Mikyalul Makarim Fee Fawaaid ad-Duaa Lil Qai’m (Perfection of morals among the benefits of praying for al-Qa’im)

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Mikyalul Makarim Fee Fawaaid ad-Duaa Lil Qai’m vol. 2

Perfection of morals among the benefits of praying for al-Qa’im

Author(s): Ayatullah Muhammad Taqi Musawi Isfahani

Translator(s): Sayyid Athar Husayn S.H. Rizvi

Publisher(s): Ja’fari Propagation Centre- Mumbai

This text titled“Mikyalul Makarim” authored by Ayatullah Sayyid Muhammad Taqi Musawi Isfahani is a two-part book about the perfection of morals among the benefits of praying for our 12th Living Imam (aj). The first part addresses the recognition of the Imam and the rational proofs discussed. Among other topics, the second part of the book discusses the times and conditions emphasized for supplicating.

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Mikyalul Makarim Fee Fawaaid ad-Duaa Lil Qai’m vol. 2 Perfection of morals among the benefits of praying for al-Qa’im Ayatullah Sayyid Muhammad Taqi Musawi Isfahani (r.a.) Translated by: Sayyid Athar Husain S.H. Rizvi Al-Qalam Translators & Writers Bureau Publisher: Ja’fari Propagation Centre, 94, Asma Manzil, Room No. 10, Bazar Road, Opp. Khoja Masjid, Bandra (W), Mumbai - 400050. Tel.: 2642 5777. E-mail: jpcbandra@yahoo.com Year of Publication: 2009 A.D./1430 A.H.

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Table of Contents

Part 6: Times and conditions emphasized for supplicating 12

1. After Every Obligatory Prayer 13

Notes 18

2. After Zuhr Prayer 19

Notes 21

3. After Asr Prayer 22

Notes 23

4. After Morning Prayer 24

5. After Every Two Rakats Of Namaz-E-Shab 25

6. In Qunoot Of Prayers 26

Notes 40

7. In Prostration (Sajdah) 41

Notes 41

8. In Thanksgiving Prostration (Sajdah Shukr) 42

9. Every Morning And Evening 43

10. In The Last Part Of Every Day 46

Notes 47

11. Thursday 48

Notes 48

12. Friday Eve 49

Notes 49

13. Friday 50

a) After Morning Prayer 50

b) During Afternoon 51

c) While going to the Masjid 51

d) After Asr Prayer 51

e) In the Qunoot of Zuhr and Friday Prayer 51

f) In the Friday sermon 51

g) In the last part of Friday 51

Notes 53

14. Navroz Day 54

Notes 54

15. Day Of Arafah 55

Notes 55

16. Eid-Ul-Fitr 56

Notes 56

17. Eid-Ul-Azha 57

18. Dahwul Arz Day - Day Of Earth’s Expansion 59

Notes 59

19. Ashura Day 60

20. Eve Of 15th Shaban 61

21. Day Of 15th Shaban 62

22. Whole Month Of Ramadan 63

Notes 65

23. Eve Of The 6th Of The Month Of Ramadan 66

24. 8th Day Of The Month Of Ramadan 68

Notes 68

25. Eve Of The 12th Of The Month Of Ramadan 69

Notes 69

26. Day Of The 13th Of The Month Of Ramadan 70

Notes 71

27. Day Of 18th And Eve Of The 19th Of The Month Of Ramadan 72

28. 21st Of The Month Of Ramadan 73

Notes 75

29. After Remembering The Tragedy Of Imam Husain (As) 76

30. After Reciting The Ziyaarat Of Imam az-Zaman (Aj) 77

31. While Weeping Due To The Fear Of Allah 78

32. After Renewing Of Every Blessing And Passing Away Of Every Calamity 79

33. At The Time Of Sorrow And Grief 80

34. In Hardships And Difficulties 81

35. After The Prayer Of Tasbih 82

Notes 82

36. Before Praying For Oneself And Ones Family 83

37. Day Of Ghadeer 84

Notes 85

38. All Possible Times Of The Day And Night 86

39. While Present In The Gathering Of Opponents And Usurpers Of The Rights Of The Imams (As) 87

40. To Pray For Forty Consecutive Days For The Reappearance Of The Imam 88

Notes 88

41. Month Of Muharram 89

Places Emphasized For Supplicating For Imam az-Zaman (aj) 90

1. Masjidul Haraam 90

2. Arafat 90

3. The Cellar (Sardaab) 90

4. Places associated with the Twelfth Imam 90

5. Mausoleum of Imam Husain (as) 91

6. Mausoleum of Imam Reza (as) 91

7. Mausoleum of Imam Ali Naqi and Imam Hasan Askari (as) 92

8. Mausoleum of every Imam (as) 92

Notes 92

Part 7: Value of praying for the hastening of the reappearance of the Imam of the Age (aj) 93

First Aim: Some Points Discussed 94

Notes 104

Second Aim: Value Of Praying For The Hastening Of The Reappearance Of The Imam Of The Age (aj) Openly Or Secretly 106

Notes 107

Third Aim: Regarding Some Supplications Related From The Holy Imams (As) About This 108

1. Dua Salawat 108

2. Dua Imam Reza (as) 112

3. Dua in the period of Occultation 120

4. Dua Qunoot 126

5. Dua Nudbah 137

Explanation and clarification of doubts 147

6. Another Dua 148

Notes 150

Part 8: Duties of people towards the Imam (aj) 151

1: To Obtain Knowledge About The Special Characteristics Of Imam (aj) And To Have Information About The ‘Certain’ Signs Of His Reappearance 152

Notes 156

2: To Be Respectful While Mentioning Him 157

Some Reminders 175

Notes 176

3: Loving Him 177

First: Rational Proof 177

Second:Textual Proof 177

Notes 179

4: Making Him Popular Among The People 180

Notes 180

5: Awaiting His Reappearance 181

Issue No. 1: Excellence of awaiting and the reward of the awaiter and the awaiting of the Holy Prophet (S) and the Imams regarding this: 181

Issue No. 2: Awaiting for the reappearance of Imam Mahdi (aj) is obligatory for all 188

Issue 3: The Real Meaning of Intezar 189

Issue 4: Is the intention of seeking Allah’s nearness a necessary condition for Intezar? 190

Issue 5: Intezar is the opposite of despair or hopelessness 192

Hopelessness is of two types 192

Notes 196

6: Expressing An Eagerness To See Him 198

Notes 199

7: Relating The Praiseworthy Qualities Of Imam (aj) 200

Notes 201

8: Grief Of A Believer Due To Imam’s Separation 202

Notes 203

9: To Be Present In Assemblies Where The Fadail And Manaqeb Of Imam (aj) Are Discussed 204

Notes 205

10: To Organize Gatherings Where The Fadail Of Imam (aj) Shall Be Discussed 206

A problem of Jurisprudence 206

Note and Beware 206

Notes 206

11-12: Composing And Reciting Poems In Imam’s Praise 207

Notes 207

13: To Stand Up With Respect At The Mention Of Imam’s Name 208

Notes 208

14-15-16: Due To The Sorrow Of Imam’s Separation One Should Weep, Make Others Weep And Make A Sorrowful Expression 209

Weeping in separation of the Imam of the Age (aj) 211

Notes 215

17: To Pray To Allah That He Bestows Us With The Marefat (Recognition) Of Imam (As) 217

Notes 218

18: To Pray For Imam (aj) Regularly 220

Notes 220

19: Steadfastness In Praying For Imam (As) 221

Notes 221

20: Reciting Supplications During The Period Of Ghaibat 222

Notes 222

21: Knowledge Of The Signs Of Reappearance 223

Rational Proof 223

Textual Proof 223

Testimony of some signs 228

Notes 228

22: We Must Be Submissive As Well As Impatient 229

Section One: Some traditions narrated from the Holy Imams 229

Section Two: Types of hastes that are denounced, that lead to corruption, apostasy and infidelity 234

Notes 240

23: Giving Sadaqah On Behalf Of Imam (aj) 241

Note and Guidance 242

Notes 245

24: Giving Sadaqah For The Safety Of Imam az-Zaman (aj) 246

Notes 246

25-26: Performing Hajj On Behalf Of Imam (aj) Or Sending Someone as a Proxy For Imam (aj) 247

Notes 249

27-28: To Perform Tawaf (Circumambulation) On Behalf Of Imam (aj) Or To Send Someone For Performing Tawaf On His Behalf 250

Notes 250

29: Ziarat Of The Holy Prophet And Imams (aj) On Behalf Of Imam (aj) 251

Notes 252

30: To Send A Pilgrim For Ziarat On Behalf Of Imam (aj) 253

31: Striving For Imam (aj) 254

Notes 258

32: Organizing Help Of Imam az-Zaman (aj) 259

33: Having A Firm Intention Of Helping Imam (aj) In Event Of His Reappearance 261

Notes 262

34: Renewal Of Oath At The Hands Of Imam (aj) Every Day - Every Friday 263

Discussion One: Meaning of Bayat 263

Discussion Two: Regarding the command of Bayyat 265

Renewal of Bayyat Everyday 266

Dua Ahad 266

Renewal of oath every Friday 268

Command for Bayyat in the second meaning 268

Another aspect of Bayyat 275

Notes 278

35: Helping Imam (aj) With One’s Property 279

Notes 283

36: Monetary Assistance To The Pious Shias And Friends Of Imam (aj) 284

Notes 284

37: Pleasing The Believers 285

Notes 285

38: Being A Well-Wisher Of Imam az-Zaman (aj) 286

Explanation and Discussion 287

First Aspect 288

Second Aspect 289

Third Aspect 289

Fourth Aspect 290

Conclusion and Reminder 290

Notes 290

39: Ziarat Of Imam (aj) 291

40: Meeting The Righteous Believers And Socializing With Them 292

41: Reciting Salawat And Salutations Upon Imam (aj) 293

Reminder 294

Notes 294

42: Gifting The Thawab Of Prayers To Imam (aj) 295

Notes 295

43: Gift Of A Special Prayer 296

Prayer for Hadiya to Amirul Momineen Ali (as) 296

Prayer for Hadiya to Janabe Fatima Zahra (s.a.) 296

Prayer for Hadiya to Imam Hasan (as) 297

Prayer for Hadiya to Imam Husain (as) 297

Prayer for Hadiya to Imam Sajjad (as) 297

Prayer for Hadiya to Imam Baqir (as) 297

Prayer for Hadiya to Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (as) 297

Prayer for Hadiya to Imam Musa Ibne Ja’far (as) 297

Prayer for Hadiya to Imam Ali Reza (as) 297

Prayer for Hadiya to Imam Muhammad Taqi, Imam Ali Naqi and Imam Hasan Askari (as) 298

Notes 299

44: A Special Prayer In A Particular Time For Hadiya Of Imam az-Zaman (aj) 300

45: Reward Of Reciting Qur’an For Imam (aj) 301

Notes 301

46: Tawassul And Seeking Intercession Through Imam az-Zaman (aj) 302

Notes 303

47: To Ask From Imam (aj) And Address Him In Supplications 304

Notes 305

48: Inviting People Towards Imam (aj) 306

Four: Inviting through debates and discussions 311

Notes 312

49: To Take Care Of The Rights And Duties Towards Imam (aj) 313

Notes 313

50: Humility And Soft-Heartedness While Remembering Imam (aj) 314

51: The Scholars Should Make Their Knowledge Evident 315

Notes 315

52: To Practice Taqayyah With Mischief-Makers And To Maintain Secrecy From People Of Other Faiths 316

Notes 320

53: To Bear Hardships, Denials And Other Testing Circumstances For The Sake Of Imam (As) 321

Notes 327

54: Pray To Allah For Patience In Imam’s Separation 329

Notes 330

55: Enjoining Patience During Ghaibat 331

Notes 332

56: We Should Not Sit In The Assembly Where Disrespect Is Caused To Imam (As) 333

Notes 335

57: To Feign Support To Tyrant Rulers 336

Notes 336

58: Avoiding Fame 337

Notes 339

59: Self Improvement (Development) 340

Notes 340

60: Unity And Co-Operation In Imam’s Help 341

Notes 341

61: Sincere Repentance And Fulfillment Of Rights 342

Notes 342

62-63: To Remember Imam (aj) And Act Upon His Teachings 343

Reminder and Guidance 343

Notes 346

64: Praying To Allah That We Do Not Lose The Remembrance Of Imam (aj) 347

Notes 347

65: Humbling Our Body For Imam (aj) 348

Notes 348

66: Giving Precedence To The Wish Of Imam az-Zaman (aj) To Our Wishes 349

Notes 349

67: Respecting All Those Who Are Near To Imam (aj) Or Those Who Are Associated With Him 350

68: Venerating The Places Visited By Imam (aaj) 351

Discussion One: We are the Signs and Companions 351

Aspect one 351

Aspect Two 353

Discussion Two: Regarding the value of honoring those places and tombs 360

Conclusion 362

Notes 363

69-70: Not To Fix The Time Of Reappearance And To Falsify Those Who Fix The Time 364

Conclusion of Discussion 383

Notes 383

71: Falsifying All Those Who Claim Special Deputyship During The Greater Occultation 385

Two Points 392

Notes 392

72: To Pray For Seeing The Imam (aj) With Forgiveness And Faith 394

Reminder 395

Beneficial Conclusion 395

Notes 402

73: Following Imam (aj) In Moral Behavior And Deeds 404

Notes 409

74: Restraining Our Tongue Except For Allah’s Remembrance 410

Notes 422

75: Prayer Of Imam az-Zaman (aj) 423

Notes 426

76: Weeping For Imam Husain (as) 427

Notes 427

77: Visiting The Tomb Of Imam Husain (as) 428

Notes 429

78: Excessively Cursing The Umayyads, Openly And Secretly 430

Notes 432

79: Active Involvement In The Fulfillment Of Rights Of Brothers-In-Faith 433

Notes 436

80: Awaiting For The Reappearance (Zuhoor) And Making Preparations For It 437

Notes 440

Bibliography 441

Part 6: Times and conditions emphasized for supplicating

There are times and occasions in which supplications for the hidden Imam, Hazrat Mahdi (aj) have been emphasized; to ask Allah for his early reappearance; and these are supported by Qur’anic verses, traditions and intellect. There are numerous invocations, narrated on the authority of the infallible Imams (as) in this regard. We shall mention a few of them hereunder:

1511 - تَعَلُّمُ القُرآنِ وَتَعليمُهُ‏

1511. LEARNING AND TEACHING THE QUR'AN

5164. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: خِيارُكُم مَن تَعَلَّمَ القرآنَ وعَلَّمَهُ1

5164. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The best of you are those who learn the Quran, and teach it.'2

5165. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : علَيكُم بتَعَلُّمِ القرآنِ وكَثرَةِ تِلاوَتِهِ3

5165. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'You must learn the Quran, and recite it a lot.'4

5166. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن عَلَّمَ رجُلاً القرآنَ فهُو مَولاهُ ، لا يَخذُلُهُ ولا يَستَأثِرُ علَيهِ5

5166. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever teaches a person the Quran, he becomes his master. He should not disappoint him or favor anything over him.'6

5167. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : حَقُّ الوَلَدِ علَى الوالِدِ أن يُحَسِّنَ اسمَهُ ، ويُحسِّنَ أدَبَهُ ، ويُعَلِّمَهُ القرآنَ7

5167. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The right of a child incumbent upon his father is that he should give him a good name, good manners, and teach him the Quran.'8

5168. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : يَنبَغي للمؤمنِ أن لا يَموتَ حتّى‏ يَتَعَلَّمَ القرآنَ ، أو يكونَ في تَعَلُّمِهِ9

5168. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The believer should be such that he does not die without learning the Quran, or without being engaged in learning it.'10

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 92 / 186 / 2

2. Ibid. v. 92, p. 186, no. 2

3. كنزالعمّال : 2368

4. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 2368

5. كنزالعمّال : 2382

6. Ibid. no. 2382

7. نهج البلاغة : الحكمة 399

8. Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 399

9. الدعوات : 220 / 600

10. al-Daawat, p. 220, no. 600

1512 - حِفظُ القُرآنِ و أدبُ حافِظِه‏

1512. MEMORIZING THE QUR'AN AND THE ETIQUETTES OF THOSE WHO MEMORISE IT

5169. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن أعطاهُ اللَّهُ حِفظَ كتابِهِ فَظَنَّ أنَّ أحَداً اُعطيَ أفضَلَ مِمّا اُعطيَ فقد غَمَطَ أفضَلَ النِّعمَةِ1

5169. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever has been endowed by Allah the memorization of His Book, and doubts that someone has been given something better than what he has, has despised the greatest bounty.'2

5170. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ الذي ليسَ في جَوفِهِ شي‏ءٌ من القرآنِ كالبَيتِ الخَرِبِ3

5170. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Someone who has none of the Quran in their self is like a wrecked house.'4

5171. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : بِئسَما لأِحدِكُم أن يَقولَ نَسِيتُ آيَةً كَيتَ وكَيتَ ، بَل هو نُسِّيَ استَذكِرُوا القرآنَ ، فوالذي نَفسي بيَدِهِ لَهُو أشَدُّ تَفَصِّياً مِن صُدورِ الرِّجالِ مِن النَّعَمِ مِن عُقُلِها5

5171. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'How wretched is the one who says that he has forgotten such and such verse - rather it is that he has been forgotten. Remember the Quran, for by He who owns my soul, it is stronger at detaching itself from the hearts of men than the detachment of an animal from its shackle.'6

5172. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : حَمَلةُ القرآنِ هُمُ المَحفوفُونَ برَحمَةِ اللَّهِ ، المَلبوسونَ بنُورِ اللَّهِ عَزَّوجلَّ7

5172. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The bearers of the Quran [i.e. those who memorize it] are surrounded by the mercy of Allah and are dressed with the light of Allah.'8

5173. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أشرافُ اُمّتي حَمَلَةُ القرآنِ وأصحابُ الليلِ9

5173. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The noblemen of my community are the bearers of the Quran [i.e. those who memorize it] and the people of night vigil.'10

5174. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ أحَقَّ الناسِ بالتَّخَشُّعِ في السِّرِّ والعَلانيَةِ لَحامِلُ القرآنِ ، وإنَّ أحَقَّ الناسِ في‏السِّرِّ والعَلانيَةِ بالصلاةِ والصومِ لَحامِلُ القرآنِ11

5174. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The worthiest of people in their humbleness, both secretly and openly, are the bearers of the Quran, and the worthiest of people in terms of their prayers and fasting, both secretly and openly, are the bearers of the Quran.'12

5175. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا يَنبغي لِصاحِبِ القرآنِ أن يَحِدَّ مَع مَن حَدَّ ، ولا يَجهَلَ مَع مَن يَجهَلُ وفي جَوفِهِ كلامُ اللَّهِ13

5175. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The owner of the Quran [i.e. he who has memorized it] should not be harsh towards those who are harsh with him, nor behave ignorantly like those who are ignorant, while he has the words of Allah inside him.'14

5176. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : الحافِظُ للقرآنِ العامِلُ بهِ مَع السَّفَرَةِ الكِرامِ البَرَرَةِ15

5176. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The memorizer of the Quran who acts according to it will be with the envoys, noble and pious.'16

5177. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن نَسِيَ سُورَةً مِن القرآنِ مُثِّلَت لَهُ في صُورَةٍ حَسَنةٍ ودَرَجةٍ رَفيعَةٍ ، فإذا رَآها قالَ : من أنتِ ؟ ما أحسَنَكِ ! لَيتَكِ لي ! فتقولُ : أما تَعرِفُني ؟ أنا سُورَةُ كذا وكذا ، لو لم تَنسَني لَرَفَعتُكَ إلى‏ هذا المَكانِ17

5177. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Whoever forgets a chapter (surah) from the Quran, it will exemplify to him as a form of a reward and a high station. When he sees it, he will ask, 'Who are you? How great you are! If only you were mine!' and it will say to him, 'Don't you know me? I am chapter so and so, and if you did not forget me I would have elevated you to this place.'18

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 2317

2. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 2317

3. كنز العمّال : 2478

4. Ibid. no. 2478

5. كنز العمّال : 2849

6. Ibid. no. 2850

7. جامع الأخبار : 115 / 202

8. Jami al-Akhbar, p. 115 no. 202

9. الخصال : 7 / 21

10. al-Khisal, p. 7, no. 21

11. الكافي : 2 / 604 / 5

12. al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 604, no. 5

13. كنز العمّال : 2347

14. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 2347

15. الكافي : 2 / 603 / 2

16. al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 603, no. 2

17. ثواب الأعمال : 283 / 1

18. Thawab al-Amal, p. 283, no. 1

1513 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ تِلاوَةِ القُرآنِ‏

1513. URGING THE RECITATION OF THE QUR'AN

( إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَتْلُونَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلاةَ وَأَنْفَقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ سِرّاً وَعَلَانِيَةً يَرْجُونَ تِجَارَةً لَنْ تَبُورَ)1

“Indeed those who recite the Book of Allah and maintain the prayer, and spend out of what We have provided them, secretly and openly, expect a commerce that will never go bankrupt.” 2

5178. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إذا أحَبَّ أحدُكُم أن يُحَدِّثَ رَبَّهُ فَلْيَقرَأْ القرآنَ3

5178. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'When one of you would like to converse with his Lord, he should read the Quran.'4

5179. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يقالُ لِصاحِبِ القرآنِ : اِقرَأ وَارقَ ورَتِّلْ كما كنتَ تُرَتِّلُ في دارِ الدنيا ، فإنّ مَنزِلَتَكَ عندَ آخِرِ آيَةٍ كُنتَ تَقرَؤها5

5179. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'It will be said to the reciter of the Quran, 'Read and rise in rank, and recite as you recited in the world, for your station is as per the last verse that you recited.'6

5180. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ هذهِ القُلوبَ تَصدَأُ كما يَصدَأُ الحَديدُ قيلَ : يا رسولَ اللَّهِ ، فما جَلاؤها ؟ قالَ : تِلاوَةُ القرآنِ7

5180. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'These hearts rust the way metal rusts.' He was asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, and what can clean them?' He replied, 'The recitation of the Quran.'8

5181. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : علَيكَ بقِراءةِ القرآنِ ؛ فإنّ قِراءتَهُ كَفّارةٌ للذُّنوبِ ، وسَترٌ في النارِ ، وأمانٌ مِن العذابِ9

5181. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'You must read the Quran, for verily reading it is a penance for the sins, protection from the Fire, and a safeguard from punishment.'10

5182. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يا بُنَيَّ ، لا تَغفُلْ عَن قِراءةِ القرآنِ ؛ فإنَّ القرآنَ يُحيِي القَلبَ ، ويَنهى‏ عنِ الفحشاءِ والمُنكَرِ والبَغيِ11

5182. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'O son, do not neglect reading the Quran, for verily the Quran revives the heart, and prevents the committing of the erroneous, wrong and corrupt.'12

Notes

1. فاطر : 29

2. Quran 35 :29

3. كنز العمّال : 2257

4. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 2257

5. كنزالعمّال : 2330

6. Ibid. no. 2330

7. كنز العمّال : 2441

8. Ibid. no. 2441

9. بحارالأنوار : 92 / 17 / 18

10. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 92, p. 17, no. 18

11. كنز العمّال : 4032

12. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 4032

1514 - قِراءَةُ القُرآنِ بِالصَّوتِ الحَسَنِ‏

1514. RECITING THE QUR'AN WITH A GOOD VOICE

5183. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لِكلِّ شي‏ءٍ حِليَةٌ وحِليَةُ القرآنِ الصَّوتُ الحَسَنُ1

5183. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'For everything there is an ornament, and the ornament of the Quran is a nice voice.'2

5184. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : زَيِّنُوا القرآنَ بأصواتِكُم3

5184. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Decorate the Quran with your voices.'4

5185. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - لمّا سُئلَ عن أحسَنِ الناسِ صَوتاً بالقرآنِ - : مَن إذا سَمِعتَ قِراءَتَهُ رَأيتَ أ نّهُ يَخشَى اللَّهَ5

5185. The Prophet (SAWA), when he was asked about the person with the best voice at reciting the Quran, he said, 'He who when you hear his recitation you can see that he fears Allah.'6

5186. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : اقرَؤوا القرآنَ بالحُزنِ ؛ فإنّهُ نَزَلَ بالحُزنِ7

5186. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Read the Quran sorrowfully, for verily it came down sorrowfully.'8

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 2768

2. Ibid. no. 2768

3. بحارالأنوار :92 / 190 / 2

4. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 92, p. 190, no. 2

5. بحار الأنوار : 92 / 195 / 10

6. Ibid. v. 92, p. 195, no. 10

7. كنز العمّال : 2777

8. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 2777

1515 - حَقُّ التِّلاوَةِ

1515. THE REALITY OF RECITATION

5187. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - في قولِهِ تعالى‏ : (الَّذِينَ آتَيناهُمُ الكِتابَ يَتْلُونَهُ حَقَّ تِلاوَتِهِ) - : يُرَتِّلُونَ آياتِهِ ، ويَتَفَهَّمونَ مَعانِيَهُ ، ويَعمَلُونَ بأحكامِهِ ، ويَرجُونَ وَعدَهُ ، ويَخشَونَ عَذابَهُ ، ويَتَمَثَّلُونَ قصَصَهُ ، ويَعتَبِرُونَ أمثالَهُ ، ويَأتُونَ أوامِرَهُ ، ويَجتَنِبونَ نَواهِيَهُ ما هُو واللَّهِ بحِفظِ آياتِهِ وسَردِ حُروفِهِ ، وتِلاوَةِ سُوَرِهِ ودَرسِ أعشارِهِ وأخماسِهِ ، حَفِظُوا حُروفَهُ وأضاعُوا حُدودَهُ ، وإنّما هو تَدَبُّرُ آياتِهِ ، يقولُ اللَّهُ تعالى‏ : (كِتابٌ أنْزَلناهُ إلَيكَ مُبارَكٌ لِيَدَّبَّروا آياتِهِ)1 .2

5187. Imam al-Sadiq, with respect to Allah's verse in the Qur'an:“Those to whom We have given the Book follow it as it ought to be followed.” 3 said, 'They recite its verses and understand its meanings and act according to its laws. They hope for its reward, fear its punishment, take examples from its stories, take lesson from its parables, perform its orders, stay away from what it has prohibited. By Allah, it is not just memorizing its verses, citing its words, reciting its chapters, and learning its parts. They have memorized its words and lost its limits. That which is important is contemplating into its verses, Allah Almighty says:“[It is] a blessed Book that We have sent down to you, so that they may contemplate its signs.” 45

Notes

1. ص : 29

2. تنبيه الخواطر : 2 / 236

3. Quran 2 :121

4. Quran 38 :29

5. Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 236

1516 - آدابُ القِراءَةِ

1516. ETIQUETTE OF RECITATION

1 - تنظيفُ الفَمِ :

1. Cleaning of the mouth

5188. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : نَظِّفُوا طَريقَ القرآنِ ، قيلَ : يا رسولَ اللَّهِ ، وما طَريقُ القرآنِ ؟ قالَ : أفواهُكُم ، قيلَ : بماذا ؟ قالَ : بالسِّواكِ1

5188. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Clean the path of the Quran.' He was asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, and what is the path of the Quran?' He replied, 'Your mouths.' They asked, 'How [should we clean them]?' He said, '[By brushing them] With a tooth cleanser (siwak).'2

2 - الاستِعاذةُ :

2. Seeking refuge

( فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ)3

“When you recite the Quran seek the protection of Allah against the outcast Satan.” 4

5189. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - لمّا سُئلَ عنِ التَّعوُّذِ عندَ افتِتاحِ كُلِّ سُورَةٍ - : نَعَم ، فَتَعَوَّذْ بِاللَّهِ مِن الشَّيطانِ الرَّجيمِ ، وذَكَرَ أنَّ الرَّجيمَ أخبَثُ الشَّياطينِ5

5189. Imam al-Sadiq (AS), when he was asked about seeking refuge at the beginning of every chapter, said, 'Yes, seek refuge in Allah from the outcast Satan. And he mentioned that the outcast (al-rajim) is the most wicked of Satans.'6

3 - التَّرتيلُ :

3. Recitation

( وَرَتِّلِ الْقُرْآنَ تَرْتِيلاً)7

“recite the Quran in a measured tone.” 8

5190. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - في قولِهِ تعالى‏ : (وَرَتِّلِ القُرآنَ تَرتيلاً) - : بَيِّنْهُ تِبياناً ، ولا تَنثُرْهُ نَثرَ البَقْلِ ، ولا تَهُذَّهُ هَذَّ الشِّعرِ ، قِفُوا عندَ عَجائبِهِ ، حَرِّكُوا بهِ القُلوبَ ، ولا يَكُن هَمُّ أحَدِكُم آخِرَ السُّورَةِ9

5190. The Prophet (SAWA), with regard to Allah's verse in the Qur'an:“and recite the Quran in a measured tone” said, 'Recite it clearly, do not disperse it prosaically, nor rave it like raving poetry. Stop where it mentions wonders, and move the hearts with it, and do not let your only concern be [to finish] the end of the chapter.'10

4 - التَّدبّرُ :

4. Contemplation

( كِتابٌ أَنْزَلْناهُ إلَيْكَ مُبارَكٌ لِيَدَّبَّرُوا آياتِهِ ولِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُوْلُو الأَلْبابِ)11

“[It is] a blessed Book that We have sent down to you, so that they may contemplate its signs, and that those who possess intellect may take admonishment.” 12

5191. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ألا لا خَيرَ في قِراءةٍ ليسَ فيها تَدَبُّرٌ ، ألا لا خَيرَ في عِبادَةٍ ليسَ فيها تَفَقُّهٌ13

5191. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Verily, there is no good in recitation that does not have contemplation in it. Verily, there is no good in worship that does not have understanding.'14

5192. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - لمّا سُئلَ عن قِراءةِ القرآنِ في ليلَةٍ - : لا يُعجِبُني أن تَقرَأهُ في أقَلَّ مِن شَهرٍ15

5192. Imam al-Sadiq (AS), when asked about completing the Quran in one night, said, 'I do not like it for you to complete it all in less than a month.'16

5 - الخُشوعُ :

5. Humbleness

( أَلَمْ يَأْنِ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنْ تَخْشَعَ قُلُوبُهُم لِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَما نَزَلَ مِنَ الْحَقِّ وَلَا يَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتابَ مِن قَبْلُ فَطالَ عَلَيْهِمُ الأَمَدُ فَقَسَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَكَثِيرٌ مِنْهُمْ فَاسِقُونَ)17

“Is it not time yet for those who have faith that their hearts should be humbled for Allah's remembrance and to the truth which has come down [to them], and to be not like those who were given the Book before? Time took its toll on them and so their hearts were hardened, and many of them are transgressors” 18

5193. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - لمّا سُئلَ عن أحسَنِ الناسِ صَوتاً بالقرآنِ - : مَن إذا سَمِعتَ قِراءَتَهُ رَأيتَ أ نّهُ يَخشَى اللَّهَ19

5193. The Prophet (SAWA), when asked about the people who recite the best, replied, 'When you hear their recitation, you see that they fear Allah.'20

5194. عيون أخبار الرِّضا عن رجاءَ بنِ أبي الضحّاكِ - في ذكرِ سيرة الإمام الرِّضا عليه السلام وقد صَحبَه إلى خراسان - : يُكثِرُ باللَّيلِ في فِراشِهِ مِن تِلاوَةِ القرآنِ ، فإذا مَرَّ بآيَةٍ فيها ذِكرُ جَنّةٍ أو نارٍ بَكى‏ وسَألَ اللَّهَ الجَنّةَ وتَعَوَّذَ بهِ مِن النارِ21

5194. Uyun Akhbar al-Rida (AS), Imam al-Rida (AS) constantly recited the Quran in his bed at night during the path to Khurasan. When he would read a verse that mentioned Heaven or Hell, he would cry and ask Allah for Heaven or seek refuge from Hell.'22

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 92 / 213 / 11

2. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 92, p. 213, no. 11

3. النحل : 98

4. Quran 16 :98

5. تفسير العيّاشي : 2 / 270 / 68

6. Tafsir al-Ayyashi, v. 2, p. 270, no. 68

7. المزّمّل : 4

8. Quran 73 :4

9. النوادر للراوندي : 164 / 247

10. Nawadir al-Rawandi, p. 30

11. ص : 29

12. Quran 38 :29

13. بحارالأنوار :92 / 211 / 4

14. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 92, p. 211, no. 4

15. الكافي : 2 / 617 / 1

16. al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 617, no. 1

17. الحديد : 16

18. Quran 57 :16

19. بحار الأنوار : 92 / 195 / 10

20. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 92, p. 195, p. 10

21. عيون أخبار الرضا : 2 / 182 / 5

22. Uyun Akhbar al-Rida (AS), v. 2, p. 182, no. 2

1517 - مَن يَلعَنُه القرآنُ‏

1517. THOSE WHOM THE QUR'AN CURSES

5195. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : رُبَّ تالِ القرآنِ والقرآنُ يَلعَنُهُ1

5195. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Many a reciter of the Quran is cursed by the Quran itself.'2

5196. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أنتَ تَقرَأُ القرآنَ ما نَهاكَ ، فإذا لم يَنهَكَ فَلَستَ تَقرَؤهُ3

5196. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'You read the Quran and it prevents you [from sins]. And if it does not prevent you, then you are not reading it [correctly].'4

5197. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ في جَهنَّمَ رَحاءً مِن حَديدٍ تُطحَنُ بها رُؤوسُ القُرّاءِ ، والعُلَماءِ المُجرمينَ5

5197. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'In Hell there is a metal millstone that grinds the heads of criminal reciters and scholars'.6

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 92 / 184 / 19

2. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 92, p. 184, p. 19

3. شرح نهج البلاغة : 10 / 23

4. Sharh Nahj al-Balagha li Ibn Abi al-Hadid, v. 10 p. 23

5. جامع‏الأخبار :130 / 254

6. Jami al-Akhbar, p. 130, no. 254

1518 - استِماعُ القُرآنِ‏

1518. LISTENING TO THE QUR'AN

( وَإِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَأَنْصِتُوا لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ)1

“When the Quran is recited, listen to it and be silent, maybe you will receive [Allah's] mercy.” 2

5198. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ألا مَن اشتاقَ إلَى اللَّهِ فَليَستَمِعْ كلامَ اللَّهِ3

5198. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily, whoever yearns for Allah should listen to the words of Allah.'4

5199. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَنِ استَمَعَ إلى‏ آيَةٍ مِن كتابِ اللَّهِ كُتِبَت لَهُ حَسَنةً مُضاعَفةً ، ومَن تَلا آيَةً مِن كتابِ اللَّهِ كانَت لَهُ نوراً يَومَ القِيامَةِ5

5199. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever listens to a verse from the Book of Allah, a multiplied reward will be written for him, and whoever recites a verse from the Book of Allah, they will have a light on the Day of Resurrection .'6

5200. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - لمّا سَألَهُ زُرارَةُ عن وُجوبِ الإنصاتِ والاستِماعِ على‏ مَن يَسمَعُ القرآنَ - : نَعَم ،إذا قُرئَ القرآنُ عِندَكَ فقد وَجَبَ علَيكَ الاستِماعُ والإنصاتُ7

5200. Imam al-Sadiq (AS), when Zurara asked him whether paying attention and listening was obligatory upon one who hears the Quran being recited, replied, 'Yes, if the Quran is recited in your presence, it is obligatory for you to listen and pay attention.'8

Notes

1. الأعراف : 204

2. Quran 7 :204

3. كنز العمّال : 2472

4. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 2472

5. كنز العمّال : 2316

6. Ibid. no. 2316

7. بحار الأنوار : 92 / 222 / 7

8. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 92, p. 222, no. 7

1519 - التَّحذيرُ مِن التَّفسيرِ بِالرَّأيِ‏

1519. CAUTION AGAINST PERSONAL INTERPRETATION

5201. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : قالَ اللَّهُ جلَّ جلالُه : ما آمَنَ بي مَن فَسَّرَ بِرَأيهِ كَلامي1

5201. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah the Exalted has said, 'Those who interpret My words with their own opinion do not believe in Me.'2

5202. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أكثَرُ ما أخافُ على‏ اُمَّتِي مِن بَعدي رجُلٌ يَتَأوَّلُ القرآنَ يَضَعُهُ على‏ غيرِ مَواضِعِهِ3

5202. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The worst thing I fear for my community after me is for someone to interpret the Quran wrongfully.'4

5203. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن فَسَّرَ القرآنَ بِرَأيهِ فَأصابَ لم يُؤجَرْ ، وإن أخطَأَ كانَ إثمُهُ علَيهِ5

5203. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Whoever interprets the Quran with his own opinion and is correct, will not be rewarded, and if he is wrong, he will bear the burden of a sin.'6

Notes

1. بحارالأنوار : 92 / 107 / 1

2. Ibid. v. 92, p. 107, no. 1

3. منية المريد : 369

4. Munyat al- Murid, p. 369

5. بحار الأنوار : 92 / 110 / 11

6. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 92, p. 110, no. 11

328 - المُقرَّبون‏

328. THOSE BROUGHT NEAR TO ALLAH

1520 - غايَةُ التَّقَرُّبِ‏

1520. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF PROXIMITY TO ALLAH

( وَالسَّابِقُونَ السَّابِقُونَ * أُولَئكَ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ)1

“And the Foremost Ones are the foremost ones: they are the ones brought near [to Allah].” 2

( فَأَمَّا إِنْ كانَ مِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ * فَرَوْحٌ وَرَيْحانٌ وَجَنَّةُ نَعِيمٍ)3

“Then if he be of those brought near, then ease, abundance, and a garden of bliss.” 4

( عَيْناً يَشْرَبُ بِها الْمُقَرَّبُونَ)5

“A spring where those brought near [to Allah] drink.” 6

5204. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : قالَ اللَّه عزّ وجلّ : ما تَقَرَّبَ إلَيَّ عَبدٌ بشي‏ءٍ أحَبّ إلَيَّ ممّا افتَرَضتُ علَيهِ ، وإنّهُ لَيَتقرَّبُ إلَيَّ بالنافِلَةِ حتّى‏ اُحِبَّهُ ، فإذا أحبَبتُهُ كنتُ

5204. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah, Mighty and Exalted, has said, 'My servant can never come close to Me with something more beloved to Me than that which I have made obligatory for him, and he can come close to Me with supererogatory prayers such that I love him. And when I love him, I will become his hearing that he hears with, his sight that he sees with, his tongue that he speaks with, his hand that he strikes with. When he prays to Me, I will answer, and when he asks Me, I will give him.'7

5205. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن صَبَرَ علَى اللَّهِ وَصَلَ إلَيهِ8

5205. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Whoever has patience for the sake of Allah will reach Him.'9

5206. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - في المناجاةِ الشَّعبانيّةِ - : إلهي هَبْ لي كمالَ الانقِطاعِ إلَيكَ ، وأنِرْ أبصارَ قُلوبِنا بضِياءِ نَظَرِها إلَيكَ ، حتّى‏ تَخرِقَ أبصارُ القُلوبِ حُجُبَ النورِ ، فَتَصِلَ إلى‏ مَعدِنِ العَظَمَةِ10

5206. Imam Ali (AS) said in his supplication of Shaban, 'O Allah, grant me the perfection of devotion to You, and illuminate the sight of our hearts with the radiance of looking at You until the sight of our hearts pierces through the veils of light, reaching the source of Exaltedness.'11

5207. الإمامُ العسكريُّ عليه السلام : إنَّ الوُصولَ إلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّوجلَّ سَفَرٌ لا يُدرَكُ إلّا بامتِطاءِ اللَّيلِ12

5207. Imam al-'Askari (AS) said, 'Reaching Allah, Mighty and Exalted, is a journey that cannot be accomplished without mounting the night [i.e. night vigil].'13

Notes

1. الواقعة : 10 و 11

2. Quran 27 :10,11

3. الواقعة : 88 و 89

4. Quran 27 :88,89

5. المطفّفين : 28

6. Quran 83: 28

7. al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 352, no. 7

8. الدعوات : 292 / 39

9. al-Daawat, p. 292, no. 39

10. الإقبال : 3 / 299

11. Iqbal al-Amal, v. 3, p. 299

12. بحار الأنوار : 78 / 380 / 4

13. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 380, no. 4

1521 - أقرَبُ الخَلق إلى اللَّهِ‏

1521. THE NEAREST PEOPLE TO ALLAH

5208. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : فيما أوحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّوجلَّ إلى‏ داودَ عليه السلام : يا داودُ ، كما أنَّ أقرَبَ الناسِ مِن اللَّهِ المُتَواضِعُونَ كذلكَ أبعَدُ الناسِ مِن اللَّهِ المُتَكبِّرُونَ1

5208. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) narrated, 'Within what Allah revealed unto David (AS): 'O David, just as the closest people to Allah are the humble ones, so the farthest away from Allah are the proud ones.'2

5209. الإمامُ زينُ العابدينَ عليه السلام : إنَّ أقرَبَكُم مِن اللَّهِ أوسَعَكُم خُلقاً3

5209. Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said, 'The closest of you to Allah are those who are the most magnanimous of character.'4

5210. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : ثلاثةٌ هُم أقرَبُ الخَلقِ إلَى اللَّهِ يَومَ القِيامَةِ حتّى‏ يَفرُغَ (الناسُ) مِن الحِسابِ : رجُلٌ لم تَدَعْهُ قُدرَتُهُ في حالِ غَضَبِهِ إلى‏ أن يَحيفَ على‏ مَن تَحتَ يَدَيهِ ، ورجُلٌ مَشى‏ بينَ اثنَينِ فلم يَمِلْ مَعَ أحَدِهِما علَى الآخَرِ بشَعيرَةٍ ، ورجُلٌ قالَ الحَقَّ فيما لَهُ وعلَيهِ5

5210. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'There are three kinds of people who will be the closest to Allah on the Day of Resurrection, until all are judged. They are: a person whose power when he is angered does not allow him to wrong those he has power over; a person who walks between two people and is not biased to either one of them, not even by the width of a small hair; and the person who speaks the truth, whether it be for or against him.'6

Notes

1. الكافي : 2 / 123 / 11

2. al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 123, no. 11

3. الكافي : 8 / 69 / 24

4. Ibid. v. 8, p. 69, no. 23

5. الخصال : 81 / 5

6. al-Khisal, p. 81, no. 5

1522 - ما يُتَقَرَّبُ بِهِ إلَى اللَّهِ‏

1522. WHAT BRINGS ONE NEAR TO ALLAH

5211. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : كانَ فيما ناجى‏ بهِ اللَّهُ موسى‏ عليه السلام على‏ الطُّورِ أن : يا موسى‏ ، أبلِغْ قَومَكَ أ نّهُ ما يَتَقَرَّبُ إلَيَّ المُتَقرِّبونَ بمِثلِ البُكاءِ مِن خَشيَتي ، وما تَعَبَّدَ لي المُتَعبِّدونَ بمِثلِ الوَرَعِ مِن مَحارِمي ، ولا تَزَيَّنَ لي المُتَزيِّنونَ بمِثلِ الزُّهدِ في الدنيا عمّا بِهِمُ الغِنى‏ عَنهُ

فقالَ موسى‏ عليه السلام : يا أكرَمَ الأكرَمينَ ، فماذا أثَبتَهُم على‏ ذلكَ ؟ فقالَ : يا موسى‏ ، أمّا المُتَقرِّبُونَ إليَّ بالبُكاءِ مِن خَشيَتي فَهُم في الرَّفيقِ الأعلى‏ لا يَشرَكُهُم فيهِ أحَدٌ1

5211. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'One of the things that Allah confided to Moses (AS) on the mountain is: 'O Moses, inform your people that those who are close to Me can only come nearer to Me by crying to Me out of awe of Me, and the best worship performed by My worshippers is restraint against committing what I have forbidden. Those who adorn themselves for Me have no better adornment than abstinence from worldly affairs in that which they can manage without.' Moses (AS) asked, 'O most Generous of the generous, so what establishes them upon it?' He said, 'O Moses, as for those who come near to Me with crying from My awe, they are in the loftiest level which they will share with no one.'2

5212. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يا عليُّ ، إذا تَقَرَّبَ العِبادُ إلى‏ خالِقِهِم بالبِرِّ فَتَقَرَّبْ إلَيهِ بالعَقلِ تَسبِقْهُم3

5212. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'O Ali, if worshippers come close to their Creator through righteous deeds, then you should come close to Him with your intellect and you will beat them.'4

5213. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : تَقَرُّبُ العَبدِ إلَى اللَّهِ سبحانَهُ بِإخلاصِ نِيَّتِهِ5

5213. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The servant can come near to Allah, glory be to Him, by making his intentions sincere.'6

5214. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : علَيكُم بِصِدقِ الإخلاصِ وحُسنِ اليَقينِ ، فإنّهُما أفضَلُ عِبادَةِ المُقَرَّبينَ7

5214. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Observe true sincerity and excellent certainty, for they are both the best form of worship [carried out] by those brought near [to Allah].'8

Notes

1. ثواب الأعمال : 205 / 1

2. Thawab al-Amal, p. 205, no. 1

3. مشكاة الأنوار : 439 / 1476

4. Mishkat al-Anwar, p. 251

5. غرر الحكم : 4477

6. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4477

7. غرر الحكم : 6159

8. Ibid. no. 6159