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

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925 - جِوارُ المَسجِدِ وَالصَّلاةُ فيهِ‏

925 Neighbouring the Mosque and Praying Therein

2932. بحار الأنوار عن الإمامِ عليٍّ عليه السلام : لا صَلاةَ لِجارِ المَسجِدِ إلّا في‏المَسجدِ، إلّا أن‏يكونَ لَهُ عُذرٌ أو بهِ عِلَّةٌ، فقيلَ: ومَن‏جارُالمَسجدِ يا أميرَ المؤمنينَ ؟ قالَ : مَن سَمِعَ النِّداءَ1

2932. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The prayer of one who lives neighbouring the mosque [yet prays at home] is null and void unless he prays inside the mosque, except if he has an excuse or if he is sick.' When asked who was considered as neighbouring the mosque, he replied, 'Anyone who hears the call to prayer.'2

2933. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : حَريمُ المَسجِدِ أربَعونَ ذِراعاً ، والجِوارُ أربَعونَ داراً مِن أربعَةِ جَوانِبِها.3

2933. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The sanctuary of the mosque extends to forty cubits4 , and its neighbouring precinct extends to forty houses on all four sides.'5

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 83 / 379 / 47 .

2. Ibid. v. 83 , p. 379 , no. 47

3. الخصال : 544 / 20 .

4. dhira: cubit - unit of measurement between 0 .6 and 0 .8 metres (ed.)

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

926 - آدابُ المَساجِدِ

926 ETIQUETTES OF THE MOSQUE

2934. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن أكَلَ هذهِ البَقلَةَ المُنتِنَةَ [ يَعني الثُّومَ ]فلا يَقرَبْ مَسجِدَنا ، فأمّا مَن أكَلَهُ ولَم يأتِ المَسجِدَ فلا بَأسَ1

2934. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever has eaten this pungent herb [i.e. garlic] should not approach our mosque. As for one who has eaten it and does not come to the mosque [as a result], there is no blame on him for it.'2

2935. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا تَجعَلُوا المَساجِدَ طُرُقاً حتّى‏ تُصَلُّوا فيها رَكعتَينِ3

2935. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Do not use the mosques as mere passageways until you have prayed two units of prayer therein.'4

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 84 / 9 / 83 .

2. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 84 , p. 9 , no. 83

3. الأمالي للصدوق : 509 / 707 .

4. Amali al-Saduq, p. 344 , no. 1

185 - السخاء

185 GENEROSITY

927 - فَضلُ السَّخاءِ

927 THE VIRTUE GENEROSITY

2936. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : السَّخاءُ خُلُقُ اللَّهِ الأعظَمُ1

2936. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah has made generosity the greatest moral virtue.'2

2937. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ما جَبَلَ اللَّهُ ولِيّاً لَهُ إلّا عَلى السَّخاءِ3

2937. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah has created every single vicegerent of His with generosity as their natural disposition.'4

2938. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : السَّخاءُ قُربَةٌ5

2938. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Generosity is a means of nearness [to Allah].'6

2939. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا يُستَعانُ عَلَى اللُّبِّ إلّا بالسَّخاءِ7

2939. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The heart can only be made use of [to the best of its capacity] with generosity.'8

2940. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : السَّخاءُ ثَمَرَةُ العَقلِ، والقَناعَةُ بُرهانُ النُّبلِ9

2940. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Generosity is the fruit of the intellect, and contentment is the proof of magnanimity.'10

2941. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : السَّخاءُ يَزرَعُ المَحَبَّةَ11

2941. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Generosity cultivates love.'12

2942. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : السَّخاءُ يُكسِبُ المَحَبَّةَ ويُزَيِّنُ الأخلاقَ13

2942. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Generosity imparts love and adorns one's character.'14

2943. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : السَّخاءُ مِن أخلاقِ الأنبياءِ ، وهُو عِمادُ الإيمانِ ، ولا يكونُ مؤمنٌ إلّا سَخيّاً ، ولا يكونُ سَخيّاً إلّا ذو يَقينٍ وهِمَّةٍ عالِيَةٍ ؛ لأنَّ السَّخاءَ شُعاعُ نورِ اليَقينِ ، ومَن عَرَفَ ما قَصَدَ ، هانَ علَيهِ ما بَذَلَ.15

2943. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Generosity is one of the noble traits possessed by prophets. It is the pillar of belief, such that only a true believer will be generous, as well as one who possesses great certainty and high aspiration, for generosity is a gleam from the light of certainty, and the one who knows what he wants finds it easy to give away.'16

2944. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : خِيارُكُم سُمَحاؤكُم وشِرارُكُم بُخَلاؤكُم17

2944. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The best ones from among you are those who are liberal and the worst ones from among you are the miserly.'18

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 15926 .

2. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 15926

3. كنز العمّال : 16204 .

4. Ibid. no. 16204

5. بحار الأنوار : 72 / 193 / 9 .

6. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 72 , p. 193 , no. 9

7. بحار الأنوار : 78 / 7 / 59 .

8. Ibid. v. 78 , p. 7 , no. 59

9. غرر الحكم : 2145 .

10. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2145

11. غرر الحكم : 306 .

12. Ibid. no. 306

13. غرر الحكم : 1600 .

14. Ibid. no. 1600

15. بحار الأنوار : 71 / 355 / 17 .

16. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71 , p. 355 , no. 17

17. بحار الأنوار : 71 / 350 / 3 .

18. Ibid. p. 350 , no. 3

928 - فَضلُ السَّخِيِ‏

928 THE VIRTUE OF THE GENEROUS PERSON

2945. الكافي عن عليّ بن إبراهيم مرفوعاً : أوحى‏ اللَّهُ عزّوجلّ إلى‏ موسى‏ عليه السلام : أن لا تَقتُلِ السّامِرِيَّ، فإنّهُ سَخِيٌّ1

2945. Allah, Mighty and Exalted, revealed to Prophet Moses (AS), 'That you kill not the Samiri2 , for verily he is a generous man.'3

2946. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : السَّخِيُّ قَريبٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ ، قريبٌ مِن الناسِ ، قَريبٌ مِن الجَنَّةِ4

2946. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The generous person is close to Allah, close to people and close to Paradise.'5

2947. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : تَجافَوا عن ذَنبِ السَّخِيِّ فإنَّ اللَّهَ آخِذٌ بيدِهِ كُلَّما عَثَرَ6

2947. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Relinquish the generous person's sin for verily Allah takes him by the hand every time he slips.'7

2948. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : شابٌّ سَخِيٌّ مُرَهَّقٌ في الذُّنوبِ أحَبُّ إلى اللَّهِ عزّوجلّ مِن شَيخٍ عابِدٍ بَخيلٍ8

2948. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'A generous youth burdened by sins is more beloved to Allah than a worshipping but miserly old man.'9

2949. الإمامُ الرِّضا عليه السلام : السَّخِيُّ يَأكُلُ مِن طَعامِ الناسِ لِيَأكُلُوا مِن طَعامِهِ ، والبَخيلُ لا يَأكُلُ مِن طَعامِ الناسِ لِئَلّا يَأكُلُوا مِن طَعامِهِ10

2949. Imam al-Rida (AS) said, 'The generous person partakes of other people's food in order that they may [feel comfortable to] partake of his food, whereas the miser does not partake of others' food so that they may not eat from his.'11

Notes

1. الكافي : 4 / 41 / 13 .

2. Samiri: one of the Israelites accompanying Prophet Moses after he had delivered them from Pharaoh. He led the Israelites to take a golden calf for an idol during Moses's absence (ed.)

3. al-Kafi, v. 4 , p. 41 , no. 13

4. بحار الأنوار : 73 / 308 / 37 .

5. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 73 , p. 308 , no. 37

6. كنز العمّال : 16212 .

7. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 16212

8. بحار الأنوار : 73 / 307 / 34 .

9. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 73 , p. 307 , no. 34

10. بحار الأنوار : 71 / 352 / 8 .

11. Ibid. v. 71 , p. 352 , no. 8

929 - حَدُّ السَّخاءِ

929 THE EXTENT OF GENEROSITY RECOMMENDED

(وَلا تَجْعَلْ يَدَكَ مَغْلُولَةً إِلى‏ عُنُقِكَ وَلا تَبْسُطْها كُلَّ البَسْطِ فَتَقْعُدَ مَلُوماً مَحْسُوراً).1

“Do not keep your hand chained to your neck, nor open it altogether, or you will sit blameworthy, regretful.” 2

2950. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أسخَى الناسِ مَن أدّى‏ زَكاةَ مالِهِ3

2950. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The most generous of people is he who fulfils payment of the alms-tax due upon him.'4

2951. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : السَّخاءُ أن تَكونَ بمالِكَ مُتَبَرِّعاً وعن مالِ غَيرِكَ مُتَوَرِّعاً.5

2951. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Generosity is that you contribute willingly from your own wealth, and restrain yourself from other people's wealth.'6

2952. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : السَّخِيُّ الكريمُ الذي يُنفِقُ مالَهُ في حَقٍّ7

2952. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The kind and generous person is he who spends his wealth for a right cause.'8

2953. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : السَّخاءُ ما كانَ ابتِداءً ، فَأمّا ما كانَ مِن مَسألَةٍ فَحَياءٌ وتَذَمُّمٌ9

2953. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Generosity is when the act of giving is initiated. When it is prompted by a request however, it is merely out of a sense of embarrassment or obligation.'10

2954. الإمامُ العسكريُّ عليه السلام : إنّ للسَّخاءِ مِقداراً فإنْ زادَ علَيهِ فهُو سَرَفٌ11

2954. Imam al-Askari (AS) said, 'Generosity has a set limit, and if taken to extremes becomes squandering.'12

Notes

1. الإسراء : 29 .

2. Qur'an 17 :29

3. بحار الأنوار : 77 / 112 / 2 .

4. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77 , p. 112 , no. 2

5. غرر الحكم : 1928 .

6. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1928

7. بحار الأنوار : 71 / 353 / 11 .

8. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71 , p. 353 , no. 11

9. بحار الأنوار : 71 / 357 / 21 .

10. Ibid. p. 357 , no. 21

11. بحار الأنوار : 69 / 407 / 115 .

12. Ibid. v. 69 , p. 407 , no. 115

186 - السرّ

186 SECRECY

930 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ كِتمانِ السِّرِّ

930 ENCOURAGING KEEPING A SECRET

2955. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن كَتَمَ سِرَّهُ كانَتِ الخِيَرَةُ بيَدِهِ1

2955. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Whoever keeps his own secrets has control in his own hands.'2

2956. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الظَّفَرُ بِالحَزمِ ، والحَزمُ بِإجالَةِ الرَّأيِ ، والرَّأيُ بِتَحصِينِ الأسرارِ3

2956. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Victory comes about through determination, and determination comes about through carefully weighing up one's ideas, and ideas are formed through guarding secrets.'4

2957. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : سِرُّكَ أسِيرُكَ فإن أفشَيتَهُ صِرتَ أسِيرَهُ5

2957. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Your secret is your prisoner which, if let loose, will make you its prisoner.'6

2958. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : صَدرُ العاقِلِ صُندوقُ سِرِّهِ7

2958. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The bosom of the wise man is the strongbox guarding his secret.'8

2959. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : كُلَّما كَثُرَ خُزّانُ الأسرارِ كَثُرَ ضُيّاعُها9

2959. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The more the keepers of secrets increase, the more the divulgers of secrets increase.'10

2960. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : اُبْذُلْ لِصَدِيقِكَ كُلَّ المَوَدَّةِ ولا تَبذُلْ لَهُ كُلَّ الطُّمَأ نِينَةِ11

2960. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Shower all your love on your friend but do not shower all your trust on him.'12

2961. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أنجَحُ الاُمورِ ما أحاطَ بهِ الكِتمانُ.13

2961. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The most succe -ssful of matters is the one that is kept confidential.'14

2962. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا بَأسَ بأن لا يُعلَمَ سِرُّكَ15

2962. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'It does not matter if your secret is unknown.'16

2963. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إفشاءُ السِّرِّ سُقوطٌ17

2963. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Divulging a secret is a breakdown [of trust].'18

2964. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : سِرُّكَ مِن دَمِكَ فلا يَجرِيَنَّ مِن غَيرِ أوداجِكَ.19

2964. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Your secret is of your own blood, so never let it flow from other than your own veins.'20

2965. الإمامُ الرِّضا عليه السلام : لا يَكونُ المؤمنُ مؤمناً حتّى‏ يَكونَ فيهِ ثلاثُ خِصالٍ: سُنَّةٌ مِن رَبِّهِ ، وسُنَّةٌ مِن نَبِيِّهِ ، وسُنَّةٌ مِن وَلِيِّهِ ، فالسُّنَّةُ مِن رَبِّهِ كِتمانُ سِرِّهِ ، قالَ اللَّهُ عزّوجلّ : (عالِمُ الغَيْبِ فلا يُظْهِرُ عَلى‏ غَيْبِهِ أَحَداً * إلّا مَنِ ارْتَضى‏ مِن رسولٍ)21 22

2965. Imam al-Rida (AS) said, 'A believer is not a believer unless he possesses three qualities within him: one quality characteristic of his Lord, one quality from His Prophet, and one quality from His vicegerent. The quality that is characteristic of his Lord is guarding a secret, for verily Allah has said,“Knower of the Unseen, He does not disclose His Unseen to anyone, except to an apostle He approves of.” 23 ,24

2966. الإمامُ الجوادُ عليه السلام : إظهارُ الشَّي‏ءِ قبلَ أن يَستَحكِمَ مَفسَدَةٌ لَهُ25

2966. Imam al-Jawad (AS) said, 'Exposing something before it has become consolidated will ruin it.'26

Notes

1. نهج البلاغة : الحكمة 162 .

2. Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 162

3. نهج البلاغة :الحكمة 48 .

4. Ibid. Saying 48

5. غررالحكم : 5630 .

6. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 563

7. نهج البلاغة : الحكمة 6 .

8. Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 6

9. غرر الحكم : 7197 .

10. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7197

11. غرر الحكم : 2463 .

12. Ibid. no. 2463

13. غرر الحكم : 3284 .

14. Ibid. no. 3384

15. بحار الأنوار : 77 / 269 / 1 .

16. Ibid. p. 269 , no. 1

17. تحف العقول : 315 .

18. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 315

19. بحار الأنوار : 75 / 71 / 15 .

20. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75 , p. 71 , no. 15

21. الجنّ : 26 و 27 .

22. بحار الأنوار : 75 / 68 / 2 .

23. Qur'an 72 :26

24. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75 , p. 68 , no. 2

25. بحار الأنوار : 75 / 71 / 13 .

26. Ibid. p. 71 , no. 13

931 - مَن لا يَنبَغي إيداعُهُم سِرّاً

931 Those That Must Not Be Entrusted WITH A SECRET

2967. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا تُسِرَّ إلى الجاهِلِ شيئاً لا يُطِيقُ كِتمانَهُ.1

2967. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Do not confide anything in an ignorant person for he will not be able to guard it.'2

2968. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا تُودِعَنَ‏سِرَّكَ مَن‏لا أمانَةَلَهُ.3

2968. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Do not ever entrust your secret to someone who has no integrity.'4

2969. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : اِنفَرِد بِسِرِّكَ؛ ولا تودِعهُ حازَماً فَيَزَلَّ، ولا جاهِلاً فَيَخونَ5

2969. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Keep your secret to yourself, and do not share it with someone intelligent as he will be deviated or to an ignorant person as he will betray you.'6

2970. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا تُودِعْ سِرَّكَ إلّا عِندَ كُلِّ ثِقَةٍ7

2970. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Do not entrust your secret, except to someone who has your absolute trust.'8

2971. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن ضَعُفَ عَن حِفظِ سِرِّهِ لَم يَقْوَ لِسِرِّ غَيرِهِ9

2971. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The one who is unable to keep his own secret will be unable to keep anyone else's.'10

2972. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : أربَعةٌ يَذهَبنَ ضَياعاً : وسِرٌّ تُودِعُهُ عِندَ مَن لا حَصافَةَ لَهُ.11

2972. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'There are four things that go to waste: ...and a secret you entrust to an injudicious person.'12

Notes

1. غرر الحكم : 10265 .

2. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 10265

3. غرر الحكم : 10166 .

4. Ibid. no. 10166

5. غرر الحكم : 2306 .

6. Ibid. nos.10265 , 10166 , 2306

7. بحار الأنوار : 77 / 235 / 3 .

8. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77 , p. 235 , no. 3

9. غرر الحكم : 8941 .

10. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8941

11. بحار الأنوار : 75 / 69 / 4 .

12. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75 , p. 69 , no. 4

187 - السرور

187 HAPPINESS

932 - ما يَنبَغِي السُّرورُ بهِ‏

932 WHAT TO BE HAPPY ABOUT

2973. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - لِعَبدِ اللَّهِ بنِ عبّاسٍ رحمةُ اللَّهِ علَيهِ وكانَ يقولُ : ما انتَفَعتُ بكلامٍ بَعدَ كلامِ رسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله كانتِفاعِي بهذا الكلامِ - : أمّا بَعدُ، فإنَّ المَرءَ قد يَسُرُّهُ دَرْكُ ما لَم يَكُن لِيَفُوتَهُ ، ويَسُوؤهُ فَوتُ ما لَم يَكُن لِيُدرِكَهُ ، فَليَكُن سُرُورُكَ بما نِلتَ مِن آخِرَتِكَ ، وليَكُنْ أسَفُكَ على‏ ما فاتَكَ مِنها.1

2973. Imam Ali (AS) said to Abdallah b. Abbas, 'I have not benefited from any saying after the sayings of the Prophet, apart from this one, 'Verily man feels happy when he manages to grasp something that he was about to miss, and he is saddened when he misses something that he would never had received. So let your happiness lie in all that you can seize of the Hereafter, and let your regret lie in all that which passes you by of it.'2

Notes

1. نهج البلاغة : الكتاب‏ 22 .

2. Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 22

933 - عَوامِلُ السُّرورِ

933 THE BASICS OF HAPPINESS

2974. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أصلُ العَقلِ القُدرَةُ ، وثَمَرَتُها السُّرورُ.1

2974. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The root of the intellect is power, and its fruit is happiness.'2

2975. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا يُستَعانُ على السُّرورِ إلّا باللِّينِ.3

2975. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Happiness is useless without tenderness.'4

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 78 / 7 / 59 .

2. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78 , p. 7 , no. 59

3. مطالب السؤول : 50 .

4. Matalib al-Sa'ul, no. 50

934 - مَن أودَعَ قَلباً سُروراً

934 ONE WHO FILLS OTHERS' HEARTS WITH HAPPINESS

2976. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ في الجَنَّةِ داراً يُقالُ لَها دارُ الفَرَحِ لا يَدخُلُها إلّا مَن فَرَّحَ يَتامَى المؤمنينَ.1

2976. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'There is a place in Paradise called the House of Happiness which none shall enter except those who cheered up the orphans from amongst the believers.'2

2977. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ في الجَنَّةِ داراً يقالُ لَها دارُ الفَرَحِ ، لا يَدخُلُها إلّا مَن فَرَّحَ الصِّبيانَ.3

2977. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'There is a place in Paradise called the House of Happiness which none shall enter except those who cheered up children.'4

2978. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : فَوَالذي وَسِعَ سَمعُهُ الأصواتَ ، ما مِن أحَدٍ أودَعَ قَلباً سُروراً إلّا وخَلَقَ اللَّهُ لَهُ مِن ذلكَ السُّرورِ لُطفاً ، فإذا نَزَلَتْ بهِ نائبَةٌ جَرى‏ إلَيها كالماءِ في انحِدارِهِ حتّى‏ يَطرُدَها عَنهُ ، كَما تُطرَدُ غَرِيبَةُ الإبلِ.5

2978. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'By the One whose Hearing encompasses all voices, no sooner does one fill somebody else's heart with happiness than Allah creates a special grace for him from that very happiness, such that when he is faced with a calamity, the grace will pass over it like water flows over a slope, until this [ grace] chases it away as wild camels are chased away.'6

2979. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لا يَرى‏ أحَدُكُم إذا أدخَلَ على‏ مُؤمِنٍ سُروراً أ نَّه علَيهِ أدخَلَهُ فَقَطْ بَل وَاللَّهِ علَينا ، بل وَاللَّهِ عَلى‏ رسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله.7

2979. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'When one of you brings joy to another believer, let him not see it as having only made him happy. Rather, by Allah, he makes us happy, and by Allah, he makes the Prophet (SAWA) happy too.'8

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 6008 .

2. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 6008

3. كنز العمّال : 6009 .

4. Ibid. no. 6009

5. نهج البلاغة : الحكمة 257 .

6. Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 257

7. الكافي : 2 / 189 / 6 .

8. al-Kafi, v. 2 , p. 189 , no. 6

935 - مَن سَرَّ مُؤمِناً سَرَّ اللَّهَ‏

935 Whoever Makes Another Believer HAPPY MAKES ALLAH HAPPY

2980. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن سَرَّ مُؤمناً فَقَد سَرَّني ، ومَن سَرَّني فَقَد سَرَّ اللَّهَ.1

2980. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever makes another believer happy makes me happy, and whoever makes me happy makes Allah happy.'2

Notes

1. الكافي : 2 / 188 / 1 .

2. Ibid. p. 188 , no. 1

936 - ثَوابُ التَّفريجِ عَنِ المُؤمِنِ‏

936 The Reward for Alleviating a Fellow Believer of His Sorrows

2981. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن نَفَّسَ عَن مؤمنٍ كُربَةً نَفَّسَ اللَّهُ عَنهُ كُرَبَ الآخِرَةِ ، وخَرَجَ مِن قَبرِهِ وهُو ثَلِجُ الفُؤادِ.1

2981. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Whoever alleviates a fellow believer's anguish, Allah will alleviate him of the anguish of the Hereafter, and will bring him out of his grave with a light heart.'2

2982. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إذا بَعَثَ اللَّهُ المؤمنَ مِن قَبرِهِ خَرَجَ مَعهُ مِثالٌ يَقدُمُ أمامَهُ ، كُلَّما رَأى المؤمنُ هَوْلاً مِن أهوالِ يَومِ القِيامَةِ قالَ لَهُ المِثالُ : لا تَفزَعْ ولا تَحزَنْ... فيقولُ لَهُ المؤمنُ :... مَن أنتَ ؟ فيقولُ: أنا السُّرورُ الذي كُنتَ أدخَلتَ على‏ أخيكَ المؤمِنِ.3

2982. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'When Allah will raise the believer out of his grave, another presence will also come out with him and walk ahead of him, and whenever the believer will come across one of the terrors of the Day of Resurrection, the presence will console him saying, 'Do not worry or be saddened...' and the believer will ask, 'Who are you?, at which it will reply, 'I am the happiness that you used to bring upon your fellow believer.'4

2983. الإمامُ الرِّضا عليه السلام : مَن فَرَّجَ عن مُؤمِنٍ فَرَّجَ اللَّهُ عن قَلبِهِ يَومَ القِيامَةِ.5

2983. Imam al-Rida (AS) said, 'Whoever alleviates a believer's worries, Allah will alleviate his heart on the Day of Resurrection.'6

(اُنظر) الحاجة : باب 589

(See also: THE NEED: section 589)

Notes

1. الكافي : 2 / 199 / 3 .

2. Ibid. p. 199 , no. 3

3. الكافي : 2 / 190 / 8 .

4. Ibid. p. 190 , no. 8

5. الكافي : 2 / 200 / 4 .

6. Ibid. p. 200 , no. 4

188 - الاسراف‏

188 WASTING

937 - ذَمُّ الإسرافِ‏

937 DENOUNCING WASTING

(يا بَنِي آدَمَ خُذُوا زِينَتَكُم عِندَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍ وَكُلُوا واشرَبُوا وَلا تُسْرِفُوا إنَّهُ لا يُحِبُّ المُسْرِفِينَ)1

“O Children of Adam! Put on your adornment on every occasion of prayer, and eat and drink, but do not waste; indeed Allah does not like the wasteful.” 2

2984. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : وَيحَ المُسرِفِ ، ما أبعَدَهُ عن صَلاحِ نفسِهِ واستِدراكِ أمرِهِ !3

2984. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Woe betide the wasteful person, how far he is from self-improvement and from redressing his situation.'4

2985. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : السَّرَفُ مَثواةٌ ، والقَصدُ مَثراةٌ.5

2985. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Wasting leads to stagnation [of wealth] whereas thriftiness causes it to thrive.'6

2986. الإمامُ زينُ العابدينَ عليه السلام - في الدعاءِ - : وامنَعْني مِنَ السَّرَفِ ، وحَصِّنْ رِزقي مِن التَّلَفِ ، ووَفِّرْ مَلَكَتِي بالبَرَكَةِ فيهِ ، وأصِبْ بِي سَبيلَ الهِدايَةِ لِلبِرِّ فيما اُنفِقُ مِنهُ7

2986. Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said in one of his supplications, '...hold me back from wastefulness, fortify my provision against ruin, increase my possessions through blessing them, and set me upon the path of guidance towards good causes in what I spend of it.'8

Notes

1. الأعراف : 31 .

2. Qur'an 7 :31

3. غرر الحكم : 10092 .

4. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 10092

5. بحار الأنوار : 72 / 192 / 9 .

6. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 72 , p. 192 , no. 9

7. الصحيفة السجّاديّة : الدعاء 20 .

8. al-Sahifat al-Sajjadiyya, Supplication 20

938 - عَلاماتُ المُسرِفِ‏

938 Distinguishing Characteristics of A WASTEFUL PERSON

2987. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أمّا علامةُ المُسرِفِ فأربَعةٌ : الفَخرُ بالباطِلِ ، ويَأكُلُ ما لَيسَ عِندَهُ ، ويَزهَدُ في اصطِناعِ المَعروفِ ، ويُنكِرُ مَن لا يَنتَفِعُ بِشَي‏ءٍ مِنهُ1

2987. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'There are four characteristics distinguishing a wasteful person: pride in his wrongdoing, eating that which does not belong to him, refraining from acts of courtesy, and refusal to acknowledge anyone who is of no use to him.'2

2988. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ مِنَ السَّرَفِ أن تَأكُلَ كُلَّ ما اشتَهَيتَ3

2988. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Eating anything and everything that one desires is wasting.'4

2989. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إعطاءُ المالِ في غَيرِ حَقِّهِ تَبذيرٌ وإسرافٌ5

2989. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The giving of wealth to an undeserving cause is squandering and wasting.'6

2990. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - وقد سألهُ اسحاقُ بن عمّار - : يكونُ للمؤمِنِ عَشرَةُ أقْمِصَةٍ؟ قالَ : نَعَم ، قلتُ : وَعِشرينَ ؟ قالَ : نَعَم ، وليسَ ذلكَ مِنَ السَّرَفِ ، إنّما السَّرَفُ أن تَجعَلَ ثَوبَ صَونِكَ ثَوبَ بِذْلَتِكَ7

2990. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) was once asked by Ishaq b. Ammar, 'Can a believer own ten shirts?' To which he replied, 'Yes.' 'What about twenty?' to which he replied, 'Yes. And no, that would not be wasting, for indeed wasting is when you wear your formal finery as casual wear at home.'8

2991. الإمامُ العسكريُّ عليه السلام : إنَّ للسَّخاءِ مِقداراً ، فإن زادَ علَيهِ فهُو سَرَفٌ9

2991. Imam al-Askari (AS) said, 'Generosity has a set limit, and if taken to extremes becomes squandering.'10

Notes

1. تحف العقول : 22 .

2. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 22

3. كنز العمّال : 7366 .

4. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 7366

5. نهج البلاغة : الخطبة 126 .

6. Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 126

7. بحار الأنوار : 79 / 317 / 1 .

8. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 79 , p. 317 , no. 1

9. الدرّة الباهرة : 43 .

10. al-Durra al-Bahira, p. 43 ,

939 - أدنَى الإسرافِ‏

939 THE LOWEST OF WASTEFULNESS

2992. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - لَمّا سُئلَ عن أدنَى الإسرافِ - : إبذالُكَ ثَوبَ صَونِكَ ، وإهراقُكَ فَضلَ إنائكَ ، وأكلُكَ التَّمرَ ورَميُكَ النَّوى‏ هاهُنا وهاهُنا1

2992. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) when asked about the lowest degree of wastefulness said, 'The lowest degree of wastefulness is to wear one's formal finery as casual wear at home, to spill out the remains of a container [instead of finishing it], and to eat the date and you throw the pits away here and there.'2

Notes

1. الكافي : 4 / 56 / 10 .

2. al-Kafi, v. 4 , p. 56 , no. 10

940 - ما لا يُعَدُّ مِنَ الإسرافِ‏

940 That Which is Not Counted As Waste

2993. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا خَيرَ في السَّرَفِ ، ولا سَرَفَ في الخَيرِ1

2993. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'There is nothing of good to be found in waste, and nothing of waste to be found in good.'2

2994. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لَيسَ فيما أصلَحَ البَدَنَ إسرافٌ... إنّما الإسرافُ فيما أتلَفَ المالَ وأضَرَّ بالبَدَنِ.3

2994. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'There is no waste in anything that improves the body...rather waste is found in all that squanders away wealth and harms the body.'4

2995. الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام - وقد سُئلَ عَن عَشَرَةِ أقْمِصَةٍ هَل ذلكَ مِنَ السَّرَفِ - : لا ، ولكن ذلكَ أبقى‏ لِثِيابِهِ ، ولكنَّ السَّرَفَ أن تَلبَسَ ثَوبَ صَونِكَ في المكانِ القَذِرِ5

2995. Imam al-Kazim (AS), when asked about whether owning ten shirts was considered a waste, replied, 'No, and in fact that is more conducive to longer wear of your clothes. Waste is when you wear your formal finery to unclean places [as casual wear].'6

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 77 / 165 / 2 .

2. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75 , p. 303 , no. 6

3. بحار الأنوار : 75 / 303 / 6 .

4. Ibid. v. 75 , p. 303 , no. 6

5. بحار الأنوار : 79 / 317 / 1 .

6. Ibid. v. 79 , p. 317 , no. 1