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398 - سَرابيلُ أهلِ النّارِ

398 The Garments of the People of the Fire

1268. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - مِن قَولِ جبرئيلَ عليه السلام لِرسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - : لَو أنّ سِرْبالاً مِن سَرابيلِ أهلِ النّارِ عُلِّقَ بينَ السَّماءِ والأرضِ لَماتَ أهلُ الدُّنيا مِن رِيحِهِ1

1268. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, relating what Gabriel (AS) said to the Prophet (SAWA), 'If only one garment from among the garments of the people of the Fire was to be hung between the sky and the earth, the people of this world would die of its smell.'2

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 8 / 280 / 1 .

2. Ibid.

399 - طَعامُ أهلِ النّارِ

399 The Food of the People of the Fire

(لَيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلّا مِنْ ضَرِيعٍ * لا يُسْمِنُ وَلا يُغْنِي مِنْ جُوعٍ)1

“They will have no food except cactus, neither nourishing, nor availing against hunger.” 2

(فَلَيْسَ لَهُ اليَوْمَ ههُنا حَمِيمٌ * وَلا طَعَامٌ إِلّا مِنْ غِسْلِينٍ)3

“So he has no friend here today, nor any food except pus.” 4

1269. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لَو أنَّ دَلْواً صُبَّ من غِسْلينٍ في مَطلَعِ الشّمسِ لَغَلَتْ مِنهُ جَماجِمُ مَن في مَغْرِبِها5

1269. Prophet (SAWA) said, 'If a bucket of the pus [of Hell] was to be poured where the sun rises [over this world], the skulls of the people living where it sets would boil.'6

1270. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - مِن قَولِ جبرئيلَ عليه السلام لِرسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - : لَو أنَّ قَطْرَةً من الضَّريعِ قَطَرتْ في شَرابِ أهلِ الدُّنيا لمَاتَ أهلُها من نَتْنِها7

1270. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, relating what Gabriel said to the Prophet (SAWA), 'If one drop of the cactus [of Hell] was to drop in the drink of the people of this world, they would die of its stench.'8

Notes

1. الغاشية : 6 ، 7 .

2. Qur'an 88 :6-7

3. الحاقّة : 35 ، 36 .

4. Qur'an 69 :35-36

5. الأمالي للطوسي : 533 / 1162 .

6. Amali al-Tusi, p. 533 , no. 1162

7. بحار الأنوار : 8 / 280 / 1 .

8. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 8 , p. 280 , no. 1

400 - شَرابُ أهلِ النّارِ

400 The Drink of the People of the Fire

(فَشارِبُونَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْحَمِيمِ * فَشارِبُونَ شُرْبَ الْهِيمِ)1

“And drink boiling water on top of it, drinking like thirsty camels.” 2

1271. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنَّ أهلَ النّارِ لَمّا غلى‏ الزَّقُّومُ والضَّريعُ في بُطونِهِم كغَلْيِ الحَميِم سَألوا الشَّرابَ ، فاُتوا بشرابٍ غَسّاقٍ وصَديدٍ ، يَتَجرّعُهُ ولا يَكادُ يُسيغُهُ ، ويأتيهِ المَوتُ مِن كلِّ مكانٍ وما هُو بمَيّتٍ3

1271. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'When the Zaqqum4 and the cactus will boil in the stomachs of the people of the Fire, like boiling water, they will ask for a drink, and will be given a drink made of pus and festering matter. One will swallow it painfully but will not enjoy it, and death will come to him from all sides though he will not die.'5

Notes

1. الواقعة : 54 ، 55 .

2. Qur'an 56 :54-55

3. بحار الأنوار : 8 / 302 / 58 .

4. Zaqqum: bitter fruit from a certain tree in Hell (ed.)

5. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 8 , p. 302 , no. 58

401 - أوَّلُ مَن يَدخُلُ النّارَ

401 The First to Enter the Fire

1272. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أوَّلُ مَن يَدخُلُ النّارَ أميرٌ مُتَسلّطٌ لم يَعْدِلْ ، وذو ثَرْوَةٍ من المالِ لَم يُعْطِ المالَ حقَّهُ ، وفَقيرٌ فَخورٌ1

1272. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The first to enter the Fire will be a domineering ruler who did not maintain justice, a rich man possessing wealth who does not give his due from his wealth, and a poor man who is arrogant.'2

Notes

1. عيون أخبار الرِّضا عليه السلام : 2 / 28 / 20 .

2. Uyun Akhbar al-Rida (AS), v. 2 , p. 28 , no. 20

402 - أهوَنُ النّاسِ عَذاباً

402 The People with the Least Chastisement

1273. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أدْنى‏ أهلِ النّارِ عذاباً يَنْتَعِلُ بنَعْلَينِ مِن نارٍ ، يَغْلي دِماغُهُ مِن حَرارَةِ نَعْلَيهِ1

1273. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The people of the Fire to experience the least pain will be wearing slippers of fire, whilst their brains will be boiling due to the [intensity of the] heat of their slippers.'2

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 39507 .

2. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 39507

403 - أشَدُّ النّاسِ عَذاباً

403 The People with the Greatest Chastisement

1274. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أشدُّ النّاسِ عَذاباً يَومَ القيامةِ عالِمٌ لم يَنفَعْهُ عِلمُهُ1

1274. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The person to experience the greatest pain on the Day of Resurrection will be the scholar who did not benefit from his own knowledge.'2

1275. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أشدُّ النّاسِ عَذاباً يَومَ القيامةِ رجُلٌ قَتلَ نَبيّاً ، أو قَتلَهُ نَبيٌّ ، وإمامُ ضَلالةٍ3

1275. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The [categories of] people to experience the greatest pain on the Day of Resurrection will be: the man who killed a prophet or was killed by a prophet, the leader of deception.'4

1276. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أشَدُّ النّاسِ عُقوبةً رجُلٌ كافَأَ الإحْسانَ بالإساءَةِ5

1276. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The person to experience the greatest punishment will be the man who recompenses good done unto him with evil.'6

1277. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أشَدُّ النّاسِ عَذاباً يَومَ القيامةِ المُتَسخِّطُ لِقَضاءِ اللَّهِ7

1277. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The person to experience the greatest pain on the Day of Resurrection will be the one who was dissatisfied with the decree of Allah.'8

(اُنظر) العلم : باب 1360

(See also: KNOWLEDGE: section 1360)

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 28977 .

2. Ibid. no. 28977

3. الدرّ المنثور : 1 / 178 .

4. al-Durr al-Manthur, v. 1 , p. 178

5. غرر الحكم : 3217 .

6. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3217

7. غرر الحكم : 3225 .

8. Ibid. no. 3225

404 - وادِي المُتَكَبِّرينَ‏

404 The Valley of the Arrogant

1278. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنّ في جَهنّمَ لَوادِياً للمُتَكبِّرينَ يُقالُ لَه : سَقَرُ ، شَكا إلى‏ اللَّهِ‏عزّ وجلّ شِدّةَ حَرّهِ ، وسَألَهُ أنْ يأذَنَ لَه أنْ يَتَنفّسَ ، فتَنَفّسَ فأحْرَقَ جَهنّمَ !1

1278. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Verily there is a valley in Hell reserved for the arrogant, called Saqar, which complained to Allah, Mighty and Exalted, about its severe heat and asked His permission to breathe. So it breathed, and thus ignited Hell!'2

(اُنظر) الكبر : باب 1573

(See also: ARROGANCE: section 1573 )

Notes

1. الكافي : 2 / 310 / 10 ، ثواب الأعمال : 265 / 7 .

2. al-Kafi, v. 2 , p. 310 , no. 10

405 - مَن يُخَلَّدُ في جَهَنَّمَ‏

405 Those Who Will Be Made to Remain in Hell Permanently

1279. الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : لا يُخلِّدُ اللَّهُ في النّارِ إلّاأهلَ الكُفرِ والجُحودِ وأهلَ الضَّلالِ والشِّركِ ، ومَنِ اجْتَنبَ الكبائرَ مِن المؤمنينَ لَم يُسألْ عنِ الصَّغائرِ1

1279. Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'Allah will not retain anybody in the Fire permanently except the people of disbelief, denial, error and polytheism. And whoever shuns the grave sins from among the believers will not be asked about the minor ones.'2

Notes

1. التوحيد : 407 / 6 .

2. al-Tawhid, p. 407 , no. 6

406 - مَن يَخرُجُ مِن النّارِ

406 Those Who Will Leave the Fire

1280. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يَخْرُجُ مِن النّارِ مَن كانَ في قَلبهِ مِثْقالُ ذَرّةٍ مِن إيمانٍ1

1280. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'He who has even an atom's weight of faith in his heart will leave the Fire.'2

1281. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : إنّ قَوماً يُحْرَقونَ في (ب)النّارِ حتّى‏ إذا صاروا حُمَماً (حَميماً) أدْرَكَتْهُمُ الشَّفاعةُ3

1281. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Some people will burn in the Fire, until they are burned to ashes [and become pure] - then they will be taken out through intercession.'4

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 284 .

2. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 284

3. الزهد للحسين بن سعيد : 96 / 260 .

4. al-Zuhd li al-Husayn b. Said, p. 96 , no. 260

407 - عِلَّةُ الخُلودِ

407 The Reason for Perpetuity in Hell

1282. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنّما خُلِّدَ أهلُ النّارِ في النّارِ لأنّ نِيّاتِهِم كانَت في الدُّنيا أنْ لَو خُلِّدوا فيها أنْ يَعْصوا اللَّهَ أبَداً ، وإنّما خُلِّدَ أهلُ الجَنّةِ في الجنّةِ لأنَّ نِيّاتِهِم كانتْ في الدُّنيا أنْ لو بَقوا فيها أنْ يُطيعوا اللَّهَ أبداً ، فبِالنِّيّاتِ خُلِّدَ هؤلاءِ وهؤلاءِ - ثُمَّ تلا قولَهُ تعالى‏ - : (قُلْ كُلٌّ يَعْمَلُ على‏ شَاكِلَتِهِ)1 ، قال : على‏ نِيَّتهِ2

1282. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The people of the Fire will be kept permanently in the Fire because their intentions in the world were such that if they were to live forever therein, they would disobey Allah forever. And verily the people of Paradise will also be made to remain in Paradise permanently because their intentions in this world were to obey Allah if only they were to live there forever. So, it is due to their intentions that these and those have their permanent residence.' Then Imam recited the word of Allah, the Exalted:“Say, 'Everyone acts according to his character” 3 and said that it means according to his intention.'4

Notes

1. الإسراء : 84 .

2. الكافي : 2 / 85 / 5 .

3. Qur'an 17 :84

4. al-Kafi, v. 2 , p. 85 , no. 5

81 - الجواب‏

81 THE ANSWER

408 - الجَوابُ‏

408 The Answer

1283. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إذا ازْدَحَمَ الجَوابُ خَفِيَ الصَّوابُ1

1283. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Where there are several answers, the correct one will remain hidden.'2

1284. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : رُبَّما اُرتِجَ على‏ الفَصيحِ الجَوابُ3

1284. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Sometimes even the eloquent fails to come up with an answer.'4

1285. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن أسْرَعَ في الجَوابِ لَم يُدرِكِ الصَّوابَ5

1285. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He who rushes to give answers will not perceive the truth.'6

1286. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مِن بُرهانِ الفَضلِ صائبُ الجَوابِ7

1286. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'One of the proofs of virtue is giving correct answers.'8

1287. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : دَعِ الحِدَّةَ وتَفَكَّرْ في الحُجَّةِ وتَحفَّظْ مِن الخَطَلِ ، تأمَنِ الزَّلَلَ9

1287. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Leave sharpness and reflect instead on the argument, and avoid idle talk in order to be safe from error.'10

1288. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إذا حَلُمْتَ عنِ الجاهِلِ فَقَد أوْسَعْتَهُ جَواباً11

1288. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'If you remain clement with the ignorant, you give him indeed an adequate answer.'12

1289. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : رُبَّ كلامٍ جَوابُهُ السُّكوتُ13

1289. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Many a speech is answered by silence.'14

1290. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنّ مَن أجابَ في كلِّ مايُسْألُ عَنهُ لَمَجنونٌ15

1290. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'He who answers regarding all that is asked is mad.'16

(اُنظر) السؤال ( 1) : باب 907

(See also: ASKING (1): section 907)

Notes

1. نهج البلاغة : الحكمة 243 .

2. Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 243

3. غرر الحكم : 5378 .

4. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5378

5. غرر الحكم : 8640 .

6. Ibid. no. 8640

7. غرر الحكم : 9417 .

8. Ibid. no. 9417

9. غرر الحكم : 5136 .

10. Ibid. no. 5136

11. غرر الحكم : 4104 .

12. Ibid. no. 4104

13. غرر الحكم : 5303 .

14. Ibid. no. 5303

15. معاني الأخبار : 238 / 2 .

16. Maani al-Akhbar, p. 238 , no. 2

82 - الجود

82 OPEN-HANDEDNESS

409 - التَّرغيبُ بِالجُودِ

409 Encouragement of Generosity

1291. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : جُدْ بِما تَجِدُ تُحْمَدْ1

1291. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Be openhanded with whatever you find, and you will be commended.'2

1292. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : جُودُ الرّجُلِ يُحَبّبُهُ إلى‏ أضْدادِهِ ،وبُخْلُهُ يُبَغِّضُهُ إلى‏ أولادِهِ3

1292. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Man's open-handedness endears him to his opponents, and his stinginess makes him hated even by his children.'4

1293. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الجُودُ مِن كَرَمِ الطَّبيعةِ5

1293. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Open-handedness is of the nobility of [man's] nature.'6

1294. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الجُودُ عِزٌّ مَوجودٌ7

1294. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Open-handedness is a present honour.'8

1295. الإمامُ الحسينُ عليه السلام : مَن جادَ سادَ9

1295. Imam al-Husayn (AS) said, 'He who is open-handed rules.'10

Notes

1. غرر الحكم : 4716 .

2. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4716

3. غرر الحكم : 4729 .

4. Ibid. no. 4729

5. الإرشاد : 1 / 303 .

6. al-Irshad, v. 1 , p. 303

7. غرر الحكم : 330 .

8. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 330

9. كشف الغمّة : 2 / 242 .

10. Kashf al-Ghamma, v. 2 , p. 242

410 - أفضلُ الجودِ

410 The Best Open-Handedness

1296. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أجْوَدُ النّاسِ مَن جادَ بنَفسِهِ‏ومالِهِ في سبيلِ اللَّهِ1

1296. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The most open-handed of people is he who gives freely of himself and his wealth in the way of Allah.'2

1297. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أفضَلُ الجُودِ ما كانَ عن عُسْرَةٍ3

1297. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The best form of open-handedness is that expressed in spite of hardship.'4

1298. الإمامُ الحسينُ عليه السلام : إنّ أجْوَدَ النّاسِ مَن أعطى‏ مَن لا يَرجو5

1298. Imam al-Husayn (AS) said, 'The most open-handed of people is he who gives without expectation.'6

Notes

1. النوادر للراوندي : 138 / 183 .

2. Nawadir al-Rawandi, p. 20

3. غرر الحكم : 3185 .

4. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3185

5. كشف الغمّة : 2 / 242 .

6. Kashf al-Ghamma, v. 2 , p. 242

411 - صِفَةُ الجَوادِ

411 The Attributes of the Open-Handed Person

1299. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لا يَكونُ الجَوادُ جَواداً إلّا بثَلاثةٍ : يَكونُ سَخِيّاً بمالِهِ على‏ حالِ اليُسْرِ والعُسْرِ ، وأنْ يَبْذلَهُ للمُستَحِقِّ ، ويَرى‏ أنَّ الّذي أخَذَهُ مِن شُكْرِ الّذي أسْدى‏ إلَيهِ أكْثَرُ مِمّا أعْطاهُ1

1299. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The open-handed cannot be considered open-handed unless he has three [attributes]: he is generous with his wealth both in times of ease as well as hardship, bestows it on the deserving, and finds the gratitude of the one he gave to greater than what he gave him.'2

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 78 / 231 / 27 .

2. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78 , p. 231 , no. 27

83 - الجار

83 THE NEIGHBOUR

412 - حُسنُ الجِوارِ

412 Neighbourliness

(وَاعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَلا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئاً وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَاناً وَبِذِي الْقُرْبَى‏ وَالْيَتامَى‏ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَالْجَارِ ذِي الْقُرْبَى‏ وَالْجَارِ الْجُنُبِ وَالصّاحِبِ بِالْجَنْبِ)1

“Worship Allah and do not ascribe any partners to Him, and be good to parents, the relatives, the orphans, the needy, the near neighbour and the distant neighbour, the companion at your side.” 2

1300. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : حُرمَةُ الجارِ على‏ الإنسانِ كحُرمَةِ اُمّهِ3

1300. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'One should revere his neighbour as he reveres his mother.'4

1301. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - عندَ وفاتهِ - : اللَّهَ اللَّهَ في جِيرانِكُم‏فإنَّهُم وَصيَّةُ نَبيِّكُم ، ما زالَ يُوصي بِهِمْ حتّى‏ ظَنَنّا أنَّهُ سَيُوَرِّثُهُم5

1301. Imam Ali (AS) said while on his deathbed, '[Fear] Allah and [keep] Allah in view in the matter of your neighbours, because they were the subject of your Prophet's advice. He continuously advised in their favour such that we thought he would allow them a share in inheritance.'6

1302. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : حُسنُ الجِوارِ يُعمِّرُ الدِّيارَ ، ويَزيدُفي الأعْمارِ7

1302. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Neighbourliness causes the lands to thrive and increases life spans.'8

1303. الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : ليسَ حُسنُ الجِوارِ كَفَّ الأذى‏ ، ولكنْ حُسنُ الجِوارِ الصّبرُ على‏ الأذى‏9

1303. Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'Neighbourliness is not only to desist from annoying [one's neighbour], but also to forbear annoyance [from him].'10

Notes

1. النساء : 36 .

2. Qur'an 4 :36

3. مكارم الأخلاق : 1 / 274 / 834 .

4. Makarim al-Akhlaq, v. 1 , p. 274 , no. 834

5. نهج البلاغة : الكتاب‏ 47 .

6. Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 47

7. الكافي : 2 / 667 / 8 .

8. al-Kafi, v. 2 , p. 667 , no. 8

9. تحف العقول : 409 ، الكافي : 2 / 667 / 9 وفيه «صبرك» بدل «الصبر » .

10. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 409

413 - إيذاءُ الجارِ

413 Annoying One's Neighbour

1304. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن كانَ يُؤمنُ باللَّهِ واليَومِ الآخِرِ فلا يُؤْذي جارَهُ1

1304. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever believes in Allah and the Day of Resurrection must not annoy his neighbour.'2

1305. الإمامُ الرِّضا عليه السلام : ليسَ مِنّا مَن لَمْ يأمن جارُهُ بَوائقَهُ3

1305. Imam al-Rida (AS) said, 'He is not of us whose neighbour is not safe from his troubles.'4

(اُنظر) عنوان 8 «الإيذاء»

(See also: HARM 8)

Notes

1. الكافي : 2 / 667 / 6 .

2. al-Kafi, v. 2 , p. 667 , no. 6

3. عيون أخبار الرِّضا عليه السلام : 2 / 24 / 2 .

4. Uyun Akhbar al-Rida (AS), v. 2 , p. 24 , no. 2

414 - تَفَقُّدُ الجارِ

414 Visiting the Neighbour

1306. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مِن حُسنِ الجِوارِ تَفَقُّدُ الجارِ1

1306. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Among the acts of neighbourliness is visiting one's neighbour.'2

1307. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : قالَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ما آمَنَ بي مَن باتَ شَبْعانَ وجارُهُ جائعٌ قالَ : وما مِن أهلِ قريةٍ يَبِيتُ و فيهِم جائعٌ ، يَنظُرُ اللَّهُ إليهِم يومَ القِيامَةِ3

1307. Imam al-Baqir (AS) narrated, 'The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'He has no faith in me who sleeps the night satiated while his neighbour is hungry.' He has also said, 'No sooner do the people in a village sleep at night while there is a hungry man in their midst than Allah will not look at them on the Day of Resurrection.'4

Notes

1. تحف العقول : 85 .

2. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 85

3. الكافي : 2 / 668 / 14 .

4. al-Kafi, v. 2 , p. 668 , no. 14

415 - حَقُّ الجارِ

415 The Rights of the Neighbour

1308. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - في حُقوقِ الجارِ - : إنِ اسْتَغاثَكَ أغَثْتَهُ ، وإنِ اسْتَقْرَضَكَ أقْرَضْتَهُ ، وإنِ افْتَقَر عُدْتَ علَيهِ ، وإنْ أصابَتْهُ مُصيبَةٌ عَزَّيْتَهُ ، وإنْ أصابَهُ خَيرٌ هَنّأتَهُ ، وإنْ مَرِضَ عُدْتَهُ ، وإنْ ماتَ اتَّبَعتَ جَنازَتَهُ ، ولاتَسْتَطِلْ علَيهِ بالبِناءِ فتَحْجُبَ عَنهُ الرِّيحَ إلّا بإذنِهِ ، وإذا اشْتَرَيتَ فاكِهَةً فأهْدِ لَهُ ، فإنْ لَم تَفْعلْ فأدْخِلْها سِرّاً ، ولا تُخْرِجْ بها وُلْدَكَ تَغيظُ بها وُلْدَهُ ، ولا تُؤْذِهِ برِيحِ قِدْرِكَ إلّا أنْ تَغرِفَ لَهُ مِنها1

1308. The Prophet (SAWA), on the rights of the neighbour, said, '[It is] to help him if he asks your help, to lend him if he asks to borrow from you, to satisfy his needs if he becomes poor, to console him if he is visited by an affliction, to congratulate him if he is met with good fortune, to visit him if he becomes ill, to attend his funeral if he dies, not to make your house higher than his without his consent lest you deny him the breeze, to offer him fruit when you buy some or to take it to your home secretly if you do not do that, nor send out your children with it so as not to upset his children, nor to bother him by the [tempting] smell of your food unless you send him some.'2

Notes

1. مسكّن الفؤاد : 105 .

2. Musakkin al-Fu'ad, no. 105

416 - حَدُّ الجارِ

416 The Boundary of the Neighbourhood

1309. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : حَرِيمُ المَسجدِ أربعونَ ذِراعاً ، والجِوارُ أربعونَ داراً مِن أربعةِ جَوانِبِها1

1309. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The sanctuary of a mosque is forty cubits, and that of a neighbourhood is forty houses on four sides.'2

Notes

1. الخصال : 544 / 20 .

2. al-Khisal, p. 544 , no. 20

84 - المحبّة

84 LOVE

417 - المَوَدَّةُ قَرابَةٌ

417 Love is Kinship

1310. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : المَودَّةُ قَرابَةٌ مُسْتَفادَةٌ.1

1310. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Love is acquired kinship.'2

1311. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : القَرابَةُ إلى‏ المَودَّةِ أحْوَجُ مِن المَودَّةِ إلى القَرابَةِ3

1311. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Love does not need kinship so much as kinship needs love.'4

Notes

1. تحف العقول : 97 .

2. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 97

3. نهج البلاغة : الحكمة 308 .

4. Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 308

418 - ما يورِثُ المَحَبَّةَ

418 That Which Brings About Love

1312. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ثلاثٌ يُوجِبْنَ المَحبَّةَ : حُسنُ الخُلقِ ، وحُسنُ الرِّفقِ ، والتَّواضُعُ1

1312. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Three things bring about love: good temperament, kindness, and humbleness.'2

1313. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : ثلاثةٌ تُورِثُ المَحبَّةَ : الدِّينُ ، والتَّواضُعُ، والبَذْلُ3

1313. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Three things bring about love: piety, humbleness, and generosity.'4

(اُنظر) عنوان 42 « البشر» ؛ السخاء : باب 929

(See also: CHEERFULNESS; GENEROSITY: section 929)

Notes

1. غرر الحكم : 4684 .

2. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4684

3. تحف العقول : 316 .

4. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 316

419 - مَن لا يَنبَغي مَوَدَّتُهُ‏

419 Those Who Must Not Be Endeared

(لَا تَجِدُ قَوْماً يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ يُوَادُّونَ مَنْ حَادَّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَلَوْ كانُوا آبَاءَهُمْ أَوْ أَبْنَاءَهُمْ أَوْ إِخْوَانَهُمْ أَوْ عَشِيرَتَهُمْ أُولئِكَ كَتَبَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمُ الْإِيمانَ)1

“You will not find a people believing in Allah and the Last Day endearing those who oppose Allah and His Apostle even though they were their own parents, or children, or brothers, or kinsfolk. [For] such, He has written faith into their hearts.” 2

1314. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا تَمْنَحَنَّ وُدَّكَ مَن لا وَفاءَ لَهُ3

1314. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Do not offer your friendship to someone who is not loyal.'4

1315. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أسْرَعُ المَوَدّاتِ انْقِطاعاً مَوَدّاتُ الأشْرارِ.5

1315. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The friendships that are the quickest to break are the friendships made with evildoers.'6

1316. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إيّاكَ أنْ تُحِبَّ أعْداءَ اللَّهِ ، أو تُصْفِيَ وُدَّكَ لغَيرِ أولياءِ اللَّهِ ، فإنّ مَن أحَبَّ قَوماً حُشِرَ مَعهُم7

1316. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Beware of loving the enemies of Allah, or of harbouring affection for other than the friends of Allah, for verily man will be resurrected with those whom he loves.'8

(اُنظر) الصديق : باب 1103 ؛ الأخ : باب 31 ؛ المجالسة : باب 348

(See also: THE FRIEND: section 1103 ; THE BROTHER: section 31; SITTING COMPANY: section 348)

Notes

1. المجادلة : 22 .

2. Qur'an 58 :22

3. غرر الحكم : 10164 .

4. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 10164

5. غرر الحكم : 3124 .

6. Ibid. no. 3124

7. غرر الحكم : 2703 .

8. Ibid. no. 2703

420 - حُبٌّ يَمنَعُ المَعرِفَةَ

420 The Blindness of Love [from Perceiving the Truth]

1317. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : حُبُّكَ للشَّيْ‏ء يُعْمي ويُصِمُّ1

1317. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Your love for a particular thing makes you blind and deaf.'2

1318. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : عَينُ المُحِبّ عَمِيَةٌ عن‏مَعايِبِ المَحبوبِ ، واُذُنُه صَمّاءُ عَن قُبْحِ مَساوِيهِ3

1318. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The lover's eye is blind to the defects of the beloved, and his ear is deaf to the ugliness of his misdeeds.'4

Notes

1. عوالي اللآلي : 1 / 290 / 149 .

2. Awali al-La'ali, v. 1 , p. 290 , no. 149

3. غرر الحكم : 6314 .

4. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9872

421 - عَلاَمَةُ الحُبِ‏

421 The Sign of Love

1319. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن أحَبَّكَ نَهاكَ1

1319. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He who loves you forbids you [from committing sin].'2

1320. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن أحَبَّ شيئاً لَهِجَ بذِكْرِهِ3

1320. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He who loves something constantly mentions it.'4

Notes

1. غرر الحكم : 7718 .

2. Ibid. no. 7718

3. غرر الحكم : 7851 .

4. Ibid. no. 7851