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

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

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96 - الحرام‏

96 THE PROHIBITED (HARAM)

501 - اجتِنابُ المَحارِمِ‏

501 Avoiding the Prohibited

1508. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إذا رَغِبْتَ في المَكارِمِ فاجْتَنِبِ المَحارِمَ1

1508. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'If you wish for noble traits, then avoid the prohibited things.'2

1509. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مِن أحْسَنِ المَكارِمِ تَجَنُّبُ المَحارِمِ3

1509. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'One of the best noble traits is the avoidance of prohibited things.'4

1510. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لَو لَم يَنْهَ اللَّهُ سُبحانَهُ عَن مَحارِمِهِ لَوجَبَ أنْ يَجْتَنِبَها العاقِلُ5

1510. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Even if Allah, glory be to Him, had not forbidden that which He has prohibited, it would have been mandatory for the one possessing intellect to avoid them [at least].'6

Notes

1. غرر الحكم : 4069 .

2. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4069

3. غرر الحكم : 9382 .

4. Ibid. no. 9382

5. غرر الحكم : 7595 .

6. Ibid. no. 7595

502 - أكلُ الحَرامِ‏

502 Consuming the Prohibited

1511. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : العِبادَةُ مَع أكْلِ الحَرامِ كالبِناءِ على‏ الرَّمْلِ - وقيلَ : على‏ الماءِ -1

1511. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Worship alongside consumption of the prohibited is like erecting a building on sand-or on water [according to other narrations].'2

1512. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : تَرْكُ لُقْمَةِ حَرامٍ أحَبُّ إلى‏ اللَّهِ من صلاةِ ألفَي رَكْعَةٍ تَطَوُّعاً3

1512. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Abstaining from eating even one morsel of prohibited food is dearer to Allah than performing two thousand units of voluntary prayers.'4

1513. الإمامُ الباقرٌ عليه السلام: إنَّ الرّجُلَ إذا أصابَ مالاً مِن حَرامٍ لَم يُقْبَلْ مِنهُ حَجُّ ولا عُمْرَةٌ ولا صِلَةُ رَحِمٍ حتّى‏ أنّه يَفْسُدُ فيهِ الفَرْجُ5

1513. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'When a man accumulates wealth from prohibited sources, neither his obligatory pilgrimage (hajj) nor his voluntary pilgrimage (umra) nor his maintaining kinship will be accepted from him, and it even spoils marriage.'6

1514. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - في قولهِ عزّوجلّ : (وَ قَدِمْنَا إِلى‏ مَا عَمِلُوا مِنْ عَمَلٍ فَجَعَلْناهُ هَبَاءً مَّنثُورًا)7 - : أمَا واللَّهِ إنْ كانت أعمالُهُم أشدَّ بَياضاً مِن القُباطيِّ ، ولكنْ كانوا إذا عَرَضَ لهُمُ الحرامُ لم يَدَعوهُ8

1514. Imam al-Sadiq (AS), with regards to Allah's verse,“Then We shall attend to the works they have done and then turn them into scattered dust” , said, 'By Allah, even though their deeds were whiter than Egyptian cotton, when the prohibited presented itself before them they did not leave it.'9

Notes

1. عدّة الداعي : 141 .

2. Uddat al-Dai, p. 141

3. تنبيه الخواطر : 2 / 120 .

4. Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2 , p. 120

5. الأمالي للطوسي : 680 / 1447 .

6. Amali al-Tusi, p. 680 , no. 1447

7. الفرقان : 23 .

8. الكافي : 2 / 81 / 5 .

9. al-Kafi, v. 2 , p. 81 , no. 5

503 - ثَوابُ مَن قَدَرَ عَلى‏ حَرامٍ فَتَرَكَهُ‏

503 The Reward of One Who Has Access to the Prohibited But Abandons It

1515. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن قَدرَ على‏ امرأةٍ أو جاريَةٍ حَراماً فَتَركَها مَخافَةَ اللَّهِ حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عزّوجلّ علَيهِ النّارَ ، وآمَنَهُ اللَّهُ تَعالى‏ مِن الفَزَعِ الأكْبَرِ ، وأدْخَلَهُ اللَّهُ‏الجَنّةَ1

1515. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'He who has unlawful access to enjoy a woman or a maid but leaves her for fear of Allah, He - Mighty and Exalted - will keep him safe from the Fire, preserve him from the Great Terror, and make him enter Paradise.'2

1516. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا يَقْدِرُ رَجُلٌ على‏ حَرامٍ ثُمَّ يَدَعُهُ ، لَيس بهِ إلّا مَخافَةُ اللَّهِ ، إلّا أبْدَلَهُ اللَّهُ في عاجِلِ الدُّنيا قَبْلَ الآخِرَةِ ما هُو خَيرٌ لَهُ مِن ذلكَ3

1516. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'No sooner does a man who is able to commit a prohibited act abandon it, only for fear of Allah, than Allah gives him in lieu of it something that is better for him in this present world before the Hereafter.'4

1517. الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : إنَّ رسولَ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله كانَ يأتي أهلَ الصُّفَّةِ وكانوا ضِيفانَ رسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله ، كانوا هاجَروا مِن أهاليهِم وأموالِهِم إلى‏ المَدينَةِ فأسْكَنَهُم رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله صُفَّةَ المَسجِدِ، وهُم أربَعُمِائةِ رجُلٍ [ كان‏]، يُسَلِّمُ علَيهِم بالغدوةِ والعَشِيِّ، فأتاهُم ذاتَ يومٍ فمِنهُم مَن يَخصِفُ نَعلَهُ ، ومِنهُم مَن يَرقَعُ ثَوبَهُ ، ومِنهُم مَن يَتَفلّى‏ ، وكانَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله يَرزُقُهُم مُدّاً مُدّاً مِن تمرٍ في كُلِّ يَومٍ

فقامَ رجُلٌ مِنهُم فقالَ : يا رسولَ اللَّهِ ، التَّمرُ الّذي تَرْزُقُنا قَد أحْرَقَ بطُونَنا !

فقالَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أمَا إنّي لَوِ اسْتَطَعْتُ أنْ اُطْعِمَكُمُ الدُّنيا لَأطعَمْتُكُم ، ولكنْ مَن عاشَ مِنكُم من بَعدي فسَيُغدى‏ علَيهِ بالجِفانِ ويُراحُ علَيهِ بالجِفانِ ، ويَغدو أحَدُكُم في قَميصةٍ ويَروحُ في اُخرى‏ ، وتُنَجِّدونَ بُيوتَكُم كما تُنَجَّدُ الكَعبَةُ

فقامَ رجُلٌ فقالَ : يا رسولَ اللَّهِ ، إنّا على ذلكَ الزَّمانِ بالأشْواقِ ! فمَتى‏ هُو ؟ !

قالَ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : زَمانُكُم هذا خَيرٌ مِن ذلكَ الزّمانِ ، إنَّكُم إنْ مَلَأتُم بطُونَكُم مِن الحَلالِ تُوشِكونَ أنْ تَملؤوها مِن الحَرامِ5

1517. Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'The Prophet (SAWA) used to visit the people of the ledge [of the mosque], who were his guests and had migrated to Medina without their families and belongings. The Prophet (SAWA) had lodged them on the ledges of the Mosque. They were four hundred men, and he greeted them every morning and every night. One day he came to them while some of them were mending their sandals, some were patching their garments, and some were cleaning their heads from lice. The Prophet (SAWA) used to provide them with half a bushel of dates every day.

One of the men stood up and said, 'O Messenger of Allah! The dates you provide us with have burned our stomachs!' The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'If I could feed you the whole world surely I would have done it, but [know that] those among you who will live after me will be brought bowls [of food] in the morning and bowls in the evening, and each of you will have a shirt in the morning and another in the evening, and each of you will adorn your houses with curtains and carpets as the Kaba is adorned.'

A man then rose and exclaimed, 'O Messenger of Allah! We are waiting eagerly for that time. When will it be?!' He (SAWA) said, 'Your time now is better than that time. When you fill your stomachs with the lawful, you might also fill it with the unlawful.'6

Notes

1. ثواب الأعمال : 334 / 1 .

2. Thawab al-Amal, p. 334 , no. 1

3. كنز العمّال : 43113 .

4. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 43113

5. النوادر للراوندي : 152 / 223 .

6. Nawadir al-Rawandi, p. 152 no 223

97 - الحزب‏

97 THE PARTY

504 - حِزبُ اللَّهِ‏

504 The Party of Allah

(وَمَنْ يَتَوَلَّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا فَإِنَّ حِزْبَ اللَّهِ هُمُ الْغَالِبُونَ)1

“Whoever takes for his guardians Allah, His Apostle and the faithful [should know that] the party of Allah is indeed the victorious.” 2

1518. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أيَسُرُّكَ أنْ تَكونَ مِن حِزبِ اللَّهِ الغالِبينَ ؟ اتَّقِ اللَّهَ سُبحانَهُ وأحْسِنْ في كُلِّ اُمورِكَ ؛ فإنَّ اللَّهَ مَع الّذينَ اتَّقَوا والّذينَ هُم مُحْسِنونَ3

1518. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Would you like to be of the victorious party of Allah? Then be Godwary and excel in all your affairs, for Allah is with those who are wary of their duty to Him and those who excel in virtue.'4

1519. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : نَحنُ وشيعَتُنا حِزبُ اللَّهِ، وحِزبُ اللَّهِ هُمُ الغالِبونَ5

1519. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'We and our followers (Shia) are the party of Allah, and the party of Allah is the victorious.'6

Notes

1. المائدة : 56 .

2. Qur'an 5 :56

3. غرر الحكم : 2828 .

4. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2828

5. التوحيد : 166 / 3 .

6. al-Tawhid, p. 166 , no. 3

505 - حِزبُ الشَّيطانِ‏

505 The Party of Satan

(اسْتَحْوَذَ عَلَيْهِمُ الشَّيْطَانُ فَأَنْسَاهُمْ ذِكْرَ اللَّهِ أُولئِكَ حِزْبُ الشَّيْطَانِ أَلَا إِنَّ حِزْبَ الشَّيْطَانِ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ)1

“Satan has prevailed upon them, so he has caused them to forget the remembrance of Allah. They are Satan's party. Look! Indeed it is Satan's parties who are the losers!” 2

1520. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أيُّها النّاسُ ، إنّما بَدْءُ وُقوعِ الفِتَنِ أهْواءٌ تُتَّبَعُ ولَو أنَّ الحَقَّ خَلَصَ لَم يَكُنِ اخْتِلافٌ ، ولكنْ يُؤخَذُ مِن هذا ضِغْثٌ ومِن هذا ضِغْثٌ فيُمْزَجانِ فيَجيئانِ مَعاً ، فهُنالِكَ اسْتَحْوَذَ الشّيطانُ على‏ أوْليائِه ، ونَجا الّذينَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُم مِن اللَّهِ الحُسْنى‏3

1520. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'O people! Truly the onset of problems is brought about by following the desires... If the truth were pure there would be no disparity. However, a handful is taken from this [the truth] and a handful from that [falsehood] and then the two are mixed and appear altogether. And this is where Satan prevails over his followers, and only those who are favoured by Allah are saved.'4

1521. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - مِن خُطبةٍ لَهُ يَصِفُ فيها المُنافِقينَ - : فَهُم لُمَةُ الشَّيطانِ ، وحُمَةُ النِّيرانِ ، اُولئكَ حِزبُ الشَّيطانِ ، ألَا إنَّ حِزبَ الشَّيطانِ هُمُ الخاسِرونَ5

1521. Imam Ali (AS) said in one of his sermons where he describes the hypocrites, 'They are the companions of Satan, and the incinerating sting of the Fire. They are the party of Satan; indeed it is Satan's parties who are the losers.'6

(اُنظر) الشيطان : باب 1029

(See also: SATAN: section 1069)

Notes

1. المجادلة : 19 .

2. Qur'an 58 :19

3. الكافي : 1 / 54 / 1 .

4. al-Kafi, v. 1 , p. 54 , no. 1

5. نهج البلاغة : الخطبة 194 .

6. Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 194

98 - الحزم‏

98 PRUDENCE

506 - قِيمَةُ الحَزمِ‏

506 The Value of Prudence

1522. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الحَزْم كِياسَةٌ1

1522. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Prudence is sagacity.'2

1523. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن أخَذَ بالحَزمِ اسْتَظْهَرَ ، مَن أضاعَ الحَزمَ تَهوَّرَ3

1523. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He who adopts prudence is cautious, and he who lacks prudence is reckless.'4

1524. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : التَّدْبيرُ قَبلَ العَملِ يُؤْمِنُكَ مِن النَّدَمِ5

1524. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Planning before action will preserve you from regret.'6

1525. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أعْقَلُ النّاسِ أنْظَرُهُم في العَواقِبِ7

1525. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The most intelligent of people is he who looks further into the consequences.'8

1526. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : الحَزمُ مِشْكاةُ الظَّنِّ9

1526. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Prudence is the lamp-niche of doubt.'10

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 71 / 339 / 8 .

2. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71 , p. 339 , no. 8

3. غرر الحكم : 7913 ، 7914 .

4. Ghurar al-Hikam, nos. 7913 , 7914

5. عيون أخبار الرِّضا : 2 / 54 / 204 .

6. Uyun Akhbar al-Rida (AS), v. 2 , p. 54 , no. 204

7. غرر الحكم : 3367 .

8. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3367

9. تحف العقول : 356 وفي الكافي : 1 / 27 / 29 : « الحزم مساءة الظنّ » .

10. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 356

507 - خَطَرُ تَركِ النَّظَرِ في عَواقِبِ الاُمورِ

507 The Danger of not Forseeing the Consequences of Matters

1527. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن تَورَّطَ في الاُمورِ بغَيرِ نَظَرٍ في العَواقِبِ فَقد تَعرَّضَ للنَّوائبِ1

1527. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He who involves himself in matters without considering the consequences exposes himself to troubles.'2

Notes

1. تحف العقول : 90 .

2. Ibid. no. 90

508 - الحَزمُ وَالعَزمُ‏

508 Firm Resolution and Determination

1528. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: الظَّفَرُ بالحَزْمِ والجَزْمِ.1

1528. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Victory comes through firm resolution and determination.'2

1529. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا خَيرَ في عَزمٍ بلا حَزمٍ3

1529. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'There is no good in determination without a firm resolution.'4

Notes

1. عوالي اللآلي : 1 / 292 / 164 .

2. Awali al-La'ali, v. 1 , p. 292 , no. 164

3. غرر الحكم : 10682 .

4. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 10682

509 - تَفسيرُ الحَزمِ‏

509 The Interpretation of Prudence

1530. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الحَزمُ النَّظَرُ في العَواقِبِ ، ومُشاوَرَةُ ذَوي العُقولِ1

1530. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Prudence is careful consideration of the consequences and consultation of people of reason.'2

1531. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أصْلُ الحَزمِ الوُقوفُ عِندَ الشُّبْهَةِ3

1531. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The essence of prudence is stopping in the face of the dubious.'4

1532. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الطُّمَأنينَةُ قَبلَ الخُبْرَةِ خِلافُ الحَزمِ5

1532. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Feeling certainty and quietude before experience is against prudence.'6

Notes

1. غرر الحكم : 1915 .

2. Ibid. no. 1915

3. تحف العقول : 214 .

4. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 214

5. غرر الحكم : 1514 .

6. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1514

510 - الحازِمُ‏

510 The Prudent

1533. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الحازِمُ مَن لَم يَشْغَلْهُ غُرورُ دُنْياهُ عنِ العَمَلِ لاُخْراهُ1

1533. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The prudent one is he who is not preoccupied by the delusion of this world from working for his Hereafter.'2

1534. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الحازِمُ مَن تَخيَّرَ لخُلَّتِهِ ؛ فإنَّ المَرْءَ يُوزَنُ بخَليلِهِ3

1534. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The prudent one is he who is selective in his friendships, for man is judged according to his friend.'4

1535. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الحازِمُ مَن لا يَشْغَلُهُ النِّعْمَةُ عنِ العَملِ للعاقِبَةِ5

1535. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The prudent one is he whose prosperity does not stop him from working towards the end goal.'6

1536. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الحازِمُ مَن يُؤَخِّرُ العُقوبَةَ في سُلطانِ الغَضَبِ ، ويُعَجِّلُ مُكافَأةَ الإحْسانِ اغْتِناماً لفُرْصَةِ الإمْكانِ7

1536. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The prudent one is he who puts off punishment when anger prevails, and hastens to reward the good, taking the first possible opportunity to do so.'8

Notes

1. غرر الحكم : 1984 .

2. Ibid.no. 1984

3. غرر الحكم : 2026 .

4. Ibid. no. 2026

5. غرر الحكم : 1878 .

6. Ibid. no. 1878

7. غرر الحكم : 2179 .

8. Ibid. no. 2179

511 - أحزَمُ النّاسِ‏

511 The Most Prudent of People

1537. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أحْزَمُ النّاسِ أكْظَمُهُمْ للغَيْظِ1

1537. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The most prudent of people is he who is best at controlling his rage.'2

1538. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ أكْيَسَكُم أكْثَرُكُم ذِكْراً للمَوتِ ، وإنَّ أحْزَمَكُم أحْسَنُكُمُ اسْتِعْداداً لَهُ3

1538. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The most sagacious one from among you is he who remembers death the most, and the most prudent one from among you is he who is the most prepared for it.'4

1539. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أحْزَمُكُم أزْهَدُكُم5

1539. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The most prudent one from among you is the one who is most abstemious.'6

Notes

1. الأمالي للصدوق : 73 / 41 .

2. Amali al-Saduq, p. 28 , no. 4

3. أعلام الدين : 333 .

4. Alam al-Din, no. 333

5. غرر الحكم : 2832 .

6. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2832

99 - الحزن‏

99 SORROW

512 - مَضارُّ الحُزنِ‏

512 The Harms Sorrow

1540. عيسى عليه السلام : مَن كَثُرَ هَمّهُ سَقُمَ بَدنُه1

1540. Prophet Jesus (AS) said, 'He who has much anxiety, his body starts to ail.'2

1541. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الهَمُّ نِصفُ الهَرَمِ3

1541. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Worry is half of old age.'4

1542. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الهمُّ يُذيبُ الجَسَدَ5

1542. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Worry wastes away the body.'6

1543. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : الأحْزانُ أسْقامُ القُلوبِ، كما أنَّ الأمْراضَ أسْقامُ الأبْدانِ7

1543. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Sorrows are the ailments of the hearts just as illnesses are the ailments of the body.'8

(اُنظر) الدنيا : باب 712

(See also: THE WORLD: section 712)

Notes

1. الأمالي للصدوق : 636 / 853 .

2. Amali al-Saduq, p. 436 , no. 3

3. تحف العقول : 214 .

4. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 214

5. غرر الحكم : 1039 .

6. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1039

7. الدعوات : 118 / 276 .

8. al-Daawat, p. 118 , no. 276

513 - ما يورِثُ الحُزنَ‏

513 The Causes of Sorrow

1544. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن نَظرَ إلى‏ ما في أيْدي النّاسِ طالَ حُزنُهُ ، ودامَ أسَفُهُ1

1544. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever looks at what other people possess, his sorrow endures and his regret is continuous.'2

1545. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : رُبَّ شَهْوةِ ساعةٍ تُورِثُ حُزناً طويلاً3

1545. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Many a desire lasting but an hour brings about enduring sorrow.'4

1546. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن غَضِبَ على‏ مَن لا يقدِرُ أنْ يَضُرَّهُ ، طالَ حُزْنُهُ وعَذّبَ نَفْسَهُ5

1546. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He who is angry with somebody whom he cannot hurt, his sorrow endures and he inflicts pain on his own soul.'6

1547. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ما رأيتُ ظالِماً أشْبَهَ بمظلومٍ من الحاسِدِ ؟ نَفَسٌ دائمٌ ، وقَلبٌ هائمٌ ، وحُزنٌ لازِمٌ7

1547. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'I have not seen a wrong-doer resemble a wronged person more than the jealous one: he has an exhausted spirit, a wandering heart, and an inherent sorrow.'8

1548. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن قَصَّر في العملِ ابْتُلي بالهَمِّ9

1548. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He who is negligent in his work is afflicted with anxiety.'10

1549. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إيّاكَ والجَزَعَ ؛ فإنَّهُ يَقْطَعُ الأملَ ، ويُضعِفُ العَملَ ، ويُورِثُ الهَمَّ11

1549. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Beware of apprehension, for it kills hope, weakens action, and brings about worry.'12

Notes

1. أعلام الدين : 294 .

2. Alam al-Din, no. 294

3. الأمالي للطوسي : 533 / 1162 .

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

5. تحف العقول : 99 .

6. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 99

7. بحار الأنوار : 73 / 256 / 29 .

8. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 76 , p. 256 , no. 29

9. نهج البلاغة : الحكمة 127 .

10. Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 127

11. دعائم الإسلام : 1 / 223 .

12. Daa'im al-Islam, v. 1 , p. 223

514 - عِلاجُ الحُزنِ‏

514 Overcoming for Sorrow

(أَلَا إِنَّ أَوْلِيَاءَ اللَّهِ لا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ).1

“Look! The friends of Allah will indeed have no fear nor will they grieve.” 2

1550. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ اللَّهَ - بحُكْمِهِ وفَضْلِه - جَعلَ الرَّوحَ والفَرحَ في اليقينِ والرِّضا ، وجَعلَ الهَمَّ والحُزنَ في الشَّكِّ والسُّخْطِ3

1550. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Truly Allah, out of His wisdom and grace, placed bliss and happiness in conviction and contentment, and placed worry and sorrow in doubt and discontentment.'4

1551. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أيُّها النّاسُ ، هذهِ دارُ تَرَحٍ لا دارُ فَرَحٍ ، ودارُ الْتِواءٍ لا دارُ اسْتِواءٍ ، فمَن عَرَفها لَم يَفْرَحْ لِرَجاءٍ ، ولَم يَحْزَنْ لِشَقاءٍ5

1551. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'O people! This is the house of pain and not the house of joy, and the house of writhing [in pain] not the house of repose. So he who knows it will neither rejoice for ease and nor will he grieve for misfortune.'6

1552. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : قَولُ : «لا حَولَ ولا قُوّةَ إلّا باللَّهِ» فيهِ شِفاءٌ مِن تِسعَةٍ وتِسْعينَ داءً ، أدْناها الهَمُّ7

1552. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'There is remedy in the statement“There is no might or power save in Allah” (la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah) for ninety-nine ailments, the least of them being anxiety.'8

1553. مطالب السؤول عن ابنِ عبّاسٍ : ما انْتَفَعْتُ بكلامٍ بَعدَ رسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله كانْتِفاعي بكِتابٍ كَتَبَهُ عليُّ بنُ أبي طالبٍ عليه السلام ، فإنَّهُ كَتبَ إلَيَّ : أمّا بَعدُ فإنَّ المَرءَ يَسوؤهُ فَوتُ ما لَم يَكُن لِيُدْرِكَهُ ، ويَسُرُّهُ دَرْكُ ما لَم يَكُن لِيَفوتَهُ ، فلْيَكُنْ سُرورُكَ بما نِلْتَ مِن آخِرَتِكَ ، ولْيَكُن أسَفُكُ على‏ ما فاتَكَ مِنها ، وما نِلْتَ مِن دُنْياكَ فلا تَكُنْ بهِ فَرِحاً ، وما فاتَكَ مِنها فلا تَأْسَ علَيهِ حُزْناً ، ولْيَكُنْ هَمُّكَ فيما بَعدَ المَوتِ والسَّلامُ9

1553. Ibn Abbas narrated, 'I have not profited by any speech after the Messenger of Allah (SAWA) more than by a letter written by Ali b. Abu Talib (AS). He wrote to me, saying,“But now, indeed man grieves for having missed that which he would not have attained anyway, and is overjoyed at attaining that which he would not have missed anyway. So, let your happiness be for what you attain for your Hereafter, and let your regret be for what you miss of it. Do not be happy for what you attain for this world, nor regret sorrowfully what you miss from it, and let your concern be for what comes after death, and peace be with you.” '10

1554. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : نِعْمَ طارِدُ الهُمومِ اليَقينُ11

1554. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'What an excellent repellent of worries conviction is.'12

1555. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : غَسْلُ الثِّيابِ يُذهِبُ الهَمَّ والحُزنَ13

1555. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Washing clothes takes away worry and sorrow.'14

1556. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنْ كانَ كُلُّ شي‏ءٍ بقَضاءٍ وقَدَرٍ ، فالحُزْنُ لِماذا ؟!15

1556. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'If everything is determined by fate and destiny, then wherefore the sorrow?!'16

1557. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : شَكا نَبيٌّ مِن الأنبياءِ إلى‏ اللَّهِ الغَمَّ ، فأمَرهُ بأكْلِ العِنَبِ17

1557. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'One of the prophets complained of his grief to Allah. So He commanded him to eat grapes.'18

1558. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن وَجَدَ هَمّاً ولا يَدري ما هُو فلْيَغْسِلْ رأسَهُ19

1558. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'He who finds himself sorrowful for no reason should wash his head.'20

(اُنظر) السرور : باب 935

(See also: HAPPINESS: section 935)

Notes

1. يونس : 62 .

2. Qur'an 10 :62

3.. تحف العقول : 6 .

4. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 6

5. أعلام الدين : 343 .

6. Alam al-Din, no. 294

7. قرب الإسناد : 76 / 244 .

8. Qurb al-Isnad, p. 76 , no. 244

9. مطالب السؤول : 55 .

10. Matalib al-Sa'ul, p. 55

11. بحار الأنوار : 77 / 211 / 1 .

12. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77 , p. 211 , no. 1

13. الخصال : 612 / 10 .

14. al-Khisal, p. 612 , no. 10

15. الأمالي للصدوق : 56 / 12 .

16. Amali al-Saduq, p. 16 , no. 5

17. المحاسن : 2 / 362 / 2262 .

18. al-Mahasin, v. 2 , p. 362 , no. 2262

19. الدعوات : 120 / 284 .

20. al-Daawat, p. 120 , no. 284

515 - عِلَّةُ الحُزنِ وَالفَرَحِ مِن غَيرِ سَبَبٍ عرَفُ‏

515 The Reason for Sorrow and Joy for an Unknown Cause

1559. علل الشرائع عن أبي بصيرٍ : دَخَلتُ على‏ أبي عبدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام ومَعي رجُلٌ مِن أصْحابِنا ، فقُلتُ لَهُ : جُعِلتُ فِداكَ يابنَ رسولِ اللَّهِ ، إنّي لَأغْتَمُّ وأحْزَنُ مِن غَيرِ أنْ أعْرِفَ لِذلكَ سَبباً ، فقالَ أبو عبدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام : إنَّ ذلكَ الحُزنَ والفَرحَ يَصِلُ إلَيكُم مِنّا؛ لأ نّا إذا دَخلَ علَينا حُزنٌ أو سُرورٌ كانَ ذلكَ داخِلاً علَيكُم ، لأ نّا وإيّاكُم مِن نُورِ اللَّهِ عزّوجلّ1

1559. Abu Basir narrated, 'I once went to visit Abu Abdillah [al-Sadiq] (AS) along with one of our companions. I said to him, 'O son of the Prophet! Could I but sacrifice myself for you. I grieve and become sorrowful without knowing the cause of that.' So Abu Abdillah (AS) replied, 'Truly that sorrow and joy reaches you from us, for when sorrow or joy comes to us it comes to you too, for indeed we and you are all from the Light of Allah, Mighty and Exalted.'2

1560. بحار الأنوار : رُوي أنَّه سئلَ العالِمُ عليه السلام عنِ الرّجُلِ يُصْبِحُ مَغْموماً لا يَدْري سَببَ غَمِّهِ ، فقالَ : إذا أصابَهُ ذلكَ فلْيَعْلَمْ أنَّ أخاهُ مَغْمومٌ ، وكذلكَ إذا أصْبَحَ فَرْحانَ لغَيرِ سَببٍ يُوجِبُ الفَرَحَ ، فباللَّهِ نَسْتَعينُ على‏ حُقوقِ الإخْوانِ3

1560. It is narrated in Bihar al-Anwar that the scholar [al-Sadiq] (AS) was once asked about why a man may wake up in the morning feeling sad without knowing the reason for his sorrow. He said, 'If that happens to him then he should know that his brother is in sorrow, and similarly if he wakes up happy without a specific reason for that joy. And Allah's help do we seek with regard to the rights of the brothers.'4

Notes

1. علل الشرائع : 93 / 2 .

2. Ilal al-Shara'i, p. 93 , no. 2

3. بحار الأنوار : 74 / 227 / 20 .

4. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74 , p. 227 , no. 20

516 - الحُزنُ المَمدوحُ‏

516 Praiseworthy Sorrow

1561. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ما عُبِدَ اللَّهُ عزّوجلّ على‏ مِثْلِ طُولِ الحُزْنِ1

1561. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah, Mighty and Exalted, is worshipped through nothing like continuous sorrow.'2

1562. الإمامُ زينُ العابدينَ عليه السلام : إنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ كُلَّ قَلبٍ حَزينٍ3

1562. Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said, 'Truly Allah loves every sorrowful heart.'4

1563. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام: قَرَأتُ في كِتابِ عليٍّ عليه السلام: إنَّ المؤمنَ يُمْسي حَزيناً ويُصبِحُ حَزيناً ، ولا يَصْلُحُ لَهُ إلّا ذلكَ5

1563. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'I have read in Ali's book that the believer spends nights and days in sorrow and only this can benefit him.'6

1564. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : نَفَسُ المَهْمومِ لَنا المُغْتَمِّ لظُلْمِنا تَسْبيحٌ ، وهَمُّهُ لأمْرِنا عِبادَةٌ7

1564. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The breath of one who is saddened on our account and is grieved for the oppression done unto us is glorification, and his grief for our cause is worship.'8

(اُنظر) عنوان 47 « البكاء» ؛ القلب : باب 1554

(See also: WEEPING; THE HEART: section 1554 )

Notes

1. مكارم الأخلاق : 2 / 367 / 2661 .

2. Makarim al-Akhlaq, v. 2 , p. 367

3. الكافي : 2 / 99 / 30 .

4. al-Kafi, v. 2 , p. 99 , no. 30

5. التمحيص : 44 / 55 .

6. al-Tamhis, p. 44 , no. 55

7. الكافي : 2 / 226 / 16 .

8. al-Kafi, v. 2 , p. 226 , no. 16