The Scale of Wisdom: A Compendium of Shi’a Hadith [Mizan al-Hikmah] (Bilingual Edition) Volume 1

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

The Scale of Wisdom: A Compendium of Shi’a Hadith [Mizan al-Hikmah] (Bilingual Edition) Volume 1

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13 - الإمارة

13 GOVERNMENT

72 - ضَرورَةُ الإمارَةِ

72 The Necessity of Government

222. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - في قَضيّةِ التَّحْكِيم - : إنَّ هؤلاءِ يَقُولُونَ : لَا إمْرَةَ ! وَلَابُدَّ مِنْ أمِيرٍ يَعْمَلُ فِي إمْرَتِهِ المُؤْمِنُ ، وَيَسْتَمْتِعُ الفَاجِرُ1

222. Imam Ali (AS) said regarding the arbitration, 'These [people] say, 'There is no need for government!' Indeed there has to be a ruler under whose rule the believer toils and the wicked seeks to make merry.'2

223. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لَايُصْلِحُ النَّاسَ إلَّا أمِيرٌ ؛ بَرٌّ أوْ فَاجِرٌ3

223. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'No one can straighten people other than a ruler - be he pious or wicked.'4

224. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنَّ مُعاوِيَةَ سَيَظْهَرُ عَلَيْكُمْ ، قَالُوا : فَلِمَ نُقَاتِلُ إذاً ؟ قَالَ : لَابُدَّ لِلنّاسِ مِنْ أمِيرٍ بَرٍّ أوْ فَاجِرٍ5

224. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Muawiya will prevail over you.' They asked, 'Why do you fight [him] then?' He replied, 'People must have a ruler - be he pious or wicked.'6

225. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - فِي الحَرُورِيَّةِ وَهُمْ يقولون : لا حُكْمَ إلّا للَّهِ‏ِ - : الحُكْمُ للَّهِ‏ِ ، وَفِي الأرْضِ حُكَّامٌ ، وَلكِنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ : لَا إمَارةَ ، وَلَابُدَّ لِلنّاسِ مِنْ إمَارَةٍ؛ يَعْمَلُ فِيْها المُؤْمِنُ ، ويَسْتَمْتِعُ فِيَها الفَاجِرُ وَالكَافِرُ، وَيُبَلِّغُ اللَّهُ فِيهَا الأجَلَ7

225. Imam Ali (AS) said regarding the Haruriyya and they say that there is no rule other than Allah's, 'The rule is Allah's, and there are also rulers on earth, but they [retort and] say, 'There is no government' - 'There must be a government for the people under which the believer toils and the wicked and the unbeliever seek to make merry, and in which Allah decrees the final outcome.'8

226. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لَابُدّ لِلنَّاسِ مِنْ أمِيرٍ بَرٍّ أوْ فَاجِرٍ ، يَعْمَلُ فِي إمْرَتِهِ المُؤْمِنُ وَيَسْتَمْتِعُ فِيهَا الكَافِرُ ، وَيُبَلِّغُ اللَّهُ فِيهَا الأجَلَ ، ويُجْمَعُ بِهِ الفَيْ‏ءُ ، وَيُقَاتَلُ بهِ‏العَدُوُّ ، وَتَأمَنُ بِهِ السُّبُلُ ، وَيُؤْخَذُ بِهِ لِلضّعِيفِ مِنَ‏القَوِيِّ، حَتّى يَسْتَرِيحَ بَرٌّ وَيُسْتَراحَ مِنْ‏فَاجِرٍ9

226. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The people have to have a ruler over them, be he pious or wicked, under whose rule the believer toils and the wicked seeks to make merry, and in which Allah decrees the final outcome, and under which the booty is collected, the enemy is fought, the roads are made safe, and the weak is protected from the powerful, until the pious rests and the wicked is cast aside.'10

227. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أسَدٌ حَطُومٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ سُلْطَانٍ ظَلُومٍ ، وَسُلْطانٌ ظَلُومٌ خَيرٌ مِنْ فِتَنٍ تَدُومُ11

227. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'A wild lion is better than an oppressive ruler, while an oppressive ruler is better than lasting schisms.'12

228. ك نز العمّال عن أبي البختريّ : دَخَل رَجُلٌ المَسْجِدَ فَقَالَ : لَا حُكْمَ إلّا للَّهِ‏ِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ آخَرُ : لَا حُكْمَ إلّا للَّهِ‏ِ،فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عليه السلام: لَا حُكْمَ إلّا للَّهِ‏ِ (إنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَلَا يَسْتَخِفَنَّكَ الّذِينَ لا يُوقِنُونَ)13 ، فَمَا تَدْرُونَ مَا يَقُولُ هؤلَاءِ ، يَقُولُونَ : لَا إمَارَةَ أيُّهَا النَّاسُ! إنَّهُ لَا يُصْلِحُكُمْ إلَّا أمِيرٌ؛ بَرٌّ أوْ فَاجِرٌ

قَالُوا : هذَا البَرُّ فَقَدْ عَرَفْنَاهُ ، فَمَا بَالُ الفَاجِرِ ؟

فَقَالَ : يَعْمَلُ المُؤْمِنُ ، وَيُمْلَأُ لِلْفَاجِرِ ، ويُبَلِّغُ اللَّهُ الأجَلَ، وَتَأمَنُ سُبُلُكُمْ، وَتَقُومُ أسْواقُكُمْ، وَيُجْبى‏ فَيْئُكُمْ ، وَيُجَاهَدُ عَدُوُّكُمْ ، ويُؤخَذُ لِلضَّعِيفِ مِنَ الشَّدِيدِ مِنْكُمْ14

228. Abu al-Bakhtari said, 'A man entered the mosque and said, 'There is no rule save Allah's.' Then another man said, 'There is no rule save Allah's.' So [Imam] Ali said, 'There is no rule save Allah's.“Allah's promise is indeed true. And do not let yourself be upset by those who have no conviction.” 15 You do not know what these [men] are saying; they are saying, 'There [should] be no government'. O People! You are not set straight without a ruler, be he pious or wicked.' They replied, 'We understand about the pious, but what about the wicked?' He said, '[Under whom] the believer toils and the wicked thrives, and Allah decrees the final outcome, your roads become safe, your markets operate, your booty is collected, your enemy is fought, and your weak is protected from the powerful from among you.'16

Notes

1. أنساب الأشراف : 3 / 135 .

2. Ansab al-Ashraf, v. 3 , p. 135

3. كنز العمّال : 14286 .

4. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 14286

5. كنز العمّال : 14366 .

6. Ibid. no. 14366

7. كنز العمّال : 31567 .

8. Ibid. no. 31567

9. بحار الأنوار : 75 / 358 / 72 .

10. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75 , p. 358 , no. 72

11. بحار الأنوار : 75 / 359 / 74 .

12. Ibid. p. 359 , no. 74

13. الروم : 60 .

14. كنز العمّال : 31618 .

15. Qur'an 30 :60

16. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 31618

73 - إمَارَةُ الأشرارِ

73 The Rule of Wicked People

229. ر سولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إذَا كَانَ اُمَرَاؤكُمْ خِيَارَكُمْ، وَأغْنِيَاؤكُمْ سُمَحَاءَكُمْ، وأمْرُكُمْ شُورى‏ بَيْنَكُمْ؛ فَظَهْرُ الأرْضِ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ مِنْ بَطْنِهَا وإذَا كَانَ اُمَراؤكُمْ شِرَارَكُمْ، وأغْنِيَاؤكُمْ بُخَلاءكُمْ ، فَبَطْنُ الأرْضِ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ مِنْ ظَهْرِهَا1

229. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'When your rulers are the best ones from among you, and the richest people from among you are the most generous, and your affairs are settled by counsel (shura) between yourselves, then being above the ground [i.e. life in this world] will be better for you than being under it [i.e. death]. But when your rulers are the wicked ones from among you, and the richest the most miserly, then being under the ground will be better for you than being above it....'2

Notes

1. تحف العقول : 36 .

2. Tuhaf al-Uqul, p. 36

74 - قيمَةُ الإمارَةِ

74 The Value of Government

230. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - لابنِ عَبّاسٍ إذْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ : إنَّ الحَاجَّ قَدِ اجْتَمَعُوا لِيسْمَعُوا مِنْكَ ، وَهُوَ يَخْصِفُ نَعْلاً - : أمَا وَاللَّهِ لَهُما أحَبُّ إلَيَّ مِنْ أمْرِكُمْ هذَا ، إلّا أنْ اُقِيمَ حَدّاً أوْ أدْفَعَ بَاطِلاً1

230. Imam Ali (AS) said to ['Abdullah] Ibn 'Abbas, who entered his tent while he was mending his sandal, and told him, 'The pilgrims have gathered to listen to you' - 'I swear by Allah, these [sandals] have more value to me than ruling over you, except for being able to uphold the law and prevent wrongdoings.'2

231. ن هج البلاغة عن ابنِ عبّاسٍ : دَخلتُ على‏ أميرِ المؤمِنينَ عليه السلام بِذي قار وهوَ يَخصِفُ نَعلَه، فقالَ لِي : مَا قِيمَةُ هذَا النَّعْلِ ؟ فَقُلْتُ : لَا قِيمَةَ لَهَا! فَقَالَ عليه السلام : وَاللَّهِ لَهِيَ أحَبُّ إلَيَّ مِنْ إمْرَتِكُمْ، إلّا أنْ اُقِيمَ حَقّاً ، أوْ أدْفَعَ بَاطِلاً.3

231. Imam Ali (AS) asked Ibn 'Abbas [according to another account], 'What is the value of this sandal?' Ibn 'Abbas said, 'It is worthless.' He (AS) said, 'I swear by Allah, it has more value to me than ruling over you, except for being able to uphold the law and prevent wrong doing.'4

232. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - فِي كِتابِه إلَى‏ ابنِ عبّاسٍ - : أمّا بَعْدُ، فَلَا يَكُنْ حَظُّكَ في وِلَايتِكَ مَالاً تَسْتَفِيدُهُ ، وَلَا غَيْظاً تَشْتَفِيهِ ، وَلكنْ إمَاتَةُ بَاطِلٍ وإحْيَاءُ حَقٍّ5

232. Imam Ali (AS) wrote to Ibn 'Abbas: 'Do not let your share as a result of your rule be wealth that you derive [personal] gain from, nor rage that you satisfy [by revenge], but [let it be] the killing of injustice and the revival of equity.'6

(اُنظر) عنوان 196 «السلطان»

(See also: THE RULER [SULTAN] 196)

Notes

1. المناقب لابن شهرآشوب : 2 / 101 .

2. al-Manaqib li Ibn Shahr Ashub, v. 2 , p. 101

3. نهج البلاغة : الخطبة 33 .

4. Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 33

5. بحار الأنوار : 40 / 328 / 10 .

6. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 40 , p. 328 , no. 10

14 - الأمل‏

14 EXPECTATION

75 - الأمَلُ رَحمَةٌ

75 Expectation is a Mercy

233. ر سولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : الأملُ رَحمةٌ لِاُمّتي ، ولَوْلا الأملُ ما أرْضَعَتْ والِدَةٌ وَلَدَها، ولا غَرَسَ غارِسٌ شَجَراً1

233. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Expectation is a mercy for my community; without expectation no mother would nurse her child, nor would anyone plant a tree.'2

234. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الأملُ رَفيقٌ مُؤْنِسٌ3

234. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Expectation is an amiable companion.'4

235. ت نبيه الخواطر : بينما عيسَى بن مريم عليه السلام جالِسٌ وشَيخٌ يَعملُ بِمِسْحاةٍ ويُثيرُ بهِ الأرضَ ، فقالَ عيسى‏ عليه السلام: اللّهُمَّ انْزعْ عنه الأملَ فَوَضَعَ الشَّيخُ المِسْحاةَ واضْطَجَعَ، فَلَبِثَ ساعةً فقالَ عيسى‏ عليه السلام : اللّهُمَّ ارْدُدْ إليهِ الأملَ ، فقامَ فَجَعَلَ يَعملُ5

235. It is narrated in Tanbih al-Khawatir: 'While Jesus son of Mary (AS) was sitting, he saw a man working the land with a shovel. Jesus (AS) said, 'O Allah, take his expectation away from him!' The man put his shovel down and rested on the ground for an hour. Then Jesus (AS) said, 'O Allah, give him back his expectation!' The man stood up and returned to work.'6

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 77 / 173 / 8 .

2. Ibid. v. 77 , p. 173 , no. 8

3. غرر الحكم : 1042 .

4. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1042

5. تنبيه الخواطر : 1 / 272 .

6. Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1 , p. 272

76 - الآمالُ لا تَنتَهي‏

76 Expectations Never Cease

236. ر سولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن كانَ يَأمَلُ أن يَعيشَ غَداً فإنّهُ يَأمَلُ أن يَعيشَ أبَداً1

236. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A man who expects to be alive tomorrow is a man who expects to be alive forever.'2

237. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الأملُ لا غايةَ لَهُ3

237. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'There is no end to expectation.'4

238. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الآمالُ لا تَنْتَهي5

238. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Expectations never cease.'6

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 73 / 167 / 31 .

2. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 73 , p. 167 , no. 31

3. غرر الحكم : 1010 .

4. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1010

5. غرر الحكم : 639 .

6. Ibid. no. 639

77 - التَّحذيرُ مِنَ الآمالِ الباطِلَةِ

77 Warning Against False Expectations

(ذَرْهُمْ يَأْكُلُوا وَيَتَمَتَّعُوا وَيُلْهِهِمُ الْأَمَلُ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ)1

“Leave them to eat and enjoy and to be diverted by expectations. Soon they will know.” 2

239. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : اتَّقُوا باطِلَ الأملِ ، فَرُبَّ مُسْتَقْبِلِ يومٍ ليسَ بِمُسْتَدْبِرِهِ ، ومَغْبُوطٍ في أوَّلِ لَيلِهِ‏3 قامَتْ بَواكِيهِ في آخِرِهِ4

239. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Guard yourselves against false expectation, for many a person who begins the day does not live to see its end, and many a one is envied at the beginning of the night while his mourners have assembled by the end of it.'5

240. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الأملُ كالسَّرابِ : يَغِرُّ مَنْ رَآهُ ، ويُخْلِفُ مَن رَجاهُ6

240. Imam Ali (AS) said, '[False] Expectation is like the mirage - it deceives those who view it and leaves behind those who place their hope on it.'7

241. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الأمانِيُّ تُعْمي عُيُونَ البصائرِ8

241. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Wishes blind the eyes of insight.'9

242. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الأملُ سُلطانُ الشَّياطِينِ على‏ قُلُوبِ الغافِلِينَ10

242. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Expectation is the sultan of the Satans over the hearts of the oblivious.'11

243. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ثَمَرَةُ الأملِ فَسادُ العَمَلِ12

243. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The fruit of expectation is the spoilage of deeds.'13

244. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنّ الأملَ يُسْهي القلبَ ، ويُكْذِبُ الوَعْدَ ، ويُكْثِرُ الغَفْلَةَ ، ويُورِثُ الحَسْرَةَ14

244. Imam Ali (AS) said, '[False] Expectation causes the heart to forget, breaks promises, increases oblivion, and brings about grief.'15

245. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنَّ الأملَ يُذْهِبُ العقلَ ، ويُكْذِبُ الوَعدَ ، ويَحُثُّ علَى الغَفْلَةِ ، ويُورِثُ الحَسْرَةَ فأكْذِبوا الأملَ ؛ فإنّه غَرُورٌ ، وإنَّ صاحِبَهُ مَأزُورٌ16

245. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Expectation drives reason away, breaks promises, encourages oblivion, and brings about grief. So distrust expectation, for it is deceitful and its addict is a sinner.'17

246. ا لإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : كَمْ مِنْ نِعمةٍ للَّهِ على‏ عبدِهِ في غَيْرِ أملِهِ ، وكَمْ مِنْ مُؤَمِّلٍ أملاً الخِيارُ في غَيرِهِ18

246. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'How many a favour Allah grants His servant without him having expected them, and how many a hopeful one entertains high hopes when [Allah's] choice favours others.'19

Notes

1. الحِجر : 3 .

2. Qur'an 15 :3

3. في المصدر «في أوّل ليلةٍ» والصواب ما أثبتناه .

4. غرر الحكم : 2572 .

5. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2572

6. غرر الحكم : 1896 .

7. Ibid. no. 1896

8. غرر الحكم : 1375 .

9. Ibid. no. 1375

10. غرر الحكم : 1828 .

11. Ibid. no. 1828

12. غرر الحكم : 4641 .

13. Ibid. no. 4641

14. بحار الأنوار : 78 / 35 / 117 .

15. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78 , p. 35 , no. 117

16. بحار الأنوار : 77 / 293 / 2 .

17. Ibid. v. 77 , p. 293 , no. 2

18. بحار الأنوار : 71 / 152 / 55 .

19. Ibid. v. 71 , p. 152 , no. 55

78 - الأمَلُ وَالأجَلُ‏

78 Expectation and Death

247. ت نبيه الخواطر : رُويَ أنّهُ [رسول اللَّه‏] صلى اللَّه عليه وآله أخَذَ ثلاثةَ أعْوادٍ فَغَرَسَ عُوداً بين يَدَيْهِ والآخَرَ إلى‏ جَنْبِهِ ، وأمّا الثّالثُ فأبْعَدَهُ وقالَ : هَل تَدْرُونَ ما هذا ؟ قالوا : اللَّهُ ورسولُهُ أعْلَمُ قالَ : هذا الإنسانُ ، وهذا الأجلُ ، وهذا الأملُ يَتَعاطاهُ ابنُ آدمَ ويَخْتَلِجُهُ الأجلُ دُونَ الأملِ1

247. It has been narrated that the Prophet (SAWA) took three sticks and set one of them in front of him, another one next to it, and the third far away from the two. He then asked, 'Do you know what this is?' to which they replied, 'Allah and His Messenger know better.' He said, 'This one is man, and this is death [next to it], while that one is expectation, which man entertains [about his long life], but death falls upon him prior to his expectation.'2

248. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لو رأَى العبدُ أجلَهُ وسُرْعَتَهُ إلَيهِ أبْغَضَ الأملَ3

248. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'If man were to see his death [approaching] and the speed at which it draws near to him, he would despise expectation.'4

249. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الأملُ يُنْسي الأجَلَ5

249. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Expectation makes one forget death.'6

250. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أقْرَبُ شَيْ‏ءٍ الأجلُ، أبْعَدُ شَيْ‏ءٍ الأملُ7

250. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The closest thing is death, and the remotest thing is expectation.'8

251. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا تَخْلو النَّفْسُ مِنَ الأملِ حتّى‏ تَدْخُلَ في الأجلِ‏9

251. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'A soul does not depart from expectation until it enters the realm of death.'10

252. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ألَا وإنّكُمْ في أيّامِ أملٍ مِن وَرائهِ أجلٌ ، فَمَنْ عَمِلَ في أيّامِ أملِهِ قَبْلَ حُضُورِ أجلِهِ فَقَدْ نَفَعَهُ عَمَلُهُ ولَم يَضْرُرْهُ أجلُهُ11

252. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Indeed you are in the days of expectation that is followed by death. So he who works in the days of his expectation before death arrives will benefit from his work and will not be hurt by death.'12

253. ا لإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : لَو ظَهَرتِ الآجالُ افتَضَحَتِ الآمالُ13

253. Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'If times of death were revealed, expectations would be debunked.'14

Notes

1. تنبيه الخواطر : 1 / 272 .

2. Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1 , p. 272

3. بحار الأنوار : 73 / 95 / 79 ، واُنظر أيضاً : 164 / 22 و 166 / 28 .

4. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 73 , p. 95 , no. 79

5. غرر الحكم : 874 .

6. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 874

7. غرر الحكم : 2920 و 2921 .

8. Ibid. no. 2920-2921

9. غرر الحكم : 10844 .

10. Ibid. no. 10844

11. بحار الأنوار : 77 / 333 / 21 .

12. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77 , p. 333 , no. 21

13. أعلام الدين : 305 .

14. Alam al-Din, p. 305

79 - ثَمَراتُ طولِ الأملِ‏

79 The Results of High Expectations

254. ا لكافي : فيما ناجَى اللَّهُ عزّ وجلّ بهِ موسى‏ عليه السلام : يا موسى‏ ، لا تُطَوِّلْ في الدُّنْيا أملَكَ فَيَقْسُوَ قَلْبُكَ ، والقاسِي القلبِ منّي بَعِيدٌ1

254. It is narrated in al-Kafi: Part of what Allah, the Exalted, told Prophet Moses2 (AS): 'O Moses! Do not extend your expectation in this world's life lest your heart become hard, for the hard-hearted is far from Me.'3

255. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَنِ اتَّسَعَ أملُهُ قَصُرَ عَمَلُهُ4

255. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'A man who has high expectations is deficient in his action.'5

256. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أمّا طُولُ الأملِ فَيُنْسي الآخِرَةَ6

256. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'As for high expectation, it causes you to forget the Hereafter.'7

Notes

1. الكافي : 2 / 329 / 1 .

2. Prophet Moses (AS) is known in the Arabic tradition as Musa.

3. al-Kafi, v. 2 , p. 329 , no. 1

4. بحار الأنوار : 77 / 421 / 40 .

5. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77 , p. 421 , no. 40

6. الكافي : 2 / 336 / 3 ، اُنظر تمام الحديث في باب 136 .

7. al-Kafi, v. 2 , p. 336 , no. 3

80 - قِصَرُ الأمَلِ‏

80 Low Expectation

257. ر سولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - لابنِ مسعودٍ - : قَصِّرْ أمَلَكَ ، فإذا أصْبَحْتَ فَقُلْ : إنّي لا اُمْسِي ، وإذا أمْسَيْتَ فَقُلْ : إنّي لا اُصْبِحُ ، واعْزِمْ على‏ مُفارَقَةِ الدُّنْيا ، وأحِبَّ لِقاءَ اللَّهِ1

257. The Prophet (SAWA) told Ibn Masud, 'Lower your expectation such that when you wake up in the morning, you say, 'I will not see the night' and when you go to sleep at night, you say, 'I will not see the morning.' And be prepared to depart from this life and yearn to meet Allah.'2

258. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: مَنْ أيْقَنَ أنّهُ يُفارِقُ الأحبابَ، ويَسكُنُ التُّرابَ، ويُواجِهُ الحِسابَ، ويَسْتَغْنِي عَمّا خَلَّفَ، ويَفْتَقِرُ إلى‏ ما قَدَّمَ ، كانَ حَرِيّاً بِقِصَرِ الأملِ وطُولِ العَملِ3

258. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'A man who is sure about leaving his loved ones, dwelling under the earth, facing the final Account, and that he will be needless of what he leaves behind, and needy of what he has sent forth [for the Hereafter] deserves to shorten his expectation and lengthen his action.'4

259. ا لإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : تَزَوَّدْ مِنَ الدُّنْيا بِقِصَرِ الأملِ5

259. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Equip yourself with low expectation for this world's life.'6

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 77 / 101 / 1 .

2. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77 , p. 101 , no. 1

3. بحار الأنوار : 73 / 167 / 31 .

4. Ibid. v. 73 , p. 167 , no. 31

5. تحف العقول : 286 .

6. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 286

81 - النَّهيُ عَنِ التّأمِيلِ بِغَيرِ اللَّهِ‏

81 Prohibition of Placing One's Expectation in Other than Allah

260. ر سولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يَقولُ اللَّهُ عزّ وجلّ : لَأقْطَعَنَّ أملَ كُلِّ مُؤمنٍ أمَّلَ دُوني بالإياسِ1

260. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah, Mighty and Exalted says, 'I will cut off the expectation of every believer who places it in someone other than Me [and replace it] with despair.'2

261. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَنْ أمَّلَ إنساناً فَقَدْ هابَهُ3

261. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He who places his expectation in a human is indeed fearful of him.'4

(اُنظر) التوكّل : باب 1878

(See also: TRUST (IN ALLAH): section 1878)

Notes

1. صحيفة الإمام الرضا : 276 / 20 .

2. Sahifat al-Imam al-Rida (AS), p. 276 , no. 20

3. بحار الأنوار : 78 / 79 / 61 .

4. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78 , p. 79 , no. 61

15 - الاُمّة

15 THE [MUSLIM] COMMUNITY

82 - مَنزِلَةُ الاُمَّةِ الإسلامِيَّةِ

82 The Status of the Muslim Community

(كُنْتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنّاسِ تَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَلَوْ آمَنَ أَهْلُ الْكِتابِ لَكانَ خَيْراً لَهُم مِنْهُمُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ الْفاسِقُونَ)1

“You are the best nation [ever] brought forth for mankind: you bid what is right and forbid what is wrong and have faith in Allah. And if the people of the Book had believed, it would have been better for them. Among them some are faithful, but most of them are transgressors.” 2

262. ر سولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : اُمّتي اُمّةٌ مُبارَكَةٌ، لا يُدْرى‏ أوَّلُها خَيْرٌ أو آخِرُها خَيْرٌ3

262. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'My nation is a blessed one, whether its first [early Muslims] is the best or its last [at the end of time] is not known.'4

263. ر سولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : اُمَّتي هذهِ اُمّةٌ مَرْحومةٌ5

263. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'This community of mine is a nation compassioned upon by Allah.'6

264. ر سولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّكُمْ تُتِمُّونَ سَبْعينَ اُمّةً ،أنتُمْ خَيْرُها وأكْرَمُها علَى اللَّهِ7

264. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Surely you complete seventy communities, of which you are the best and the most honoured before Allah.'8

265. ر سولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : بَشِّرْ هذِهِ الاُمَّةَ بالسَّناءِ ، والدِّينِ ، والرِّفْعَةِ ، والنَّصْرِ ، والتَّمْكينِ في الأرضِ9

265. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Give good news to this nation of exaltedness, religion, superiority, victory and power in the land.'10

Notes

1. آل عمران : 110 .

2. Qur'an 3 :110

3. كنز العمّال : 34451 .

4. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 34451

5. كنز العمّال : 34452 .

6. Ibid. no. 34452

7. كنز العمّال : 34462 .

8. Ibid. no. 34462

9. كنز العمّال : 34465 .

10. Ibid. no. 34465

83 - أخيارُ الاُمَّةِ

83 The Best of the Muslim Community

266. ر سولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : خَيْرُ اُمّتي أزْهَدُهُمْ فِي الدُّنْيا، وأرْغَبُهُمْ فِي الآخِرَةِ1

266. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The best of my community are the most abstemious in the world and the most desirous of the Hereafter.'2

267. ر سولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: خَيْرُ اُمّتي مَنْ هَدَمَ شَبابَهُ في طاعةِ اللَّهِ ، وفَطَمَ نَفْسَهُ عَنْ لَذّاتِ الدُّنْيا وتَوَلَّهَ بالآخِرَةِ ، إنّ جَزاءهُ علَى اللَّهِ أعلى‏ مَراتِبِ الجنّةِ3

267. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The best of my community are those who spend away their youth in Allah's obedience, wean themselves away from the worldly pleasures and are infatuated with the Hereafter. Surely their reward upon Allah is the highest levels of Paradise.'4

268. ر سولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : خَيْرُ اُمّتي مَن إذا سُفِهَ عَلَيْهِمْ احْتَمَلوا ، وإذا جُنِيَ‏عَلَيْهِمْ غَفَروا، وإذا اُوذُوا صَبَروا.5

268. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The best of my community are those who when treated foolishly are tolerant, and when wronged they forgive, and when they are hurt are patient.'6

Notes

1. تنبيه الخواطر : 2 / 123 .

2. Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2 , p. 123

3. تنبيه الخواطر : 2 / 123 .

4. Ibid. v. 2 , p. 123

5. تنبيه الخواطر : 2 / 123 .

6. Ibid. v. 2 , p. 123

84 - الاُمَّةُ الوَسَطُ

84 The Middle Nation

(وَكَذلِكَ جَعَلْناكُمْ أُمَّةً وَسَطاً لِتَكُونُوا شُهَدَاءَ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَيَكُونَ الرَّسُولُ عَلَيْكُمْ شَهِيداً).1

“Thus We have made you a middle nation that you may be witnessed to the people, and that the Apostle may be a witness to you.” 2

269. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : نَحْنُ شُهَداءُ اللَّهِ على‏ خَلْقِهِ ، وحُجَّتُهُ في أرضِهِ ، ونَحْنُ الّذينَ قالَ اللَّهُ جلّ اسمه : (وَكَذلِكَ جَعَلْناكُمْ اُمَّةً وَسَطاً)3

269. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'We are the witnesses of Allah on His creation and His proof on the earth, and we are those regarding whom Allah has said,“Thus We have made you a middle nation.” 4

Notes

1. البقرة : 143 .

2. Qur'an 2 :143

3. شواهد التنزيل : 1 / 119 / 129 .

4. Shawahid al-Tanzil, v. 1 , p. 119 , no. 129

85 - ما يوجِبُ خَيرَ الاُمَّةِ

85 Factors that Ensure the Goodness of the Muslim Nation

270. ر سولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا تَزالُ اُمّتي بِخَيْرٍ ما تَحابُّوا وأدَّوا الأمانَةَ ، واجْتَنَبوا الحَرامَ، وقَرَوُا الضَّيْفَ ، وأقامُوا الصَّلاةَ ، وآتَوا الزَّكاةَ1

270. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'My nation will continue to thrive as long as they love each other, deliver the trust, refrain from the forbidden, respect the guest, maintain the prayer, and pay the alms-tax (zakat).'2

271. ر سولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا تَزالُ هذِهِ الاُمّةُ تَحْتَ يَدِ اللَّهِ وفي كَنَفِهِ ما لَم يُداهِنْ قُرّاؤها اُمَراءَها ، ولَم يُزَكِّ عُلَماؤها فُجّارَها ، وما لَم يُهَنِّ خِيارُها أشْرارَها ، فإذا فَعَلوا ذلكَ رَفَع اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ يَدَهُ ثُمَّ سَلَّطَ عَلَيْهِمْ جَبابِرَتَهُمْ3

271. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'This nation will continue to remain under the supervision and protection of Allah as long as its reciters do not flatter the rulers, its scholars do not declare the vicious ingrates as innocents, and the good people do not approve of the evil ones; if they do that, Allah will take away His supervision and give reign to their oppressors over them.'4

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 69 / 394 / 77 .

2. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 69 , p. 394 , no. 77

3. تنبيه الخواطر : 1 / 84 وفيه «يزل» بدل «يُزكِّ» وهو تصحيف .

4. Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1 , p. 84

86 - مَنزِلَةُ الاُمَّةِ الإسلامِيَّةِ فِي الآخِرَةِ

86 The Status of the Muslim Community in the Hereafter

272. ر سولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أنا أكْثَرُ النَّبِيِّينَ تَبَعاً يومَ القِيامةِ1

272. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Among all the prophets, my followers will be the most on the Day of Resurrection.'2

273. ر سولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ في الجنّةِ عِشْرينَ ومائةَ صَفٍّ ، اُمّتي منها ثَمانُونَ صَفّاً3

273. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Surely in Paradise there will be one hundred and twenty ranks, of which eighty will be occupied by my community.'4

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 7 / 130 / 1 .

2. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 7 , p. 130 , no. 3

3. بحار الأنوار : 7 / 130 / 3 .

4. Ibid. v. 7 , p. 130 , no. 3

5 - الأخ‏

5 THE BROTHER

20 - المُؤمِنُ أخُو المُؤمِنِ‏

20 The Believers Are Brothers

(إِنَّما الْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِخْوَةٌ فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَ أَخَوَيْكُمْ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ)1

“The faithful are indeed brothers. Therefore make peace between your brothers and be wary of Allah, so that you may receive [His] mercy.” 2

43. ر سولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: المؤمنونَ إخْوَةٌ، تَتَكافى‏ دِماؤهُم، وَهُمْ يَدٌ على‏ مَن سِواهُم ، يَسْعى‏ بذِمّتِهم أدناهُم3

43. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The believers are brothers, their blood is coequal, and they are one hand against others, the most inferior among them is empowered by them to give [to the enemy] protection.'4

44. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : رُبَّ أخٍ لَم تَلِدْهُ اُمُّكَ5

44. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Many a brother was not given birth by your own mother.'6

45. ا لإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : المؤمنُ أخو المؤمِن لأبيهِ واُمِّهِ7

45. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'A believer is the brother of another believer [as if] from his own mother and father.'8

46. ا لامام الصادق عليه السلام : المُؤمنُ أخو المؤمنِ ، عَينُهُ ودَليلُهُ ، لا يَخونُهُ ، ولا يَظْلِمُهُ ، ولا يَغُشُّهُ ، ولا يَعِدُهُ عِدَةً فيَخْلِفَهُ9

46. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'A believer is the brother of another believer, his eye and his guide; he does not betray him, nor wrong him, nor deceive him, and nor does he rescind a promise he made to him.'10

47. ا لإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام: المؤمنُ أخو المؤمنِ كالجَسَدِ الواحدِ، إنِ اشتكَى‏ شيئاً مِنهُ وَجَدَ ألمَ ذلكَ في سائرِ جسدِهِ ، وأرواحُهُما مِن رُوحٍ واحدةٍ11

47. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'A believer is the brother of another believer, like a single body. If any part of him suffers, he will feel its pain in his entire body; and their souls are also made of one soul.'12

(اُنظر) الإيمان : باب 189

(See also: FAITH: section 189)

Notes

1. الحجرات : 10 .

2. Qur'an 49 :10

3. الأمالي للمفيد : 187 / 13 .

4. Amali al-Mufid, p. 187 , no. 13

5. غرر الحكم : 5351 .

6. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5351

7. الكافي : 2 / 166 / 2 و 7 .

8. al-Kafi, v. 2 , p. 166 , no. 2 and 7

9. الكافي : 2 / 166 / 3 .

10. Ibid. no. 3

11. الكافي : 2 / 166 / 4 .

12. Ibid. no. 4

21 - الاستِكثارُ مِنَ الإخوانِ‏

21 Increasing the Number of True Brothers

48. ر سولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : استكْثِروا مِن الإخوانِ ؛ فإنَّ لكلِّ مؤمنٍ شَفاعةً يومَ القيامةِ1

48. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Seek to increase your brothers [i.e. believeing friends], for every believer will make an intercession on the Day of Judgment.'2

49. ا لإمام عليٌّ عليه السلام : عَلَيكَ بإخوانِ الصِّدْقِ فأكْثِرْ مِنِ اكتِسابِهِم؛ فإنَّهُم عُدّةٌ عِندَ الرَّخاءِ ، وجُنّةٌ عِندَ البَلاءِ3

49. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Adopt [the friendship of] true brothers and increase in your acquisition of them, for they are an asset in times of prosperity, and a shield during afflictions.'4

(اُنظر) الصديق : باب 1102

(See also: THE FRIEND: section 1102 )

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 24642 .

2. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 24642

3. الأمالي للصدوق : 380 / 483 .

4. Amali al-Saduq, p. 250 , no. 8

22 - مَوَدَّةُ الإخوانِ‏

22 Brothers' Amity

50. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا يكونُ أخوكَ أقوى‏ مِنكَ على‏ مَودّتِهِ1

50. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Do not let your brother be stronger than you are in your amity for him.'2

51. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أحْبِبِ الإخْوانَ على‏ قَدْرِ التَّقْوى‏3

51. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Love brothers in proportion to [their] piety.'4

52. ا لإمام الصادق عليه السلام : مِن حُبِّ الرَّجلِ دِينَه حبُّهُ أخَاهُ5

52. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'A man's love for his brother is part of his love for his religion.'6

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 74 / 165 / 29 .

2. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74 , p. 165 , no. 29

3. الاختصاص : 226 .

4. al-Ikhtisas, no. 226

5. الاختصاص : 31 .

6. Ibid. no. 31

23 - ما يوجِبُ بَقاءَ المَوَدَّةِ

23 That Which Ensures the Endurance of Amity

53. ا لإمام الصادق عليه السلام : يابنَ النُّعمان ، إنْ أردتَ أن يَصْفُوَ لكَ وُدُّ أخيكَ فلا تُمازِحَنَّهُ، ولا تُمارِيَنَّهُ، ولا تُباهِيَنَّهُ ، ولاتُشارَّنَّهُ1

53. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'O Ibn al-Numan! If you want your brother's amity for you to be pure, do not make fun of him, do not dispute with him, do not exchange bragging with him, and do not vie with him in evil acts.'2

54. ا لإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : تَحتاجُ الإخْوةُ فيما بَيْنَهُم إلى‏ ثلاثةِ أشياءَ ، فإنِ استَعمَلُوها وإلّا تَبايَنُوا وتَباغَضُوا، وهي : التَّناصُفُ ، والتَّراحُمُ ، ونَفْيُ الحَسَدِ3

54. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Brothers need three things among them - they either use them, or else dispute and hate one another - fairness, benevolence, and evasion of jealousy.'4

(اُنظر) عنوان 42 « البِشر» ؛ المحبّة : باب 418

(See also: CHEERFULNESS; LOVE: section 418)

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 78 / 291 / 2 .

2. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78 , p. 291 , no. 2

3. تحف العقول : 322 .

4. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 322

24 - الاُخُوَّةُ فِي اللَّهِ‏

24 Brotherhood for the Sake of Allah

55. ر سولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : النَّظَرُ إلى‏ الأخِ تَوَدُّهُ في اللَّهِ عزّ وجلّ عِبادَةٌ1

55. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Looking at a brother you love for the sake of Allah, the Exalted, is [an act of] worship.'2

56. ر سولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ما استَفادَ امرؤٌ مسلمٌ فائدةً بعدَ فائدةِ الإسلام مثلَ أخٍ يَستَفيدُهُ في اللَّهِ3

56. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A Muslim cannot acquire anything as beneficial as his embracing Islam than a brother he benefits from for the sake of Allah.'4

57. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : على‏ التَّواخِي في اللَّهِ تَخْلُصُ الَمحَبّةُ5

57. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Love is purified through cultivating friendship for the sake of Allah.'6

58. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الإخْوانُ في اللَّهِ تعالى‏ تَدُومُ مَودّتُهُم ، لِدَوامِ سَبَبِها7

58. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Brothers, [whose brotherhood is] for the sake of Allah, enjoy an enduring amity, due to the firmness of its foundation.'8

59. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : بالتَّواخي في اللَّهِ تُثْمِرُ الاُخُوّة9

59. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Brotherhood for the sake of Allah is fruitful.'10

(اُنظر) المحبّة : باب 433

(See also: LOVE: section 433)

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 74 / 279 / 1 .

2. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74 , p. 279 , no. 1

3. تنبيه الخواطر : 2 / 179 .

4. Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2 , p. 179

5. غرر الحكم : 6191 .

6. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6191

7. غرر الحكم : 1795 .

8. Ibid. no. 1795

9. غرر الحكم : 4225 .

10. Ibid. no. 4225

25 - الإخاءُ لِلدُّنيا

25 Brotherhood for the Sake of This World

60. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن لَم تَكُن مَودّتُهُ في اللَّهِ فاحْذَرْهُ؛ فإنّ مودّتَهُ لَئيمةٌ ، وصُحْبتَه مَشُومةٌ.1

60. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He whose friendship is not for the sake of Allah must be avoided, for his friendship is vile, and his company is doomed.'2

61. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن آخَى‏ في اللَّهِ غَنِمَ ، مَن آخى‏ في الدُّنيا حُرِمَ3

61. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He whose brotherhood is for the sake of Allah is bound to gain, while a man who seeks brothers for the sake of this world is bound to lose.'4

62. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام :مَن وادَّكَ لأمرٍ ولّى‏عندَانقِضائِهِ5

62. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He who draws close to you for a purpose will abandon you when it is fulfilled.'6

Notes

1. غرر الحكم : 8978 .

2. Ibid. no. 8978

3. غرر الحكم : 7776 و 7777 .

4. Ibid. no. 7776-7777

5. غرر الحكم : 8552 .

6. Ibid. no. 8552

26 - إعلامُ الأخِ بِالحُبِ‏

26 Informing One's Brother of One's Love [for Him]

63. ر سولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إذا أحبَّ أحدُكُم صاحِبَهُ أو أخاهُ فليُعْلِمْهُ1

63. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'When one of you likes his companion or brother, he should let him know.'2

64. ب حار الأنوار : مَرّ رجلٌ في المسجدِ وأبو جعفرٍ عليه السلام جالسٌ وأبو عبدِاللَّهِ عليه السلام، فقالَ له بعضُ جُلَسائهِ: واللَّهِ، إنّي لَاُحِبُّ هذا الرّجُلَ. قالَ لَه أبوجعفرٍ عليه السلام: ألَا فأعْلِمْهُ ؛ فإنَّهُ أبقى‏ لِلمَوَدّة ، وخَيْرٌ في الاُلْفةِ3

64. Bihar al-Anwar: A man passed through the mosque, where Abu Ja'far and Abu 'Abdullah [Imam al-Baqir and Imam al-Sadiq] (AS) were seated, when one of the people present said, 'By Allah, I like this man.' Abu Jafar replied, 'Then let him know, for this will maintain the amity and enhance the affection.'4

Notes

1. المحاسن : 1 / 415 / 953 .

2. al-Mahasin, v. 1 , p. 415 , no. 953

3. بحار الأنوار : 74 / 181 / 1 .

4. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74 , p. 181 , no. 1

27 - مَوَدَّةُ الأخِ دَليلٌ عَلى‏ مَوَدَّتِهِ لِأخيهِ‏

27 One's Amity for Another is a Proof of Reciprocity

65. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : سَلُوا القُلوبَ عنِ المَوَدّاتِ ؛ فإنّها شَواهِدُ لا تَقْبَلُ الرُّشا1

65. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Ask your hearts about their amities, for they are witnesses that take no bribes.'2

66. ا لإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : اعرِفِ المَودّةَ لكَ في قلبِ أخيكَ بما لَهُ في قلبِكَ3

66. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Know the amity that your brother has for you in his heart through what you harbour of the same in your own heart.'4

67. ا لإمامُ الهاديُّ عليه السلام : لا تَطلب الصَّفا ممّن كَدّرتَ علَيهِ ، ولا النُّصْحَ ممّن صَرَفْتَ سُوءَ ظنِّكَ إلَيهِ ، فإنّما قلبُ غيرِكَ لكَ كقلبِكَ لَهُ5

67. Imam al-Hadi (AS) said, 'Do not seek sincere amity from a man you have insincere sentiment for, nor honest advice from someone you direct your distrust towards, for another's feelings [lit. heart] towards you are similar to your feelings towards him.'6

(اُنظر) المحبّة : باب 428

(See also: LOVE: section 428)

Notes

1. غرر الحكم : 5641 .

2. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5641

3. كشف الغمّة : 2 / 331 .

4. Kashf al-Ghamma, v. 2 , p. 331

5. بحار الأنوار : 74 / 181 .

6. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74 , no. 181

28 - قَطِيعَةُ الإخوانِ‏

28 Cutting off Relations with Brothers

68. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنْ أرَدْتَ قَطِيعةَ أخيكَ فاستَبْقِ لَهُ مِن نفسِكَ بَقيّةً يَرجِعُ إليها إن بَدا لَه ذلكَ‏يوماً مّا1

68. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'If you want to cut off relations with your brother make sure to leave a place for him in your heart, so he can return to it one day when he so wishes.'2

69. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ما أقبحَ القَطِيعةَ بعدَ الصِّلَةِ ، والجَفاءَ بعدَ الإخاءِ ، والعَداوةَ بعدَ المَودّةِ!3

69. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'How awful it is to cut off relations after having maintained them, to turn away after brotherhood, and to have animosity after amity.'4

70. ا لإمامُ الصادق عليه السلام : مَن وضَعَ حُبَّهُ في غيرِ موضعِهِ فقد تَعرَّضَ للقَطيعةِ5

70. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'A man who places his amity in the wrong place is bound to suffer abandonment.'6

(اُنظر) عنوان 390 « الهجران»

(See also: DESERTION: section 390)

Notes

1. نهج البلاغة : الكتاب‏ 31 .

2. Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 31

3. بحار الأنوار : 77 / 210 / 1 .

4. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77 , p. 210 , no. 1

5. المحاسن : 1 / 415 / 950 .

6. al-Mahasin, v. 1 , p. 415 , no. 950

29 - وَصلُ الإخوانِ‏

29 Maintaining Brotherhood

71. ا لإمام عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا يَكُونَنَّ أخوكَ أقوى‏ على‏ قَطيعتِكَ منكَ على‏ صِلَتِهِ ، ولا تَكُونَنّ على‏ الإساءَةِأقوى‏ منكَ علَى الإحسانِ1

71. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Do not let your brother be stronger in his avoidance of you than you are in your maintaining relations with him, and do not be stronger in your harm to him than in your kindness towards him.'2

72. ا لإمامُ الحسينُ عليه السلام : إنّ أوْصَلَ النّاسِ مَن وَصَلَ مَن قَطَعَهُ3

72. Imam al-Husayn (AS) said, 'The best person is the one who maintains relations with one who cuts him off.'4

Notes

1. نهج البلاغة : الكتاب 31 .

2. Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 31

3. بحار الأنوار : 78 / 121 / 4 .

4. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78 , p. 121 , no. 4

30 - أقسامُ الإخوانِ‏

30 Types of Brothers

73. ر سولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أقلُّ ما يكونُ في آخِرِ الزّمانِ أخٌ يُوثَقُ بهِ أو دِرْهَمٌ من حَلالٍ1

73. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The most scarce things at the end of time will be a trustworthy brother and a legitimately earned dirham.'2

74. ا لإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام: الإخوانُ ثلاثةٌ: فواحِدٌ كالغِذاءِ الّذي يُحتاجُ إليهِ كلَّ وقتٍ فَهُو العاقلُ، والثّاني في‏معنَى الدّاءِ وهُو الأحْمَقُ، والثّالثُ في معنَى الدّواءِ فَهُو اللّبِيبُ3

74. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Brothers are of three [kinds]: one, like food, is needed all the time and he is the wise [friend]. Another is similar to disease, and this is the fool. And the third is like medicine, and this is the tactful [friend].'4

75. ا لإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : الإخْوانُ ثلاثةٌ : مُواسٍ بنفسِهِ ، وآخرُ مُواسٍ بمالِهِ ؛ وهُما الصّادقانِ في الإخاءِ ، وآخَرُ يأخذُ منكَ البُلْغَةَ ، ويُريدُكَ لِبَعضِ اللّذَّةِ ، فلا تَعُدَّه مِن أهلِ الثِّقَةِ5

75. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Brothers are three [kinds]: one helps with his own self, and another helps with his wealth, and these two are true in their brotherhood. A third is the one who takes from you what he needs and keeps you for some of his pleasure - do not consider him trustworthy.'6

Notes

1. تحف العقول : 54 .

2. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 54

3. تحف العقول : 323 .

4. Ibid. no. 323

5. تحف العقول : 324 .

6. Ibid. no. 324

31 - النَّهيُ عَن بَعضِ الإخاءِ

31 Warning against Some Forms of Brotherhood

76. ا لإمام عليٌّ عليه السلام : ليسَ لكَ بأخٍ مَنِ احْتَجْتَ إلى‏مُداراتِهِ1

76. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The one you need to safeguard yourself against is not your brother.'2

77. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا تُواخِ مَن يَسْتُرُ مَناقِبَك، ويَنْشُرُ مَثالِبَكَ3

77. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Do not take for brother a man who hides your virtues and exposes your lapses.'4

78. ا لإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : بِئسَ الأخُ أخٌ يَرعاكَ غَنِيّاً وَيقطعُكَ فَقيراً5

78. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'The worst brother is the one who stays with you in your affluence and abandons you in your poverty.'6

79. ا لإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : لا تُقارِنْ ولا تُواخِ أربعةً : الأحْمَقَ ، والبَخيلَ ، والجَبانَ ، والكَذّابَ‏7

79. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Do not take for brothers or companions: the fool, the miserly, the coward, and the liar.'8

80. ا لإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : احذَرْ أن تُواخيَ مَن أرادَكَ لِطَمعٍ أو خَوفٍ أو مَيْلٍ أو للأكلِ والشُّرْبِ ، واطلبْ مُواخاةَ الأتقياءِ ولو في ظُلُماتِ‏الأرضِ ،وإنْ أفنيتَ عُمْرَكَ‏في طلبِهِم‏9

80. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Be warned against having a brother who wants you for greed, out of fear, or because of food and drink. Instead, seek the brotherhood of the pious even if they are in the darkness of the earth and even if you have to spend your life seeking them.'10

(اُنظر) الصديق : باب 1103 ؛ المحبّة : باب 419

(See also: THE FRIEND: section 1103; LOVE: section 419)

Notes

1. غرر الحكم : 7503 .

2. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7503

3. غرر الحكم : 10420 .

4. Ibid. no. 1042

5. الإرشاد : 2 / 166 .

6. al-Irshad, v. 2 , p. 166

7. الخصال : 244 / 100 .

8. al-Khisal, p. 244 , no. 100

9. بحار الأنوار : 74 / 282 / 3 .

10. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74 , p. 282 , no. 3

32 - المُحافَظَةُ عَلَى الاُخُوَّةِ القَديمَةِ

32 Preserving Old Brotherhood

81. ر سولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ اللَّهَ تعالى‏ يُحِبُّ المُداوَمَةَ على‏ الإخاءِ القديمِ ، فَداوِمُوا علَيهِ1

81. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah, the Exalted, likes the maintenance of old brotherhood, so maintain it.'2

82. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : اخْتَرْ مِن كلِّ شي‏ءٍ جَدِيدَهُ ، ومِن الإخْوانِ أقدَمَهُمْ3

82. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Choose the new of everything, but the oldest one from among brothers.'4

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 24759 .

2. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 24759

3. غرر الحكم : 2461 .

4. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2461

33 - الاُخُوَّةُ الحَقيقيَّةُ

33 Real Brotherhood

83. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: إنَّ أخاكَ حَقّاً مَن غَفَرَ زلّتَكَ ، وسَدَّ خَلّتَكَ ، وقَبِلَ عُذْرَكَ ، وسَتَرَ عَوْرَتَكَ ، ونَفى‏ وَجلَكَ ، وحَقّقَ أملَكَ1

83. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Your true brother is the one who forgives your lapse, fulfils your need, accepts your excuse, hides your vices, removes your fear, and lives up to your aspiration.'2

84. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أخوكَ الّذي لا يَخْذُلُكَ عِندَ الشِّدَّةِ ، ولا يَغْفُلُ عنكَ عندَ الجَرِيرةِ ، ولا يَخْدَعُكَ حينَ تَسْألُهُ3

84. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Your brother is the one who does not abandon you in difficulty, does not forget you at the time of trouble, and does not cheat you when you seek his advice.'4

Notes

1. غرر الحكم : 3645 .

2. Ibid. no. 3645

3. بحار الأنوار : 77 / 269 / 1 .

4. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77 , p. 269 , no. 1

34 - اختيارُ الأخِ‏

34 Choosing a Brother

85. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن جانَبَ الإخْوانَ على‏ كُلِّ ذَنبٍ قَلَّ أصدِقاؤهُ1

85. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He who shuns his brothers for every lapse has few friends.'2

86. ا لإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن لَم يُؤاخِ إلّا مَن لا عَيبَ فيهِ قَلَّ صَديقُهُ3

86. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'A man who does not befriend [anyone] unless they are flawless will have few friends.'4

Notes

1. غرر الحكم : 8166 .

2. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8166

3. أعلام الدين : 304 .

4. Alam al-Din, no. 304

35 - تَحَمُّلُ زِلَّةِ الأخِ‏

35 Tolerating the Lapse of a Brother

87. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : احتمِلْ زلّةَ وَليِّكَ لوقتِ وَثْبَةِ عَدُوِّكَ1

87. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Tolerate the lapse of your friend for the time of your enemy's attack.'2

88. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الاحتِمالُ زَيْنُ الرِّفاقِ3

88. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Tolerance is the splendor of companions.'4

89. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن لم يَحْتَمِلْ زَلَلَ الصَّديقِ ماتَ وحيداً5

89. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'A man who does not endure the lapses of a friend will die in loneliness.'6

(اُنظر) عنوان 206 « السياسة»

(See also: MANAGEMENT 206)

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 74 / 166 / 29 .

2. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74 , p. 166 , no. 29

3. غرر الحكم : 752 .

4. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 752

5. غرر الحكم : 9079 .

6. Ibid. no. 9079

36 - خَيرُ الإخوانِ‏

36 The Best of Brothers

90. ر سولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : خيرُ إخْوانِكَ مَن أعانَكَ على‏ طاعةِ اللَّهِ، وصَدَّكَ عن مَعاصِيهِ ، وأمَرَكَ برِضاهُ1

90. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The best of your brothers is the one who helps you to obey Allah, prevents you from disobeying Him, and orders you to please Him.'2

91. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : خيرُ الإخْوانِ أقلُّهُمْ مُصانَعةً في النَّصيحَةِ3

91. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The best of brothers is the one with the least hesitance in offering [harsh] advice.'4

92. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : خيرُ إخْوانِكَ مَن واساكَ ، وخيرٌ مِنه مَن كَفاكَ ، وإنِ احتاجَ إليكَ أعْفاكَ5

92. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The best of your brothers is the one who stands by you, and better than him is he who suffices himself with you, and even when he is in need of you, he spares you.'6

93. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : خيرُ الإخْوانِ مَن كانتْ في اللَّهِ مَودّتُهُ7

93. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The best brother is the one whose amity is for the sake of Allah.'8

94. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : خيرُ إخْوانِكَ مَن سارَعَ إلى الخيرِ وجَذَبَكَ إلَيهِ ، وأمَرَكَ بالبِرِّ وأعانَكَ علَيهِ9

94. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The best of your brothers is the one who rushes to do good and draws you towards it, and orders you to do good and helps you with it.'10

95. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : خَيرُ إخْوانِك مَن كثُرَ إغْضابُهُ لكَ في الحقِّ11

95. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The best of your brothers is the one who is roused to anger for your sake in [standing up for] what is right.'12

96. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : خيرُ الإخْوانِ مَن لا يُحْوِجُ إخْوانَهُ إلى‏ سِواهُ13

96. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The best of brothers is the one who does not let his fellow brothers need anyone other than himself.'14

97. ا لإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : أحبُّ إخْواني إليَّ مَن أهْدَى‏ عُيُوبي إلَيَّ15

97. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The most beloved of my brothers to me is he who confers my faults to me.'16

(اُنظر) الصديق : باب 1106

(See also: THE FRIEND: section 1106 )

Notes

1. تنبيه الخواطر : 2 / 123 .

2. Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2 , p. 123

3. غرر الحكم : 4978 .

4. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4978

5. غرر الحكم : 4988 .

6. Ibid. no. 4988

7. غرر الحكم : 5017 .

8. Ibid. no. 5017

9. غرر الحكم : 5021 .

10. Ibid. no. 5021

11. غرر الحكم : 5009 .

12. Ibid. no. 5009

13. غرر الحكم : 4985 .

14. Ibid. no. 4985

15. بحار الأنوار : 74 / 282 / 4 .

16. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74 , p. 282 , no. 4

37 - شَرُّ الإخوانِ‏

37 The Worst of Brothers

98. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : شَرُّ الإخْوانِ مَن تُكُلِّفَ لَهُ1

98. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The worst of brothers is he for whom one [is made] to go out of one's way.'2

99. ا لإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - لَمّا سُئل : أيُّ صاحبٍ شرٌّ ؟ - : المُزَيِّنُ لكَ مَعصيةَ اللَّهِ3

99. The Commander of the Faithful (AS) was asked, 'Which is the worst companion?' He replied, 'The one who glamorizes acts of disobedience of Allah to you.'4

Notes

1. نهج البلاغة : الحكمة 479 .

2. Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 479

3. معاني الأخبار : 198 / 4 .

4. Maani al-Akhbar, p. 198 , no. 4

38 - اختِبارُ الإخوانِ‏

38 Testing Brothers

100. ر سولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إذا رأيتَ مِن أخيكَ ثلاثَ خِصالٍ فارْجُهُ : الحياءُ ، والأمانةُ ، والصِّدقُ. وإذا لم تَرَها فلا تَرْجُهُ1

100. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'When you see three traits in your brother, place your hope in him: bashfulness, trustworthiness, and truthfulness. If you do not see them, do not place your hope in him.'2

101. ا لإمام عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَنِ اتّخَذَ أخاً بعدَ حُسْنِ الاختِبارِ دامَتْ صُحْبَتُهُ وتأكّدَتْ مَودّتُهُ مَنِ اتّخَذَ أخاًَ مِن غيرِ اختِبارٍ ألْجَأهُ الاضْطِرارُ إلى‏ مُرافَقَةِ الأشرارِ3

101. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'A man who takes a brother after careful selection is bound to have a lasting companionship and a firm amity, whereas a man who takes a brother without careful testing is bound to resort to the friendship of evil people.'4

102. ا لإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : اختبِرُوا إخْوانَكُم بخَصلَتَينِ؛ فإنْ كانَتا فيهِم وإلّا فاعْزُبْ ثمّ اعزُبْ ثمّ اعزُبْ : محافظةٌ علَى الصّلواتِ في مَواقِيتِها ، والبِرُّ بالإخْوانِ في العُسْر واليُسرِ5

102. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Test your brothers with two things, which they must possess; otherwise avoid them, avoid them, avoid them: observing the prayers at their prescribed times and helping brothers during hardship as well as ease.'6

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 24755 .

2. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 24755

3. غرر الحكم : 8921 ، 8923 .

4. Ghurar al-Hikam, nos. 8921 and 8923

5. الكافي : 2 / 672 / 7 .

6. al-Kafi, v. 2 , p. 672 , no. 7

39 - إرشادُ الإخوانِ‏

39 Advising Brothers

103. ر سولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : المؤمنُ مِرآةٌ لأخيهِ المؤمنِ ، يَنْصَحُهُ إذا غابَ عنه، ويُمِيطُ عنه ما يَكْرهُ إذا شَهِدَ1

103. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A believer is a mirror for his believing brother; he stays faithful to him in his absence and spares him from what he would hate to see.'2

104. ا لإمام عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن وَعَظَ أخاهُ سِرّاً فَقَد زانَهُ ، ومَن وعَظَهُ عَلانِيَةً فَقَد شانَهُ3

104. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He who advises his brother in private adorns him, and he who advises him publicly degrades him.'4

105. ا لإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن رأى‏ أخاهُ عَلى‏ أمرٍ يَكرَهُهُ فَلم يَرُدَّه عَنهُ وَهُو يَقدِرُ علَيهَ فقد خانَهُ5

105. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'A man who observes bad behavior in his brother without forbidding him from it - whilst he is able to - has indeed betrayed him.'6

(اُنظر) عنوان 391 «الهداية» ، 374 «النصح»

(See also: GUIDANCE 391; ADVISING 374)

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 74 / 233 / 29 .

2. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74 , p. 233 , no. 29

3. بحار الأنوار : 74 / 166 / 29 .

4. Ibid. p. 166 , no. 29

5. بحار الأنوار : 75 / 65 / 2 .

6. Ibid. v. 75 , p. 65 , no. 2


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