not burden myself with that which does not concern me.'10

Notes

1. غرر الحكم : 3052 .

2. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3054

3. غرر الحكم : 9450 .

4. Ibid. no. 9450

5. بحار الأنوار : 1 / 215 / 22 .

6. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 1 , p. 251 , no. 22

7. بحار الأنوار : 1 / 215 / 25 .

8. Ibid. v. 1 , p. 251 , no. 25

9. بحار الأنوار : 13 / 417 / 10 .

10. Ibid. v. 13 , p. 417 , no. 10

565 - رَأسُ الحِكمَةِ

565 THE FOUNTAINHEAD OF WISDOM

1709. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : رأسُ الحِكمَةِ مَخافَةُ اللَّهِ1

1709. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The fountainhead of wisdom is the fear of Allah.'2

1710. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ أشْرَفَ الحَديثِ ذِكْرُ اللَّهِ ، ورأسَ الحِكمَةِ طاعَتُهُ3

1710. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily the noblest speech is the remembrance of Allah and the fountainhead of wisdom is His obedience.'4

1711. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ الرِّفْقَ رأسُ الحِكمَةِ5

1711. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily leniency is the fountainhead of wisdom.'6

1712. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام :رأسُ الحِكمَةِ لُزومُ الحقِّ وطاعَةُ المُحِقِّ7

1712. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The fountainhead of wisdom is to be bound to the truth and to obey the one on[the path of] the truth.'8

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 5873 ، بحار الأنوار : 78 / 453 / 23 .

2. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 5873

3. الأمالي للصدوق : 576 / 788 .

4. Amali al-Saduq, p. 394 , no. 1

5. كنز العمّال : 5444 .

6. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 5444

7. غرر الحكم : 5258 .

8. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5258

566 - ما يورِثُ الحِكمَةَ

566 WHAT BRINGS ABOUT WISDOM

1713. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : اغْلِبِ الشّهْوَةَ تَكْمُلْ لكَ الحِكمَةُ1

1713. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Conquer your lustful desire and your wisdom will be perfected.'2

1714. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا حِكمَةَ إلّا بعِصْمَةٍ3

1714. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'There is no wisdom except through inerrancy.'4

1715. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن زَهِدَ في الدُّنيا أثْبَتَ اللَّهُ الحِكمَةَ في قَلبِهِ ، وأنْطَقَ بها لِسانَهُ5

1715. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Whoever abstains from worldly pleasures, Allah will establish wisdom in his heart and make it flow from his tongue.'6

Notes

1. غرر الحكم : 2272 .

2. Ibid. no. 2272

3. غرر الحكم : 10916 .

4. Ibid. no. 10916

5. الكافي : 2 / 128 / 1 .

6. al-Kafi, v. 2 , p. 128 , no. 1

567 - ما يَمنَعُ الحِكمَةَ

567 WHAT PREVENTS WISDOM

1716. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : القَلبُ يَتَحمّلُ الحِكمَةَ عند خُلُوِّ البَطْنِ ، القَلبُ يَمُجُّ الحِكمَةَ عند امْتِلاءِ البَطْنِ1

1716. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The heart bears wisdom when the stomach is empty, and the heart throws out wisdom when the stomach is full.'2

1717. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لاتَجْتَمِعُ الشَّهوَةُ والحِكمَةُ3

1717. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Vain desire and wisdom do not come together.'4

1718. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : الغَضَبُ مَمْحَقةٌ لقَلبِ الحكيمِ ، ومَن لم يَمْلِكْ غَضَبَهُ لَم يَمْلِكْ عَقلَهُ5

1718. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Anger is a destroyer of the wise man's heart, whoever cannot control his anger cannot control his intellect.'6

1719. الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : إنّ الزَّرعَ يَنْبُتُ في السَّهلِ ولا يَنْبُتُ في الصَّفا ، فكذلكَ الحِكمَةُ تَعْمُرُ في قَلبِ المُتواضِعِ، ولا تَعْمُرُ في قَلبِ المُتَكبِّرِ الجبّارِ ؛ لأنَّ اللَّهَ جَعلَ التَّواضُعَ آلةَ العَقلِ7

1719. Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'Verily a seed grows in soft ground and does not grow on stone, in the same way that wisdom thrives in the heart of the humble and does not thrive in the heart of the proud and haughty , because Allah has made humbleness the instrument of the intellect.'8

1720. الإمامُ الهاديُّ عليه السلام : الحِكمَةُ لا تَنْجَعُ في الطِّباعِ الفاسِدَةِ9

1720. Imam al-Hadi (AS) said, 'Wisdom does not avail an immoral character.'10

Notes

1. تنبيه الخواطر : 2 / 119 .

2. Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2 , p. 119

3. غرر الحكم : 10573 .

4. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 10573

5. بحار الأنوار : 78 / 255 / 129 .

6. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78 , p. 255 , no. 129

7. بحار الأنوار : 78 / 312 / 1 .

8. Ibid. v. 78 , p. 312 , no. 1

9. بحار الأنوار : 78 / 370 / 4 .

10. Ibid. v. 78 , p. 370 , no. 4

568 - آثارُ الحِكمَةِ

568 THE EFFECTS OF WISDOM

1721. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن ثَبتَتْ لَهُ الحِكمَةُ عَرَفَ العِبرَةَ1

1721. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Whoever has wisdom established [in his heart] for him becomes one who adheres to admonition'2

1722. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : كَثرةُ النَّظَرِ في الحِكمَةِ تَلْقَحُ العَقلَ3

1722. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Much contemplation on [matters of] wisdom causes the intellect to flourish.'4

Notes

1. غرر الحكم : 8706 .

2. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8706

3. بحار الأنوار : 78 / 247 / 73 .

4. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78 , p. 247 , no. 73

569 - المُحافَظَةُ عَلَى الحِكمَةِ

569 PROTECTION OF WISDOM

1723. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنّ الحُكَماءَ ضَيَّعوا الحِكمَةَ لَمّا وَضَعوها عِند غَيرِ أهْلِها1

1723. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Verily the wise men ruined and lost wisdom when they deposited it with those who were unworthy of it.'2

1724. الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : لا تَمْنَحوا الجُهّالَ الحِكمَةَ فتَظْلِموها ، ولا تَمْنَعوها أهْلَها فتَظْلِموهُم3

1724. Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'Do not grant the ignorant ones wisdom for they will not do justice to it, and do not deprive it to those who are worthy of it for you will do injustice to them.'4

Notes

1. قصص الأنبياء : 160 / 176 .

2. Qasas al-Anbiya', p. 160 , no. 176

3. بحار الأنوار : 78 / 303 / 1 .

4. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78 , p. 303 , no. 1

112 - الحلف‏

112 OATH-TAKING

570 - النَّهيُ عَنِ الحَلفِ بِاللَّهِ سُبحانَهُ‏

570 PROHIBITION AGAINST TAKING OATH BY ALLAH GLORY BE TO HIM

(وَلا تَجْعَلُوا اللَّهَ عُرْضَةً لِأَيْمَانِكُمْ أَنْ تَبَرُّوا وَتَتَّقُوا وَتُصْلِحُوا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ وَاللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ)1

“Do not make Allah an obstacle, through your oaths, to being pious and Godwary, and to bringing about concord between people.” 2

1725. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لا تَحْلِفوا باللَّهِ صادِقينَ ولا كاذِبينَ ؛ فإنّهُ عزّوجلّ يقولُ : (ولا تَجْعَلوا اللَّهَ عُرْضَةً لأيْمانِكُم)3

1725. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Do not take oath by Allah whether you are truthful or lying, for verily He says“Do not make Allah an obstacle, through your oaths.” 4

Notes

1. البقرة : 224 .

2. Qur'an 2 :224

3. الكافي : 7 / 434 / 1 .

4. al-Kafi, v. 7 , p. 434 , no. 1

571 - التَّحذيرُ مِنَ الحَلفِ الكاذِبِ‏

571 WARNING AGAINST FALSE OATHS

1726. ثواب الأعمال :قالَ اللَّهُ عزّوجلّ : لا اُنيلُ رَحْمَتي‏مَن تَعرَّضَ للأيمانِ الكاذِبَةِ1

1726. It is narrated in Thawab al-Amal that Allah Almighty said, 'I will not grant My mercy to he who takes false oaths.'2

1727. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إيّاكُم واليَمينَ الفاجِرَةَ؛ فإنَّها تَدَعُ الدِّيارَ بَلاقِعَ مِن أهلِها3

1727. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Beware of taking false oaths for verily they leave the houses empty of their tenants.'4

1728. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن حَلفَ على‏ يَمينٍ وهُو يَعلمُ أ نّهُ كاذِبٌ فقَد بارَزَ اللَّهَ عزّوجلّ5

1728. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Whoever takes an oath knowing that he is lying, has surely waged war with Allah.'6

1729. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : اليَمينُ الصَّبرُ الكاذِبَةُ تُورِثُ العَقِبَ الفَقْرَ7

1729. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Lying under a forced oath brings about poverty for the heir.'8

Notes

1. ثواب الأعمال : 261 / 2 .

2. Thawab al-Amal, p. 261 , no. 2

3. ثواب الأعمال : 270 / 3 .

4. Ibid. p. 270 , no. 3

5. ثواب الأعمال : 269 / 1 .

6. Ibid. p. 269 , no. 1

7. بحار الأنوار : 104 / 209 / 19 .

8. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 104 , p. 209 , no. 19

572 - كَيفيَّةُ تَحليفِ الظّالِمِ‏

572 HOW TO COMMIT A TYRANT TO OATH

1730. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أحْلِفوا الظّالِمَ إذا أرَدْتُم يَمينَهُ بأنّهُ بَري‏ءٌ مِن حَولِ اللَّهِ وقُوَّتِهِ ، فإنَّهُ إذا حَلفَ بها كاذِباً عُوجِلَ العُقوبةَ ، وإذا حَلفَ باللَّهِ الّذي لا إلهَ إلّا هُو لَم يُعاجَلْ ؛ لأ نّهُ قد وَحّدَ اللَّهَ تعالى‏1

1730. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Commit a tyrant to oath whenever you want his oath in a way that it is devoid of the power and strength of Allah, for verily if he falsely takes oath by it, his chastisement will be hastened, and if he takes oath by Allah whom there is no god but He, it will not be hastened because he has professed the unity of Allah, the all-High.'2

Notes

1. نهج البلاغة : الحكمة 253 .

2. Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 253