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Table of Contents

210 - الشَّباب‏ 57

210 YOUTH 57

999 - الشّباب‏ 57

999. YOUTH 57

Notes 57

1000 - تَربِيَةُ الأحداثِ‏ 58

1000 EDUCATING YOUNGSTERS 58

Notes 58

1001 - التَّعَلُّمُ فِي الشَّبابِ‏ 59

1001 LEARNING DURING ONE'S YOUTH 59

Notes 59

1002 - فَضلُ الشّابِّ العابِدِ 60

1002 THE VIRTUE OF A WORSHIPPING YOUNG MAN 60

Notes 60

1003 - تَفسيرُ الفَتى‏ 61

1003 The True Significance of the Word 'fata' 61

Notes 61

211 - الشُّبهَة 62

211 THE OBSCURE MATTER 62

1004 - مَعنَى الشُّبهَةِ 62

1004 MEANING THE OBSCURE MATTER 62

Notes 62

1005 - خَطَرُ الشُّبهَةِ 63

1005 THE DANGER OF OBSCURE MATTER 63

Notes 63

1006 - وُجوبُ الوقوفِ عِندَ الشُّبهَةِ 64

1006 The Necessity of Stopping In The Face of An Obscure Matter 64

Notes 64

1007 - وُجوبُ تَركِ الشُّبُهاتِ‏ 65

1007 OBLIGATION TO ABANDON OBSCURE MATTERS 65

Notes 65

212 - الشَّجر 66

212 TREES 66

1008 - أهَمِّيَّةُ غَرسِ الشَّجَرِ 66

1008 THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANTING TREES 66

Notes 66

1009 - النَّهْيُ عَنْ قَطعِ الشَّجَرِ 67

1009 FORBIDANCE FROM CUTTING DOWN TREES 67

Notes 67

213 - الشَّجاعة 68

213 COURAGE 68

1010 - فَضْلُ الشَّجاعَةِ 68

1010 THE VIRTUE O F COURAGE 68

Notes 68

1011 - ما يورِثُ الشَّجاعَةَ 69

1011 That Which Engenders Courage 69

Notes 69

1012 - أشجَعُ النّاسِ‏ 71

1012 The Most Courageous of People 71

Notes 71

1013 - آفَةُ الشَّجاعَةِ 73

1013 THE BANE OF COURAGE 73

Notes 73

214 - الشَّرّ 74

214 EVIL 74

1014 - مِعيارُ الخَيرِ وَالشَّرِّ 74

1014 The Yardstick of Good and Evil 74

Notes 74

1015 - شَرٌّ مِنَ الشَّرِّ 76

1015 WORSE THAN EVIL 76

Notes 76

1016 - مَفاتيحُ الشُّرورِ 77

1016 THE KEYS TO ALL EVILS 77

Notes 77

1017 - جِماعُ الشُّرورِ 78

1017 THE MERGING OF EVILS 78

Notes 78

1018 - انطِباعُ الإنسانِ عَلَى الشَّرِّ 79

1018. Man's Natural Tendency for Evil 79

Notes 79

215 - الشِّرك‏ 80

215. POLYTHEISM 80

1019 - التَّحذيرُ مِنَ الشِّركِ‏ 80

1019. CAUTION AGAINST POLYTHEISM 80

Notes 80

1020 - تَعليمُ الشِّركِ‏ 81

1020. INSTRUCTION OF POLYTHEISM 81

Notes 81

1021 - أدنَى الشِّركِ‏ 82

1021. The Minimum Degree of Polytheism 82

Notes 82

1022 - الشِّركُ الخَفِيُ‏ 83

1022. Hidden Polytheism 83

Notes 84

216 - الشَّيطان‏ 85

216. SATAN 85

1023 - الاعتِبارُ بِما فَعَلَ اللَّهُ بِإبليسَ‏ 85

1023. THE LESSON TO BE LEARNED FROM HOW ALLAH DEALT WITH SATAN 85

Notes 85

1024 - الاستِعاذَةُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيطانِ‏ 86

1024. SEEKING REFUGE IN ALLAH FROM SATAN 86

Notes 86

1025 - عَداوَةُ الشَّيطانِ لِلإنسانِ‏ 87

1025. Satan's Enmity Towards Man 87

Notes 87

1026 - التَّحذيرُ مِن فِتَنِ الشَّيطانِ‏ 88

1026. CAUTION AGAINST SATAN'S TEMPTATIONS 88

Notes 88

1027 - عَبَدَةُ الشَّيطانِ‏ 89

1027. Satan Worshippers 89

Notes 89

1028 - غَواياتُ الشَّيطانِ‏ 90

1028. Satan's Allurements 90

Notes 91

1029 - ما يَعصِمُ مِنَ الشَّيطانِ‏ 92

1029. That Which Renders One IMMUNE FROM SATAN 92

Notes 92

1030 - ما يُسَلِّطُ الشَّيطانَ‏ 94

1030. THAT WHICH BRINGS ONE UNDER SATAN'S AUTHORITY 94

Notes 94

217 - الشِّعر 95

217. POETRY 95

1031 - تَفسيرُ ما وَرَدَ في ذَمِّ الشُّعَراءِ 95

1031. EXPLANATION OF THE VERSE OF THE QUR'AN CONDEMNING POETS 95

Notes 95

1032 - الشِّعرُ جِهادٌ بِاللِّسانِ‏ 96

1032. Poetry is Jihad With the Tongue 96

Notes 96

218 - الشِّعار 98

218. THE BATTLE CRY 98

1033 - الشِّعارُ فِى الحَرْبِ‏ 98

1033. The Battle Cry 98

Notes 98

1034 - شِعارُ المُسلِمينَ فِي القِيامَةِ 99

1034. THE MUSLIMS' VICTORY CRY ON THE DAY OF RESURRECTION 99

Notes 99

219 - الشفاعة 100

219. INTERCESSION 100

1035 - الشَّفاعَةُ فِي الدُّنيا 100

1035. Intercession in the Life of THIS WORLD 100

Notes 100

1036 - الشَّفاعَةُ فِي الآخِرَةِ 101

1036. INTERCESSION IN THE HEREAFTER 101

“Who is it that may intercede with Him except with His permission?”⁵ 101

Notes 102

1037 - المَحرومُونَ مِنَ الشَّفاعَةِ 104

1037. THOSE WHO WILL BE DEPRIVED OF INTERCESSION 104

Notes 104

1038 - حاجَةُ الأوَّلينَ وَالآخِرِينَ إلَى الشَّفاعَةِ 106

1038. THE NEED OF ALL FOR INTERCESSION 106

Notes 106

1039 - أصْنافُ الشُّفَعاءِ 107

1039. TYPES OF INTERCESSORS 107

Notes 107

1040 - أحَقُّ النّاسِ بِالشَّفاعَةِ 108

1040. THE PEOPLE MOST DESERVING OF INTERCESSION 108

Notes 108

1041 - شَفاعَةُ المُؤمِنِ عَلى‏ قَدرِ عَمَلِهِ‏ 109

1041. A BELIEVER'S RIGHT TO INTERCESSION DEPENDS ON THE EXTENT OF HIS DEEDS 109

Notes 109

1042 - أدنَى المؤمِنينَ شَفاعَةً 110

1042. THE MINIMUM NUMBER THAT A BELIEVER CAN INTERCEDE 110

Notes 110

220 - الشَّقاوة 111

220. WRETCHEDNESS 111

1043 - خَصائِصُ الشَّقِيِ‏ 111

1043. CHARACTERISTICS OF A WRETCHED PERSON 111

Notes 111

1044 - الشَّقِيُّ شَقِيٌّ في بَطنِ اُمِّهِ‏ 112

1044. THE WRETCHED ONE WAS WRETCHED AS A FOETUS IN HIS MOTHER'S WOMB 112

Notes 112

1045 - ما يوجِبُ الشَّقاءَ 114

1045. THAT WHICH BRINGS ABOUT WRETCHEDNESS 114

Notes 114

1046 - أشقَى النّاسِ‏ 115

1046. THE MOST WRETCHED OF ALL PEOPLE 115

Notes 115

1047 - عَلاماتُ الشَّقاءِ 116

1047. THE SYMPTOMS OF WRETCHEDNESS 116

Notes 116

221 - الشُّكر 117

221. THANKSGIVING 117

1048 - الحَثُّ عَلَى الشُّكرِ للَّهِ‏ِ 117

1048. Enjoinment of Thanksgiving TO ALLAH 117

Notes 117

1049 - فَضلُ الشّاكِرِ 118

1049. THE THANKFUL ONE 118

Notes 118

1050 - دَورُ الشُّكرِ فِي الزِّيادَةِ 120

1050. The Role of Thankfulness IN THE INCREASE (OF BOUNTIES) 120

Notes 120

1051 - وُجوبُ الشُّكرِ عَلَى الشُّكرِ 121

1051. THE NECESSITY OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE ABILITY TO THANK 121

Notes 121

1052 - حقيقةُ الشُّكرِ 122

1052. True Thanksgiving 122

Notes 123

1053 - أشكَرُ النّاسِ‏ 124

1053. The Most Thankful of People 124

Notes 124

1054 - الحثُّ على‏ شُكرِ المُحسِنِ‏ 125

1054. ENJOINMENT OF THANKING ONE WHO DOES GOOD TO YOU 125

Notes 125

1055 - مَن لَم يَشكُرِ المَخلوقَ لَم يَشكُرِ الخالِقَ‏ 126

1055. ONE WHO HAS NOT THANKED THE CREATURE HAS NOT THANKED THE CREATOR 126

Notes 126

222 - الشَّكّ‏ 127

222. DOUBT 127

1056 - الشَّكُّ فِي الاُصولِ الإعتِقاديَّةِ 127

1056. DOUBT IN THE PRINCIPLES OF BELIEF 127

Notes 127

1057 - أسبابُ الشَّكِ‏ 128

1057. Causes of Doubt 128

Notes 128

1058 - آثارُ الشَّكِ‏ 129

1058. EFFECTS OF DOUBT 129

Notes 129

1059 - ما يَرفَعُ الشَّكَ‏ 130

1059. FACTORS THAT DISPEL DOUBT 130

Notes 130

1060 - شُعَبُ الشَّكِ‏ 131

1060. The Aspects of Doubt 131

Notes 131

223 - الشَّهادة (1) في القضاء 132

223. BEARING WITNESS (IN A COURT OF JUSTICE) 132

1061 - الشَّهادَةُ بِالقِسطِ 132

1061. Bearing Witness With Fairness 132

Notes 132

1062 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ أداءِ الشَّهادَةِ 133

1062. Enjoinment of Bearing Witness 133

Notes 133

1063 - كِتمانُ الشَّهادَةِ 134

1063. Concealing One’s Testimony 134

Notes 134

1064 - مَن تَجوزُ شَهادَتُهُ‏ 135

1064. THOSE WHOSE TESTIMONY IS DEEMED VALID 135

Notes 135

1065 - أدَبُ الشَّهادَةِ 136

1065. THE ETIQUETTE OF GIVING TESTIMONY 136

Notes 136

224 - الشَّهادة (2) القتل في سبيل اللَّه‏ 137

224. MARTYRDOM IN THE WAY OF ALLAH 137

1066 - فَضلُ الشَّهادَةِ 137

1066. THE VIRTUE OF MARTYRDOM 137

Notes 138

1067 - ثَوابُ طَلَبِ الشَّهادَةِ 139

1067. The Reward of Seeking Martyrdom 139

Notes 139

1068 - الشَّهادَةُ الحُكمِيَّةُ 140

1068. Honorary Martyrdom 140

Notes 140

1069 - ثَوابُ الجَريحِ في سَبيلِ اللَّهِ‏ 141

1069. THE REWARD OF ONE WHO IS Wounded in the Way of Allah 141

Notes 141

225 - الشُّهرة 142

225. FAME 142

1070 - الشُّهرَةُ المَحمودَةُ 142

1070. PRAISEWORTHY FAME 142

Notes 142

1071 - الشُّهرَةُ المَذمومَةُ 143

1071. BLAMEWORTHY FAME 143

Notes 143

1072 - ذَمُّ شُهرَةِ اللِّباسِ وشُهرَةِ العِبادَةِ 144

1072. THE CENSURE OF CLOTHING OR ACTS OF WORSHIP THAT DRAW ATTENTION 144

Notes 144

226 - الشُّورى‏ 145

226. COUNSEL 145

1073 - الحَثُّ عَلَى المَشورَةِ 145

1073. Enjoinment of Consultation 145

Notes 145

1074 - مَن لا يَنبَغي مُشاوَرَتُهُم‏ 146

1074. PEOPLE WHOSE COUNSEL SHOULD NOT BE SOUGHT 146

Notes 146

1075 - حُدودُ المَشوِرَةِ 147

1075. Boundries of counceling 147

Notes 147

1076 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ إرشادِ المُستَشيرِ 148

1076. ENJOINMENT OF GUIDING ONE WHO SEEKS YOUR COUNSEL 148

Notes 148

1077 - إستشارة الأعداء 149

1077. To Consult With the Enemy 149

Notes 149

227 - الشَّيب‏ 150

227. OLD AGE 150

1078 - الشَّيبُ‏ 150

1078. Old Age 150

Notes 151

1079 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ إجلالِ الكَبيرِ 152

1079. ENJOINMENT OF VENERATING THE OLD 152

Notes 152

228 - الشِّيعة 153

228. THE SHIA 153

1080 - فَضلُ شِيعَةِ أهلِ البَيتِ عليهم السلام‏ 153

1080. THE VIRTUE OF THE Shia OF THE HOUSEHOLD OF THE PROPHET 153

Notes 153

1081 - عَلاماتُ شيعَةِ أهلِ البَيتِ عليهم السلام‏ 154

1081. THE SIGNS OF THE SHIA OF AHLUL-BAYT (AS) 154

Notes 155

1082 - مَن لَيسَ مِن شيعَةِ أهلِ البَيتِ عليهم السلام‏ 156

1082. THOSE WHO ARE NOT CONSIDERED TO BE SHIA 156

Notes 157

1083 - أصنافُ مَن يُسَمّى‏ بِالشِّيعَةِ 158

1083. Types of Those Who are Called Shia 158

Notes 158

1084 - نَهيُ الشِّيعَةِ عَنِ الغُلُوِّ 159

1084. Prohibition of Extremism for the Shia 159

Notes 159

1085 - ما يَنبَغي لِلشِّيعةِ في مُواجَهَةِ النَّاسِ‏ 160

1085. DUTIES INCUMBENT ON THE SHIA IN THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH PEOPLE 160

Notes 160

1086 - مَقامُ الشِّيعَةِ فِي القِيامَةِ 161

1086. THE STATION OF THE SHIA ON THE DAY OF RESURRECTION 161

Notes 161

229 - الصَّبر 162

229. PATIENCE 162

1087 - فَضلُ الصَّبرِ 162

1087. The Virtue of Patience 162

Notes 163

1088 - الصَّبرُ ومَعالِي الاُمورِ 164

1088. Patience and Great Things 164

Notes 164

1089 - الصَّبرُ وَالنَّصرُ 165

1089. PERSEVERANCE AND VICTORY 165

Notes 165

1090 - ثَوابُ الصّابِرِ 166

1090. The Reward of the Patient One 166

Notes 166

1091 - تَفسيرُ الصَّبرِ 167

1091. THE TRUE MEANING OF PATIENCE 167

Notes 167

1092 - صَبرُ شيعَةِ أهلِ البَيتِ عليهم السلام‏ 169

1092. THE PATIENCE POSSESSED BY THE SHIA OF THE AHL AL-BAYT (AS) 169

Notes 169

1093 - آثارُ الجَزَعِ‏ 170

1093. THE EFFECTS OF ANXIETY 170

Notes 170

1094 - ما يورِثُ الصَّبرَ 171

1094. FACTORS THAT BRING ABOUT PATIENCE 171

Notes 171

230 - الصِّدق‏ 172

230. TRUTHFULNESS 172

1095 - فَضلُ الصِّدقِ وَالصَّادِقِ‏ 172

1095. The Virtue of Truthfulness and the Truthful 172

Notes 173

1096 - الإختِبارُ بِصِدقِ الحَدِيثِ‏ 175

1096. TESTING PEOPLE THROUGH Truthfulness in Speech 175

Notes 175

1097 - أصدَقُ الأقوالِ‏ 176

1097. The Most Truthful of Sayings 176

Notes 176

231 - الصَّدِيق‏ 177

231. THE FRIEND 177

1098 - أهَمِّيَّةُ الصَّدِيقِ‏ 177

1098. The Friend 177

Notes 177

1099 - تَشاكُلُ النُّفوسِ‏ 178

1099. Resemblance of Souls 178

Notes 178

1100 - مَن يَنبَغي مُصادَقَتُهُ‏ 179

1100. People Whom One Should Befriend 179

Notes 179

1101 - مَن لا يَنبَغي مُصادَقَتُهُ‏ 181

1101. PEOPLE WHOM ONE MUST NOT BEFRIEND 181

Notes 182

1102 - ما يُفسِدُ الصَّداقَةَ 183

1102. THAT WHICH CORRUPTS A FRIENDSHIP 183

Notes 183

1103 - حُدودُ الصَّداقَةِ 185

1103. The Extent of One’s Friendship 185

Notes 185

1104 - أفضلُ الأصحابِ‏ 186

1104. The Best of Companions 186

Notes 186

1105 - حَقُّ الصّاحِبِ‏ 187

1105. The Right of One’s Companion 187

Notes 187

232 - الصدقة 188

232. CHARITY 188

1106 - فَضلُ الصَّدَقَةِ 188

1106. The Virtue of Charity 188

Notes 188

1107 - تَلَقِّي اللَّهِ لِلصَّدَقاتِ‏ 190

1107. ALLAH’S FIRSTHAND RECEIPT OF CHARITIES 190

Notes 190

1108 - الصَّدَقَةُ ودَفعُ البَلاءِ 191

1108. CHARITY AND REPELLING ADVERSITIES 191

Notes 191

1109 - الصَّدَقَةُ مِفتاحُ الرِّزقِ‏ 192

1109. CHARITY IS THE KEY TO (INCREASED) SUSTENANCE 192

Notes 192

1110 - كُلُّ مَعروفٍ صَدَقَةٌ 193

1110. EVERY KINDLY ACT IS CONSIDERED CHARITY 193

Notes 193

1111 - أفضَلُ الصَّدَقَةِ 195

1111. THE BEST FORM OF CHARITY 195

Notes 196

1112 - فَضلُ صَدَقَةِ السِّرِّ وآثارُها 197

1112. THE VIRTUE OF GIVING CHARITY IN SECRET AND ITS GOOD EFFECTS 197

Notes 198

1113 - حَدُّ الصَّدَقَةِ 199

1113. THE AMOUNT OF CHARITY TO BE GIVEN 199

Notes 199

1114 - مَواردُ الصَّدَقةِ 200

1114. The Recipients of Charity 200

Notes 200

1115 - أدَبُ العَطاءِ 202

1115. The Etiquette of Giving 202

Notes 202

233 - الصراط 203

233. THE PATH 203

1116 - خَطَرُ مَعبَرِ الصِّراطِ 203

1116. THE DANGER OF CROSSING THE PATH 203

Notes 203

1117 - تَفسيرُ الصِّراطِ المُستَقيمِ‏ 204

1117. THE TRUE MEANING OF THE STRAIGHT PATH 204

Notes 204

1118 - صِراطُ الآخِرَةِ وَالمُرورُ عَلَيها 206

1118. Crossing the Path of the Hereafter (THE BRIDGE OVER HELL) 206

Notes 206

234 - الصِّغَر 208

234. CHILDHOOD 208

1119 - الصِّغَرُ 208

1119. CHILDHOOD 208

Notes 208

235 - المُصافحة 210

235. SHAKING HANDS 210

1120 - التَّرغِيبُ بِالمُصافَحَةِ 210

1120. ENCOURAGING THE SHAKING OF HANDS 210

Notes 210

1121 - النَّهيُ عَن مُصافَحَةِ المَرأةِ 212

1121. PROHIBITION OF SHAKING A WOMAN’S HAND 212

Notes 212

236 - الصُّلح 1 (المُسالمةُ في الحربِ ) 213

236. PEACEMAKING 213

1122 - الصُّلحُ في الحَربِ‏ 213

1122. PEACEMAKING IN WAR 213

Notes 213

1123 - صُلحُ الإمامِ الحَسَنِ عليه السلام‏ 214

1123. IMAM AL-HASAN (AS)’S PEACE TREATY 214

Notes 214

1124 - أهَمِّيَّةُ الإصلاحِ بَينَ النّاسِ‏ 215

1124. THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING PEACE BETWEEN PEOPLE 215

Notes 215

1125 - جَوازُ الكَذِبِ فِي الإصلاحِ‏ 217

1125. THE PERMISSIBILITY OF LYING FOR THE SAKE OF RECONCILIATION 217

Notes 217

237 - الصلاة (1 ) 218

237. THE PRAYER (1) 218

1126 - فَضلُ الصَّلاةِ 218

1126. THE VIRTUE OF PRAYER 218

Notes 219

1127 - آثارُ الصَّلاةِ 221

1127. THE EFFECTS OF THE PRAYER 221

Notes 222

1128 - فَضلُ المُصَلِّي‏ 223

1128. THE VIRTUE OF ONE WHO PRAYS 223

Notes 223

1129 - الخُشوعُ فِي الصَّلاةِ 224

1129. HUMBLENESS IN PRAYER 224

Notes 225

1130 - شَرائطُ وموانعُ قَبولِ الصَّلاةِ 227

1130. CONDITIONS AND IMPEDIMENTS TO THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE PRAYER 227

Notes 228

1131 - مَن تُقبَلُ صَلاتُهُ‏ 229

1131. HE WHOSE PRAYER IS ACCEPTED 229

Notes 229

1132 - دَورُ حُضورِ القَلبِ في قَبولِ الصَّلاةِ 230

1132. THE ROLE OF PRESENCE OF THE HEART IN THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE PRAYER 230

Notes 230

1133 - مَن لَيسَ لَهُ صَلاةٌ 232

1133. HE WHOSE PRAYER IS NOT COUNTED 232

Notes 232

1134 - النَّهيُ عَنِ التَّكاسُلِ فِي الصَّلاةِ 233

1134. PROHIBITION OF LAZINESS IN PRAYER 233

Notes 233

1135 - المُحافَظَةُ عَلى‏ أوقاتِ الصَّلاةِ 235

1135. Observance of the Prescribed Timings of the Prayer 235

Notes 235

1136 - الحَثُّ عَلَى الصَّلاةِ في أوَّلِ وَقتِها 236

1136. ENJOINMENT OF PERFORMING THE Prayer at the Earliest Moment of THE TIME PRESCRIBED FOR IT 236

Notes 236

1137 - تارِكُ الصَّلاةِ وَالكُفرُ 237

1137. ABANDONMENT OF THE PRAYER AND DISBELIEF 237

Notes 237

1138 - التَّحذيرُ مِنَ الاستِخفافِ بِالصَّلاةِ 238

1138. Caution Against Taking THE PRAYER LIGHTLY 238

Notes 238

1139 - صَلاةُ الجَماعَةِ 239

1139. THE CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER 239

Notes 239

1140 - ما يَلزَمُ مُراعاتُهُ لِلإمامِ‏ 240

1140. DUTIES THAT THE LEADER OF THE CONGREGATION MUST OBSERVE 240

Notes 240

238 - الصّلاة (2) «صَلاةُ اللَّيل » 242

238. THE PRAYER (2) 242

The Night Prayer 242

1141 - فَضلُ صَلاةِ اللَّيلِ‏ 242

1141. The Virtue of the Night Prayer 242

Notes 244

1142 - ما يُوجِبُ الحِرمانَ من صلاةِ الليلِ‏ 245

1142. THAT WHICH CAUSES ONE TO BE Deprived of the Opportunity to Perform the Night Prayer 245

Notes 245

1143 - أجرُ مَن نَوى‏ صَلاةَ اللَّيلِ فَيَنامُ عَنها 246

1143. THE RECOMPENSE OF ONE WHO Intends to Perform the Night PRAYER, BUT STAYS ASLEEP 246

Notes 246

239 - الصّلاة (3) صلاةُ الجمعةِ 247

239. THE PRAYER (3) 247

The Friday Prayer 247

1144 - « أهَمِّيَّةُ صَلاةِ الجُمُعَةِ » 247

1144. THE IMPORTANCE OF FRIDAY PRAYER 247

Notes 248

1145 - أدَبُ سَماعِ الخُطبَةِ 249

1145. ETIQUETTE OF LISTENING TO THE SERMON 249

Notes 249

240 - الصّلاة (4) «الصلاةُ على النبيِّ وآلهِ » 250

240. PRAYER (4) 250

INVOKING BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET AND HIS HOUSEHOLD (SAWA) 250

1146 - فَضلُ‏الصَّلاةِ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وآله‏ 250

1146. THE VIRTUE INVOKING BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET (SAWA) 250

Notes 251

1147 - كَيفِيَّةُ الصَّلاةِ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وآله‏ 252

1147. THE METHOD OF INVOKING BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET (SAWA) AND HIS PROGENY 252

Notes 252

241 - الصَّمت‏ 253

241. SILENCE 253

1148 - فَضْلُ الصَّمتِ‏ 253

1148. The Virtue of Silence 253

Notes 253

1149 - ثَمَراتُ الصَّمتِ‏ 254

1149. THE FRUITS OF SILENCE 254

Notes 254

1150 - الصَّمتُ المَذمُومُ‏ 256

1150. Blameworthy Silence 256

Notes 256

242 - المصيبة 257

242. AFFLICTION 257

1151 - أجرُ المَصائِبِ‏ 257

1151. The Reward for (Enduring an) Affliction 257

Notes 257

1152 - أشَدُّ المَصائِبِ‏ 258

1152. THE WORST OF AFFLICTIONS 258

Notes 258

1153 - الاستِرجاعُ‏1 عِندَ المُصيبَةِ 259

1153. To Say “Indeed we belong to Allah and to Him do we indeed return” when Struck with an Affliction 259

Notes 259

1154 - أدَبُ المُصابِ‏ 260

1154. The Etiquette of Dealing with an Affliction 260

Notes 261

1155 - ما يُهَوِّنُ المَصائِبَ‏ 262

1155. Factors that Ease Afflictions 262

Notes 262

1156 - ذَمُّ الشِّماتَةِ بِالمُصابِ‏ 264

1156. Reprehension of Gloating at Another’s Affliction 264

Notes 264

243 - الصوت‏ 265

243. THE VOICE 265

1157 - مَدحُ خَفضِ الصَّوتِ وَذَمُّ رَفعِهِ‏ 265

1157. PRAISING THE LOWERING OF ONE’S VOICE AND DENOUNCING THE RAISING OF IT 265

Notes 265

244 - الصَّوم‏ 267

244. FASTING 267

1158 - فَضْلُ الصِّيامِ‏ 267

1158. The Virtue of Fasting 267

Notes 268

1159 - الحَثُّ عَلَى الصِّيامِ تَطَوُّعاً 270

1159. ENJOINMENT OF FASTING OUT OF ONE’S OWN ACCORD 270

Notes 270

1160 - أدَبُ الصَّومِ‏ 271

1160. THE ETIQUETTE OF FASTING 271

Notes 271

1161 - فَضلُ الصَّومِ فِي الحَرِّ والشِّتاءِ 272

1161. THE VIRTUE OF FASTING IN HOT AND COLD WEATHER 272

Notes 272

245 - الضِّحك‏ 273

245. LAUGHTER 273

1162 - مَدحُ التَّبسُّمِ‏ 273

1162. THE PRAISING OF SMILING 273

Notes 273

1163 - ذَمُّ كَثرَةِ الضِّحكِ وَالقَهقَهَةِ 274

1163. THE REPROACHING OF LAUGHING TOO MUCH AND TOO LOUD 274

Notes 274

246 - المُستضعف‏ 276

246. THE ABASED PEOPLE 276

1164 - المُستَضعَفون‏ 276

1164. THE ABASED PEOPLE 276

Notes 276

1165 - دَولَةُ المُستَضعَفينِ‏ 277

1165. THE RETURN OF POWER TO THE ABASED PEOPLE 277

Notes 277

1166 - الاِستِضعافُ المَعنَويُ‏ 278

1166. SPIRITUAL WEAKNESS 278

Notes 278

247 - الضَّلالة 280

247. STRAYING FROM THE STRAIGHT PATH 280

1167 - موجِباتُ الضَّلَالَةِ 280

1167. FACTORS THAT CAUSE ONE TO STRAY (FROM THE STRAIGHT PATH) 280

Notes 281

1168 - المُضِلُّونَ‏ 282

1168. THOSE WHO LEAD OTHERS ASTRAY 282

Notes 282

1169 - هادِمُ أركانِ الضَّلالَةِ 283

1169. THAT WHICH DESTROYS THE PILLARS OF MISGUIDANCE 283

Notes 283

248 - الضمان‏ 284

248. LIABILITY 284

1170 - ثُبوتُ الضَّمانِ بِالإتلافِ‏ 284

1170. LIABILITY AS A RESULT OF SQUANDERING THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS 284

Notes 284

1171 - ذَمُّ التَّعَرُّضِ لِلكَفالَةِ وَالضَّمانِ‏ 285

1171. THE CENSURE OF RISKING BAILING OR CULPABILITY 285

Notes 285

1172 - لا ضَمانَ فِي العارِيَةِ 286

1172. THERE IS NO LIABILITY ON SOMETHING BORROWED 286

Notes 286

249 - الضِّيافة 287

249. HOSPITALITY 287

1173 - فَضْلُ الضِّيافَةِ 287

1173. THE VIRTUE OF HOSPITALITY 287

Notes 287

1174 - مَن يَنبَغي ضِيافَتُهُ‏ 289

1174. PEOPLE WHOM ONE SHOULD INVITE AS GUESTS 289

Notes 289

1175 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ إجابَةِ دَعوَةِ المُؤمِنِ‏ 290

1175. ENJOINMENT OF ACCEPTING THE INVITATION OF A FELLOW BELIEVER 290

Notes 290

1176 - التَّكلُّفُ لِلضَّيفِ‏ 291

1176. MAKING A SPECIAL EFFORT FOR ONE’S GUEST 291

Notes 291

1177 - أدَبُ الضِّيافَةِ 293

1177. THE ETIQUETTE OF HOSPITALITY 293

Notes 294

250 - الطِّبّ‏ 295

250. MEDICINE 295

1178 - الطَّبيبُ الحَقيقِيُ‏ 295

1178. THE REAL DOCTOR 295

Notes 295

1179 - ما يُستَغنى‏ بِهِ عَنِ الطِّبِ‏ 296

1179. THAT WHICH MAKES ONE NEEDLESS OF MEDICINE 296

Notes 296

1180 - تجنب الدواء مَهما أمكَنَ‏ 297

1180. AVOIDING MEDICINE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE 297

Notes 297

251 - الإطعام‏ 298

251. FEEDING OTHERS 298

1181 - فَضلُ إطعامِ الجائِعِ‏ 298

1181. THE VIRTUE OF FEEDING A HUNGRY PERSON 298

Notes 299

252 - الطَّلاق‏ 300

252. DIVORCE 300

1182 - ذَمُّ الطَّلاقِ‏ 300

1182. THE CENSURE OF DIVORCE 300

Notes 300

1183 - حِكمَةُ الطَّلاقِ ثَلاثاً 302

1183. THE WISDOM IN RESTRICTING THE DIVORCE TO THREE TIMES 302

Notes 303

253 - الطَّمَع‏ 304

253. GREED 304

1184 - ذَمُّ الطَّمَعِ‏ 304

1184. REPREHENSION OF GREED 304

Notes 305

1185 - الطَّمَعُ المَمدوحُ‏ 307

1185. PRAISEWORTHY AVIDITY 307

Notes 307

254 - الطَّهارَة 308

254. PURITY 308

1186 - الطَّهورُ 308

1186. RITUAL PURIFICATION 308

Notes 308

1187 - المُطَهِّراتُ‏ 309

1187. PURIFYING AGENTS 309

1 - الماءُ 309

1. Water: 309

2 - الشّمسُ‏ 309

2. The Sun: 309

3 - التُّرابُ‏ 309

3. Earth: 309

4 - النارُ 309

4. Fire: 309

Notes 310

1188 - الطَّهارَةُ المَعنَوِيَّةُ 311

1188. SPIRITUAL PURITY 311

Notes 311

255 - الطاعة 313

255. OBEDIENCE 313

1189 - طاعَةُ اللَّهِ وآثارُها 313

1189. OBEDIENCE TO ALLAH AND ITS EFFECTS 313

Notes 313

1190 - مَن يَنبَغي طاعَتُهُ‏ 314

1190. HE WHO IS ENTITLED TO BE OBEYED 314

Notes 314

1191 - مَن لا يَنبَغي طاعَتُهُ‏ 315

1191. HE WHO MUST NOT BE OBEYED 315

Notes 315

256 - الطِّيب‏ 317

256. PERFUME 317

1192 - فَضْلُ الطِّيبِ‏ 317

1192. THE VIRTUE OF USING PERFUME 317

Notes 318

1193 - طِيبُ النِّساءِ 319

1193. THE PERFUME OF WOMEN 319

Notes 319

257 - الطِّيَرَة 320

257. THE EVIL OMEN 320

1194 - التَّطَيُّرُ 320

1194. DRAWING EVIL OMENS 320

Notes 321

258 - الظُّفر 322

258. NAILS 322

1195 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ تَقليمِ الأظفارِ 322

1195. ENCOURAGING THE CLIPPING OF ONE’S NAILS 322

Notes 322

1196 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ تَركِ الأظافيرِ لِلنِّساءِ 323

1196. ENCOURAGING WOMEN TO LEAVE THEIR NAILS (LONG) 323

Notes 323

259 - الظُّلْم‏ 324

259. WRONGDOING 324

1197 - التَّحذيرُ مِنَ الظُّلمِ‏ 324

1197. Caution Against Wrongdoing 324

Notes 326

1198 - أنواعُ الظُّلمِ‏ 327

1198. TYPES OF WRONGDOING 327

Notes 327

1199 - أفحَشُ الظُّلمِ‏ 328

1199. The Most Atrocious Type of Wrong 328

Notes 328

1200 - إمهالُ الظَّالِمِ‏ 330

1200. GRANTING RESPITE TO THE WRONGDOER 330

Notes 330

1201 - نَدامَةُ الظّالِمِ‏ 331

1201. THE WRONGDOER’S REGRET 331

Notes 331

1202 - التَّحذيرُ مِن إعانَةِ الظَّالِمِ‏ 332

1202. CAUTION AGAINST AIDING THE WRONGDOER 332

Notes 332

1203 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ إعانَةِ المَظلومِ‏ 334

1203. ENJOINMENT OF AIDING THE WRONGED 334

Notes 334

1204 - التَّحذيرُ مِن دَعوةِ المَظلومِ‏ 335

1204. BEING WARY OF THE PLEA [TO ALLAH] OF ONE WHO HAS BEEN WRONGED 335

Notes 335

260 - الظَّنّ‏ 336

260. CONJECTURE 336

1205 - ظَنُّ العاقِلِ‏ 336

1205. Conjecture of the Intellectual 336

Notes 336

1206 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ حُسنِ الظَّنِّ بِفِعلِ المُؤمِنِ‏ 337

1206. ENJOINMENT TO ENTERTAIN GOOD OPINION ABOUT THE DEED OF A BELIEVER 337

Notes 337

1207 - فَضلُ حُسنِ الظَّنِ‏ 338

1207. THE VIRTUE OF ENTERTAINING GOOD OPINIONS 338

Notes 338

1208 - التّحذيرُ مِن سوءِ الظَّنِ‏ 339

1208. CAUTION AGAINST ENTERTAINING LOW OR SUSPICIOUS OPINIONS 339

Notes 339

1209 - ضَرورَةُ التَّجَنُّبِ عَمّا يُوجِبُ سُوءَ الظَّنِ‏ 341

1209. THE NECESSITY OF AVOIDING THAT WHICH INCITES SUSPICIOUS THOUGHTS 341

Notes 341

1210 - مَوارِدُ جَوازِ سوءِ الظَّنِ‏ 342

1210. INSTANCES WHEN SUSPICION IS ALLOWED 342

Notes 342

261 - العِبادة 343

261. WORSHIP 343

1211 - الحَثُّ عَلَى العِبادَةِ 343

1211. ENCOURAGING WORSHIP 343

Notes 343

1212 - دَورُ التَّفَقُّهِ واليقينِ فِي العِبادَةِ 345

1212. THE ROLE OF UNDERSTANDING AND CONVICTION IN WORSHIP 345

Notes 345

1213 - أنواعُ العِبادَةِ 346

1213. TYPES OF WORSHIP 346

Notes 347

1214 - أنواعُ العُبّادِ 348

1214. TYPES OF WORSHIPPERS 348

Notes 348

1215 - أفضلُ العِبادَةِ 349

1215. THE BEST FORM OF WORSHIP 349

Notes 350

1216 - النَّشاطُ فِي العِبادَةِ 351

1216. Eagerness and Vitality in Worship 351

Notes 351

262 - العِبرة 352

262. THE MORAL LESSON 352

1217 - الحَثُّ عَلَى الاتِّعاظِ بِالعِبَرِ 352

1217. ENJOINMENT OF TAKING LESSON FROM MORAL ADVICE 352

Notes 352

1218 - ما يَنبَغِي الاعتِبارُ بِهِ‏ 354

1218. THINGS THAT MUST BE CONTEMPLATED UPON AND DRAWN LESSONS FROM 354

Notes 355

1219 - ثَمَرَةُ الاعتِبارِ 356

1219. THE BENEFITS OF TAKING LESSON 356

Notes 356

263 - العُجب‏ 357

263. SELF-ADMIRATION 357

1220 - ذَمُّ العُجبِ‏ 357

1220. REPREHENSION OF SELF-ADMIRATION 357

Notes 358

1221 - الحَثُّ عَلَى استِقلالِ الخَيرِ مِنَ النَّفسِ‏ 359

1221. ENJOINMENT OF UNDERVALUING THE GOOD THAT ONE DOES 359

Notes 359

1222 - مُعالَجَةُ العُجبِ‏ 360

1222. TREATMENT OF SELF-ADMIRATION 360

Notes 360

264 - المعجزة 361

264. THE MIRACLE 361

1223 - المُعجِزَةُ عَلامَةُ مَعرِفَةِ أنبِياءِ اللَّهِ وحُجَجِهِ‏ 361

1223. MIRACLE IS A SIGN IN KNOWING THE MESSENGERS OF ALLAH AND THE IMAMS 361

Notes 361

1224 - حِكمَةُ اختِلافِ مُعجِزاتِ الأنبِياءِ 362

1224. THE WISDOM BEHIND THE DIVERSITY OF THE PROPHETS’ MIRACLES 362

Notes 362

265 - العجلة 363

265. HASTE 363

1225 - ذَمُّ العَجَلَةِ 363

1225. REPROACHING HASTINESS 363

Notes 363

1226 - الحَثُّ عَلَى المُبادَرَةِ إلَى الخَيراتِ‏ 365

1226. ENJOINMENT OF RUSHING TO DO GOOD DEEDS 365

Notes 365

266 - العدل‏ 366

266. JUSTICE 366

1227 - قيمَةُ العَدلِ‏ 366

1227. THE IMPORTANCE OF JUSTICE 366

Notes 367

1228 - صِفاتُ العادِلِ‏ 368

1228. QUALITIES OF A JUST PERSON 368

Notes 368

1229 - الوَصِيَّةُ بِالعَدلِ عَلَى الصَّدِيقِ وَالعَدُوِّ 369

1229. ADVICE TO BE JUST AND FAIR WITH ONE’S FRIEND AND ENEMY 369

Notes 369

1230 - أعدَلُ النّاسِ‏ 370

1230. THE MOST JUST OF PEOPLE 370

Notes 370

267 - العداوة 371

267. ENMITY 371

1231 - النَّهيُ عَنِ المُعاداةِ 371

1231. PROHIBITION OF SHOWING ENMITY TOWARD ANYONE 371

Notes 371

1232 - بَذرُ العَداوَةِ 373

1232. THE SEED OF ENMITY 373

Notes 373

1233 - مَن يَنبَغي أن يُسمّى‏ عَدُوّاً 374

1233. ONE WHO MUST BE CONSIDERED AN ENEMY 374

Notes 374

1234 - أعدى‏ عَدُوِّكَ‏ 375

1234. YOUR ARCHENEMY 375

Notes 375

1235 - التَّحذيرُ مِن ائتِمانِ العَدُوِّ 376

1235. CAUTION AGAINST FEELING SECURE FROM ONE’S ENEMY 376

Notes 376

1236 - استِصلاحُ الأعداءِ 377

1236. RECONCILING WITH ONE’S ENEMIES 377

Notes 377

1237 - ما يَنبَغي التَّسَلُّحُ بِهِ عَلَى الأعداءِ 378

1237. HOW TO ARM ONESELF AGAINST ENEMIES 378

Notes 378

1238 - عَداوَةُ النّاسِ لِما جَهِلوا 379

1238. PEOPLE’S HOSTILITY TOWARDS THAT WHICH THEY ARE IGNORANT OF 379

Notes 379

268 - الاعتِذار 380

268. MAKING EXCUSES 380

1239 - التَّحذيرُ مِمّا يُعتَذَرُ مِنهُ‏ 380

1239. CAUTION AGAINST DOING SOMETHING That One Would Later Have to EXCUSE ONESELF FOR 380

Notes 380

1240 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ قَبولِ عُذرِ مَنِ اعتَذَرَ 381

1240. ENJOINMENT OF ACCEPTING THE EXCUSE OF ONE WHO EXCUSES HIMSELF 381

Notes 381

269 - العِرض‏ 382

269. GOOD REPUTE 382

1241 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ صِيانَةِ العِرضِ‏ 382

1241. ENJOINMENT OF KEEPING UP ONE’S REPUTATION 382

Notes 382

1242 - ثَوابُ الكَفِّ عَن أعراضِ المُسلِمينَ‏ 383

1242. THE REWARD FOR REFRAINING FROM TARNISHING FELLOW MUSLIMS’ REPUTATIONS 383

Notes 383

1243 - ثَوابُ الدِّفاعِ عَن عِرضِ المُسلِمِ‏ 384

1243. THE REWARD FOR DEFENDING THE REPUTATION OF A FELLOW MUSLIM 384

Notes 384

270 - المَعرِفَة 385

270. INNER KNOWLEDGE 385

1244 - قيمَةُ المَعرِفَةِ 385

1244. The Importance of Inner Knowledge 385

Notes 385

1245 - مَوانِعُ المَعرِفَةِ 387

1245. IMPEDIMENTS TO INNER KNOWLEDGE 387

Notes 387

1246 - مَعرِفَةُ النَّفسِ‏ 388

1246. THE INNER KNOWLEDGE OF THE SELF 388

Notes 389

271 - المعرفة (2) «مَعرِفةُ اللَّهِ سبحانه » 391

271. INNER KNOWLEDGE OF ALLAH 391

1247 - فَضلُ مَعرِفَةِ اللَّهِ‏ 391

Notes 392

1248 - آثارُ مَعرِفَةِ اللَّهِ‏ 393

1248. THE FRUITS OF INNER KNOWLEDGE OF ALLAH 393

Notes 394

1249 - صِفَةُ العارِفِ‏ 395

1249. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ONE WHO KNOWS ALLAH [OR THE GNOSTIC] 395

Notes 395

1250 - أدنَى مَراتِبِ مَعرِفَةِ اللَّهِ‏ 396

1250. THE LOWEST DEGREE OF INNER KNOWLEDGE OF ALLAH 396

Notes 396

1251 - مَعرِفَةُ اللَّهِ بِاللَّهِ‏ 397

1251. ATTAINING INNER KNOWLEDGE OF ALLAH THROUGH ALLAH HIMSELF 397

Notes 397

1252 - النَّهيُ عَنِ التَّفَكُّرِ في ذاتِ اللَّهِ‏ 398

1252. PROHIBITION OF PONDERING ABOUT ALLAH’S ESSENCE 398

Notes 398

1253 - عَجزُ العُقولِ عَن مَعرِفَةِ كُنهِهِ‏ 399

1253. THE INTELLECTS’ INCAPACITY TO FATHOM HIS ESSENCE 399

Notes 400

1254 - نِطاقُ تُوصِيفِ اللَّهِ‏ 401

1254. THE EXTENT TO WHICH ONE IS ALLOWED TO DESCRIBE ALLAH 401

Notes 402

1255 - قيمَةُ التَّوحيدِ وَتَفسِيرُهُ‏ 403

1255. THE VALUE OF THE BELIEF IN ALLAH’S DIVINE UNITY AND ITS EXPLANATION (TAWhiD) 403

Notes 403

1256 - دَليلُ التَّوحيدِ 404

1256. THE PROOF OF ALLAH’S DIVINE UNITY 404

Notes 405

1257 - لا تُدرِكُهُ الأبصارُ وتراه القلوب‏ 407

1257. THE SIGHTS CANNOT APPREHEND HIM BUT THE HEARTS BEHOLD HIM 407

Notes 407

1258 - أزَلِيٌّ وأبَدِيٌ‏ 409

1258. ETERNAL AND EVERLASTING 409

Notes 409

1259 - حَيٌ‏ 411

1259. LIVING (OMNIPRESENT) 411

Notes 411

1260 - عالِمٌ‏ 412

1260. ALL-KNOWING (OMNISCIENT) 412

Notes 413

1261 - عادِلٌ‏ 414

1261. JUST 414

Notes 414

1262 - خالِقٌ‏ 416

1262. THE CREATOR 416

Notes 416

1263 - قادِرٌ 418

1263. ALL-POWERFUL (OMNIPOTENT) 418

Notes 418

1264 - مُتَكَلِّمٌ‏ 419

1264. THE SPEAKER 419

Notes 419

1265 - مُريدٌ 420

1265. THE ONE WHO WILLS 420

Notes 420

1266 - ظاهِرٌ وباطِنٌ‏ 421

1266. THE MANIFEST AND THE HIDDEN 421

Notes 421

1267 - مالِكٌ‏ 422

1267. THE MASTER 422

Notes 422

1268 - سَميعٌ بصيرٌ 423

1268. THE ALL-HEARING AND THE ALL-SEEING 423

Notes 423

1269 - لَطيفٌ وخَبيرٌ 424

1269. THE SUBTLE AND THE ALL-AWARE 424

Notes 424

1270 - قَوِيٌّ عزيزٌ 425

1270. THE ALL-STRONG AND THE ALMIGHTY 425

Notes 425

1271 - حَكيمٌ‏ 427

1271. THE ALL-WISE 427

Notes 427

1272 - صَمَدٌ 428

1272. THE ALL-EMBRACING, ALL NEEDLESS 428

Notes 428

1273 - هُوَ في كُلِّ مَكانٍ‏ 429

1273. HE IS EVERYWHERE 429

Notes 429

1274 - صِفاتُ الذّاتِ وصِفاتُ الفِعلِ‏ 430

1274. ATTRIBUTES OF HIS ESSENCE AND ATTRIBUTES OF HIS ACTION 430

Notes 430

1275 - جَوامِعُ الصّفاتِ‏ 431

1275. COMPREHENSIVE ATTRIBUTES 431

Notes 431

272 - المعروف (1) «فِعلُ المَعروف » 433

272. ACTS OF COMMON COURTESY(1) 433

Performing acts of common courtesy 433

1276 - فَضْلُ المَعروفِ‏ 433

1276. THE VIRTUE OF COMMON COURTESY 433

Notes 434

1277 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ بَذلِ المَعروفِ إلَى البَرِّ وَالفاجِرِ 435

1277. ENJOINMENT OF SPREADING KINDNESS TO BOTH GOOD AND BAD PEOPLE 435

Notes 435

1278 - تَداوُلُ الأيدي فِي المَعروفِ‏ 436

1278. CIRCULATION OF GOOD ACTS FROM HAND TO HAND 436

Notes 436

1279 - النَّهيُ عَنِ الامتِنانِ بِالمَعروفِ‏ 437

1279. PROHIBITION OF MAKING SOMEONE FEEL OBLIGED FOR AN ACT OF COURTESY 437

Notes 437

1280 - إتمامُ المَعروفِ‏ 438

1280. COMPLETION OF A GOOD ACT 438

Notes 438

1281 - النَّهيُ عَن تَحقيرِ المَعروفِ‏ 439

1281. PROHIBITION OF HOLDING ACTS OF COMMON COURTESY IN CONTEMPT 439

Notes 439

1282 - عَلامَةُ قَبولِ المَعروفِ‏ 440

1282. The Mark of Acceptance of A GOOD ACT 440

Notes 440

1283 - ثَوابُ المَعروفِ‏ 441

1283. THE REWARD FOR GOOD ACTS 441

Notes 441

273 - المعروف (2) «الأمر بالمعروف والنّهي عن المنكر » 443

273. ACTS OF COMMON COURTESY (2) 443

ENJOINING GOOD AND PROHIBITING WRONG 443

1284 - أهَمِّيَّةُ الأمرِ بِالمَعروفِ وَالنَّهيِ عَنِ المُنكَرِ 443

1284. IMPORTANCE OF ENJOINING GOOD AND PROHIBITING WRONG 443

Notes 444

1285 - خَطَرُ تَركِ الأمرِ بِالمَعروفِ وَالنَّهيِ عَنِ المُنكَرِ 446

1285. THE DANGER OF ABANDONING the Enjoinment of Good and THE PROHIBITION OF WRONG 446

Notes 446

1286 - مَن رَضِيَ بِفِعلِ قَومٍ‏ 447

1286. HE WHO CONTENTS HIMSELF WITH A PEOPLE’S (WRONG) ACTION 447

Notes 447

1287 - شَرائِطُ الآمِرِ بِالمَعروفِ‏ 448

1287. THE CONDITIONS TO BE OBSERVED BY ONE WHO ENJOINS GOOD 448

Notes 449

1288 - أدنى‏ مَراتِبِ النَّهيِ عَنِ المُنكَرِ 450

1288. THE LOWEST LEVEL OF PROHIBITION OF WRONG 450

Notes 450

274 - العزّة 452

274. HONOUR 452

1289 - تَفسيرُ العِزِّ 452

1289. THE EXPLANATION OF HONOUR 452

Notes 452

1290 - موجِباتُ العِزِّ 454

1290. FACTORS THAT ELICIT HONOUR 454

Notes 455

1291 - ما يوجِبُ بَقاءَ العِزِّ 457

1291. THAT WHICH CAUSES HONOUR TO LAST 457

Notes 457

275 - العزلة 458

275. SOLITUDE 458

1292 - فَضلُ العُزلَةِ 458

1292. THE VIRTUE OF SOLITUDE 458

Notes 458

1293 - ما يوجِبُ العُزلَةَ 459

1293. THAT WHICH DRIVES ONE TO SOLITUDE 459

Notes 459

1294 - مَن لا يَنبَغي لَهُ العُزلَةُ 460

1294. ONE WHO MUST NOT ADOPT SOLITUDE 460

Notes 460

276 - التّعزية 461

276. CONDOLENCE 461

1295 - تَعزِيَةُ المُصابِ‏ 461

1295. CONDOLING WITH ONE WHO IS GRIEF-STRICKEN 461

Notes 461

1296 - ما يُقالُ في تَعزِيَةِ المُصابِ‏ 462

1296. WHAT TO SAY WHEN GIVING CONDOLENCES TO A GRIEF-STRICKEN PERSON 462

Notes 462

1297 - تَهنِئَةُ المُصابِ أولى‏ مِن تَعزِيَتِه ! 463

1297. CONGRATULATING THE GRIEF-STRICKEN IS MORE APPROPRIATE THAN CONDOLING HIM 463

Notes 463

277 - العشرة 464

277. SOCIAL INTERACTION 464

1298 - أدَبُ العِشرَةِ مَعَ النّاسِ‏ 464

1298. The Etiquette of Social Interaction WITH PEOPLE 464

Notes 464

1299 - أدَبُ العِشرَةِ مَعَ الأهلِ‏ 465

1299. THE ETIQUETTE OF SOCIAL INTERACTION WITH ONE’S FAMILY 465

Notes 465

1300 - ما يَنبَغي في مُخالَطَةِ النّاسِ‏ 466

1300. WHAT IS REQUIRED WHEN INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE 466

Notes 467

278 - عاشوراء 468

278. ASH?RA’ 468

1301 - عاشوراءُ والبُكاءُ عَلَى الحُسَينِ عليه السلام وأصحابِهِ‏ 468

1301. ASHuRa AND WEEPING FOR Imam AL-Husayn(AS) AND HIS COMPANION ’ 468

Notes 469

279 - العشق‏ 470

279. INFATUATION 470

1302 - ذَمُّ العِشقِ‏ 470

Notes 470

1303 - ثَوابُ مَن عَشِقَ وعَفَ‏ 471

1303. THE REWARD FOR ONE WHO DESPITE HIS INFATUATION RESTRAINS HIMSELF 471

Notes 471

1304 - عِشقُ اللَّهِ‏ 472

1304. INFATUATION WITH ALLAH 472

Notes 472

280 - التَّعصُّب‏ 473

280. PARTISANSHIP 473

1305 - ذَمُّ التَّعَصُّبِ‏ 473

1305. REPREHENSION OF PARTISANSHIP 473

Notes 474

1306 - التَّعَصُّبُ المَمدوحُ‏ 475

1306. PRAISEWORTHY PARTISANSHIP 475

Notes 475

281 - العصمة 476

281. INFALLIBILITY 476

1307 - مَعنَى العِصمَةِ 476

1307. THE MEANING OF INFALLIBILITY 476

Notes 476

1308 - موجِباتُ العِصمَةِ 477

1308. FACTORS THAT BRING ABOUT SINLESSNESS 477

Notes 478

1309 - عِصمَةُ الإمامِ‏ 479

1309. THE INFALLIBILITY OF THE IMAM 479

Notes 479

282 - التّعظيم‏ 480

282. VENERATION 480

1310 - تَعظيمُ الاُمَراءِ 480

1310. VENERATION OF RULERS 480

Notes 481

1311 - ما يَنبَغي مِنَ التَّعظيمِ‏ 482

1311. THE EXTENT OF VENERATION RECOMMENDED 482

Notes 483

283 - العفّة 484

283. SELF-RESTRAINT 484

1312 - الحَثُّ عَلَى العَفافِ‏ 484

1312. ENJOINMENT OF SELF-RESTRAINT 484

Notes 484

1313 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ عِفَّةِ البَطنِ وَالفَرجِ‏ 486

1313. ENJOINMENT OF RESTRAINING THE STOMACH AND THE PRIVATE PARTS 486

Notes 486

1314 - أصلُ العَفافِ‏ 487

1314. THE ROOT OF SELF-RESTRAINT 487

Notes 487

1315 - ثَمَرَةُ العِفَّةِ 488

1315. THE FRUIT OF SELF-RESTRAINT 488

Notes 488

284 - العفو 489

284. PARDON 489

1316 - فَضيلَةُ العَفوِ 489

1316. THE VIRTUE OF PARDON 489

Notes 490

1317 - الحَثُّ عَلَى الصَّفحِ الجَميلِ‏ 491

1317. ENJOINMENT OF GRACEFUL CONDONANCE 491

Notes 491

1318 - الحَثُّ عَلَى العَفوِ عِندَ القُدرَةِ 492

1318. ENJOINMENT OF PARDON IN SPITE OF ONE’S POWER (TO PUNISH) 492

Notes 492

1319 - العَفوُ وإستِصلاحُ القُلوبِ‏ 493

1319. PARDON AND IMPROVEMENT OF HEARTS 493

Notes 493

1320 - ما لا يَنبَغي مِنَ العَفوِ 494

1320. THAT WHICH MUST NOT BE PARDONED 494

Notes 494

1321 - عَفوُ اللَّهِ‏ 495

1321. ALLAH’S PARDON 495

Notes 496

285 - العافية 497

285. VITALITY 497

1322 - قِيمَةُ العافِيَةِ 497

1322. THE VALUE OF VITALITY 497

Notes 497

1323 - ما يورِثُ العافِيَةَ 498

1323. THAT WHICH ENGENDERS VITALITY 498

Notes 498

1324 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ طَلَبِ العافِيَةِ مِنَ اللَّهِ‏ 499

1324. ENJOINMENT OF SEEKING VITALITY FROM ALLAH 499

Notes 500

1325 - دُعاءٌ في طَلَبِ العافِيَةِ 501

1325. SUPPLICATIONS TO ASK FOR VITALITY 501

Notes 501

1326 - الضَّنائِنُ‏ 502

1326. ALLAH’S CLOSE SERVANTS 502

Notes 502

286 - العقل‏ 503

286. THE INTELLECT 503

1327 - قِيمَةُ العَقلِ‏ 503

1327. THE VALUE OF INTELLECT 503

Notes 505

1328 - دَورُ العَقلِ فِي العِقابِ وَالثَّوابِ‏ 506

1328. THE ROLE OF THE INTELLECT IN CHASTISEMENT AND REWARD 506

Notes 507

1329 - حُجِّيَّةُ العَقلِ‏ 508

1329. THE AUTHORITATIVENESS OF THE INTELLECT 508

Notes 508

1330 - تَفسيرُ العَقلِ‏ 509

1330. THE EXPLANATION OF INTELLECT 509

Notes 510

1331 - صِفاتُ العاقِلِ‏ 511

1331. THE ATTRIBUTES OF AN INTELLIGENT PERSON 511

Notes 512

1332 - ما يَزيدُ العَقلَ‏ 514

1332. THAT WHICH INCREASES THE INTELLECT 514

Notes 514

1333 - ما يُعتَبَرُ بِهِ العَقلُ‏ 516

1333. WHAT IS REGARDED AS INTELLECT 516

Notes 517

1334 - ما يُضعِفُ العَقلَ‏ 518

1334. THAT WHICH WEAKENS THE INTELLECT 518

Notes 518

1335 - ما يَدُلُّ عَلى‏ ضَعفِ العَقلِ‏ 520

1335. EVIDENCE OF WEAK INTELLECT 520

Notes 520

1336 - ثَمَرَةُ العَقلِ‏ 521

1336. THE FRUIT OF THE INTELLECT 521

Notes 521

1337 - عَدُوُّ العَقلِ‏ 522

1337. THE INTELLECT’S ADVERSARY 522

Notes 522

287 - الاعتكاف‏ 523

287. RETREAT IN THE MOSQUE (itikaf) 523

1338 - الاعتِكافُ‏ 523

1338. RETREAT IN THE MOSQUE 523

Notes 524

288 - العلم‏ 525

288. KNOWLEDGE 525

1339 - فَضلُ العِلمِ‏ 525

1339. THE VIRTUE OF KNOWLEDGE 525

Notes 528

1340 - فَضلُ العِلمِ عَلَى العِبادَةِ 530

1340. THE SUPERIORITY OF KNOWLEDGE TO ACTS OF WORSHIP 530

Notes 531

1341 - مَوتُ العالِمِ‏ 532

1341. THE DEATH OF A SCHOLAR 532

Notes 532

1342 - النَّظَرُ إلى‏ وَجهِ العالِمِ عِبادَةٌ 533

1342. LOOKING AT THE FACE OF A SCHOLAR IS AN ACT OF WORSHIP 533

Notes 533

1343 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ طَلَبِ العِلمِ‏ 534

1343. ENJOINMENT OF SEEKING KNOWLEDGE 534

Notes 534

1344 - فَضْلُ طالِبِ العِلمِ‏ 535

1344. THE VIRTUE OF THE SEEKER OF KNOWLEDGE 535

Notes 536

1345 - بَرَكاتُ التَّعليمِ‏ 538

1345. THE BLESSINGS OF TEACHING 538

Notes 539

1346 - صِفَةُ حَشْرِ المُعَلِّمِ‏ 540

1346. THE WAY THE TEACHER WILL BE RESURRECTED 540

Notes 540

1347 - التَعَلُّمُ للَّهِ‏ِ ولِغَيرِ اللَّهِ‏ 541

1347. GAINING KNOWLEDGE FOR ALLAH AND FOR OTHER THAN ALLAH 541

Notes 542

1348 - ما يَنبَغي في اختِيارِ المُعَلِّم‏ 543

1348. WHAT IS NECESSARY IN CHOOSING A TEACHER 543

Notes 543

1349 - حُقوقُ المُتَعَلِّمِ عَلَى المُعَلِّمِ‏ 545

1349. THE RIGHTS OF THE STUDENT TO BE OBSERVED BY THE TEACHER 545

Notes 545

1350 - حُقوقُ المُعَلِّمِ عَلَى المُتَعَلِّمِ‏ 547

1350. THE RIGHTS OF THE TEACHER TO BE OBSERVED BY THE STUDENT 547

Notes 548

1351 - تَكريمُ العالِمِ‏ 549

1351. HONOURING THE SCHOLAR 549

Notes 549

1352 - ما يَنبَغي عَلَى المُتَعَلِّمِ‏ 550

1352. DUTIES INCUMBENT ON THE STUDENT 550

Notes 550

1353 - فَضلُ العُلَماءِ 551

1353. THE VIRTUE OF THE SCHOLARS 551

Notes 551

1354 - ثَمَرَةُ العِلمِ‏ 552

1354. THE FRUIT OF KNOWLEDGE 552

Notes 552

1355 - ما يَنبَغي عَلَى العالِمِ‏ 553

1355. THE DUTIES INCUMBENT UPON A PERSON OF KNOWLEDGE 553

Notes 553

1356 - ذمّ العمل بلا علم‏ 554

1356. REPREHENSION OF PRACTISING WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE 554

Notes 554

1357 - وجوب العمل بالعلم‏ 555

1357. THE NECESSITY OF PRACTISING UPON ONE’S KNOWLEDGE 555

Notes 556

1358 - تَشديدُ العُقوبَةِ عَلَى العالِمِ التّارِكِ لِعِلمِهِ‏ 558

1358. THE SEVERITY OF THE CHASTISEMENT of the Knowledgeable Man Who ABANDONS HIS KNOWLEDGE 558

Notes 559

1359 - ذَمُّ عُلَماءِ السُّوءِ 560

1359. REPREHENSION OF EVIL SCHOLARS 560

Notes 561

1360 - آدابُ العِلمِ‏ 562

1360. THE ETIQUETTES OF KNOWLEDGE 562

Notes 562

1361 - ذَمُّ عِلمٍ لا يَنفَعُ‏ 563

1361. THE REPREHENSIBILITY OF KNOWLEDGE THAT IS OF NO USE 563

Notes 563

1362 - أنواعُ العُلومِ‏ 564

1362. THE VARIOUS TYPES OF KNOWLEDGE 564

Notes 565

1363 - العِلمُ اللّدُنِّيُ‏ 566

1363. INSPIRED KNOWLEDGE 566

Notes 566

1364 - أعلَمُ النّاسِ‏ 567

1364. THE MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE OF PEOPLE 567

Notes 567

1365 - انحِصارُ العِلمِ الصَّحيحِ بِأهلِ البَيتِ عليهم السلام‏ 568

1365. EXCLUSIVE CONFINEMENT OF TRUE Knowledge to The Household of THE PROPHET (AHL AL-BAYT) 568

Notes 568

289 - العُمر 569

289. LIFESPAN 569

1366 - العُمُرُ 569

1366. Lifespan 569

Notes 569

1367 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ اغتِنامِ العُمُرِ 570

1367. ENCOURAGING MAKING THE MOST OF ONE’S LIFE 570

Notes 571

1368 - مَن يَكونُ عُمُرُهُ حُجَّةً عَلَيهِ‏ 572

1368. HE WHOSE LIFE WILL BE A PROOF AGAINST HIM 572

Notes 572

1369 - ما يَزيدُ فِي العُمُرِ 574

1369. THAT WHICH LEADS TO AN INCREASE IN LIFESPAN 574

Notes 574

1370 - المُؤمِنُ وطَلَبُ طولِ العُمُرِ 576

1370. THE BELIEVER AND ASKING FOR A LONG LIFE 576

Notes 576

1371 - حِكمَةُ جَهلِ الإنسانِ بِمِقدارِ عُمُرِهِ‏ 577

1371. THE WISDOM BEHIND MAN’S IGNORANCE OF THE SPAN OF HIS LIFE 577

Notes 578

290 - العمل‏ 579

290. ACTION 579

1372 - الحَثُّ عَلى العَمَلِ الصّالِحِ‏ 579

1372. ENJOINMENT OF RIGHTEOUS ACTION 579

Notes 580

1373 - العَمَلُ وَالجَزاءُ 581

1373. ACTION AND RECOMPENSE 581

Notes 581

1374 - المُداوَمَةُ عَلَى العَمَلِ‏ 582

1374. MAINTENANCE OF CONTINUOUS ACTION 582

Notes 582

1375 - أفضَلُ الأعمالِ‏ 583

1375. THE BEST OF ACTIONS 583

Notes 583

1376 - مَن لا يَنفَعُهُ عَمَلُهُ‏ 585

1376. HE WHOSE DEEDS DO NOT BENEFIT HIM 585

Notes 585

1377 - الأعمالُ الَّتي يَنبَغِي الحَذَرُ مِنها 587

1377. DEEDS THAT ONE MUST BE CAUTIOUS OF 587

Notes 587

1378 - إتقانُ العَمَلِ‏ 588

1378. PERFECTION OF A GOOD DEED 588

Notes 588

1379 - عَرضُ الأعمالِ عَلَى اللَّهِ والنَّبِيِّ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله والأئِمَّةِ عليهم السلام‏ 589

1379. THE EXPOSITION OF DEEDS TO ALLAH AND THE PROPHET AND THE IMAMS (AS) 589

Notes 590

1380 - كِتابُ الأعمالِ‏ 591

1380. THE BOOK OF DEEDS 591

Notes 591

1381 - تَجَسُّمُ الأعمالِ‏ 592

1381. Embodiment of Deeds 592

Notes 592

291 - العَهد 594

291. THE COVENANT 594

1382 - الَحثُّ عَلَى الوَفاءِ بِالعَهدِ 594

1382. ENJOINMENT OF FULFILLING ONE’S COVENANT 594

Notes 596

292 - المَعاد 597

292. RESURRECTION 597

1383 - المَعادُ 597

1383. Resurrection 597

Notes 597

1384 - دلائلُ إثباتِ المَعادِ 598

1384. THE PROOFS AFFIRMING RESURRECTION 598

Notes 599

1385 - اِقتِرابُ السّاعَةِ 600

1385. THE DRAWING NEAR OF THE HOUR 600

Notes 600

1386 - تَفَرُّدُ اللَّهِ بِعِلمِ السّاعَةِ 601

1386. ALLAH’S EXCLUSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HOUR 601

Notes 601

1387 - أشراطُ السّاعَةِ 602

1387. THE PORTENTS OF THE HOUR 602

Notes 602

1388 - يَومُ الخُروجِ‏ 604

1388. THE DAY OF RISING [FROM THE GRAVES] 604

Notes 604

1389 - صِفَةُ المَحشَرِ 605

1389. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE [DAY OF] CONGREGATION 605

Notes 605

1390 - المُتَّقونَ فِي القِيامَةِ 607

1390. THE GODWARY PEOPLE ON THE DAY OF RESURRECTION 607

Notes 607

1391 - المُجرِمونَ فِي القِيامَةِ 608

1391. THE GUILTY ONES ON THE DAY OF RESURRECTION 608

Notes 608

1392 - كِتابُ الأعمالِ‏ 610

1392. THE BOOK OF DEEDS 610

Notes 611

1393 - أصحابُ اليَمينِ والشمال‏ 612

1393. THE PEOPLE OF THE RIGHT HAND AND OF THE LEFT HAND 612

Notes 612

293 - العادَة 614

293. THE HABIT 614

1394 - دورُ العادَةِ فِي الحَياةِ 614

1394. THE ROLE OF HABIT IN LIFE 614

Notes 615

1395 - غَلَبَةُ العادَةِ 616

1395. OVERCOMING THE HABIT 616

Notes 616

1396 - صُعوبَةُ نَقلِ العاداتِ‏ 617

1396. THE DIFFICULTY OF REMOVING A HABIT 617

Notes 617

294 - العِيد 618

294. ID – THE FESTIVAL 618

1397 - العيدُ الحَقِيقي‏ 618

1397. ID – THE TRUE FESTIVAL 618

Notes 618

1398 - عيدُ النَّيروزِ 620

1398. NAYRuZ FESTIVAL 620

Notes 621

1399 - زينَةُ الأعيادِ 623

1399. THE ADORNMENT OF THE FESTIVALS 623

Notes 623

295 - العَيب‏ 624

295. THE FAULT 624

1400 - مَدحُ مَن شَغَلَهُ عَيبُهُ عَن عُيوبِ النّاسِ‏ 624

1400. PRAISE FOR ONE WHOSE OWN Fault Preoccupies Him from FINDING FAULT IN OTHERS 624

Notes 624

1401 - ذَمُّ الاشتِغالِ بِعُيوبِ النّاسِ ومُداهَنَةِ النَّفسِ‏ 626

1401. THE REPREHENSION OF PREOCCUPYING ONESELF WITH THE FAULTS OF WHILST FLATTERING ONESELF 626

Notes 626

1402 - فَضلُ سَترِ العُيوبِ‏ 628

1402. THE VIRTUE OF CONCEALING FAULTS 628

Notes 628

1403 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ إهداءِ العُيوبِ‏ 629

1403. ENCOURAGING CONFERRING SOMEONE’S FAULTS TO THEM 629

Notes 629

1404 - ذَمُّ تَتَبُّعِ العُيوبِ‏ 630

1404. REPREHENSIBILITY OF PURSUING OF PEOPLE’S FAULTS 630

Notes 631

1405 - ما يُغَطِّي العُيوبَ‏ 632

1405. WHAT COVERS UP THE FAULTS 632

Notes 632

1406 - مَن جَهِلَ شَيئاً عابَهُ‏ 633

1406. HE WHO IS IGNORANT OF SOMETHING FINDS FAULT WITH IT 633

Notes 633

296 - التَّعيير 634

296. CONDEMNATION 634

1407 - ذَمُّ التَّعييرِ 634

1407. THE CENSURE OF CONDEMNATION 634

Notes 635

297 - العَيش‏ 636

297. LIFESTYLE 636

1408 - أهنَأُ العَيشِ‏ 636

1408. The Most Wholesome Lifestyle 636

Notes 636

1409 - ما يُكَدِّرُ العَيشَ‏ 637

1409. FACTORS WHICH SPOIL ONE’S LIFESTYLE 637

Notes 637

298 - الغُرور 638

298. DELUSION 638

1410 - خَطَرُ الغُرورِ وصِفَةُ المَغرُورِ 638

1410. THE DANGER OF DELUSION AND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DELUDED 638

Notes 638

1411 - الاِغتِرارُ بِاللَّهِ‏ 640

1411. DELUDING ONESELF ABOUT ALLAH 640

Notes 640

1412 - الاِغتِرارُ بِالدُّنيا 642

1412. BEING DELUDED BY THIS WORLD 642

Notes 642

1413 - الاِغتِرارُ بِالنَّفسِ‏ 643

1413. SELF-DELUSION 643

Notes 643

299 - الغَزوة 644

299. THE BATTLES (Fought by the Prophet) 644

1414 - غَزوَةُ بَدرٍ 644

1414. THE BATTLE OF BADR 644

Notes 644

1415 - غَزوَةُ اُحُدٍ 646

1415. THE BATTLE OF UHUD 646

Notes 647

1416 - غَزوَةُ ذاتِ الرِّقاعِ‏ 648

1416. THE BATTLE OF DHAT AL-RIQA 648

Notes 648

1417 - غَزوَةُ الأحزابِ وبَني قُرَيظَةَ 649

1417. THE BATTLE OF AHZAB1 AND BANi QURAY?A 649

Notes 650

1418 - غَزوَةُ خَيبَرَ 651

1418. THE BATTLE OF KHAYBAR 651

Notes 651

1419 - غَزوَةُ الفَتحِ‏ 652

1419. THE CONQUEST OF MAKKAH 652

Notes 653

1420 - غزوَةُ حُنَينٍ‏ 654

1420. THE BATTLE OF HUNAYN 654

Notes 654

300 - الغِشّ‏ 655

300. SWINDLING 655

1421 - ذَمُّ الغِشِ‏ 655

1421. THE REPROACHING OF SWINDLING 655

Notes 656

301 - الغَصب‏ 657

301. USURPATION 657

1422 - حُرمَةُ الغَصبِ‏ 657

1422. THE PROHIBITION OF USURPATION 657

Notes 658

302 - الغَضَب‏ 659

302. ANGER 659

1423 - الغَضَبُ مِفتاحُ كُلِّ شَرٍّ 659

1423. ANGER IS THE KEY TO ALL EVILS 659

Notes 659

1424 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ مِلكِ الغَضَبِ‏ 660

1424. ENJOINMENT OF CONTROLLING ONE’S ANGER 660

Notes 660

1425 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ كَظمِ الغَيظِ 661

1425. ENJOINMENT OF SUPPRESSING ONE’S ANGER 661

Notes 661

1426 - دَواءُ الغَضَبِ‏ 663

1426. THE REMEDY FOR ANGER 663

Notes 663

1427 - مدحُ الغَضَبِ للَّهِ‏ِ 664

1427. THE PRAISEWORTHINESS OF ANGER FOR THE SAKE OF ALLAH 664

Notes 664

303 - الاستِغفار 665

303. SEEKING FORGIVENESS 665

1428 - فَضْلُ الاستِغفارِ 665

1428. THE VIRTUE OF SEEKING FORGIVENESS 665

Notes 666

1429 - الاستِغفارُ وزِيادَةُ الرِّزقِ‏ 667

1429. SEEKING FORGIVENESS AND INCREASE IN SUSTENANCE 667

Notes 667

1430 - استِغفارُ المُقَرَّبينَ‏ 669

1430. THE SEEKING OF FORGIVENESS BY THOSE BROUGHT NEAR TO ALLAH 669

Notes 669

1431 - التَّحذيرُ مِنَ الاستِغفارِ مَعَ الإصرارِ 670

1431. CAUTION AGAINST SEEKING FORGIVENESS ALONGSIDE PERSISTENT SINNING 670

Notes 670

304 - الغَفلة 671

304. NEGLIGENCE 671

1432 - التَّحذيرُ مِنَ الغَفلَةِ 671

1432. CAUTION AGAINST NEGLIGENCE 671

Notes 671

1433 - ما يَمنَعُ الغَفلَةَ 673

1433. THAT WHICH PREVENTS NEGLIGENCE 673

Notes 673

1434 - عَلاماتُ الغافِلِ‏ 674

1434. THE DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS OF A NEGLIGENT PERSON 674

Notes 674

1435 - آثارُ الغَفلَةِ 675

1435. THE EFFECTS OF NEGLIGENCE 675

Notes 675

1436 - مَدحُ التَّغافُلِ‏ 676

1436. THE PRAISE OF FEIGNING NEGLIGENCE (OR IGNORANCE) 676

Notes 676

305 - الغِلّ‏ 677

305. RANCOUR 677

1437 - التَّحذيرُ مِنَ الغِلِ‏ 677

1437. WARNING AGAINST RANCOUR 677

Notes 677

1438 - مالا يَغُلُّ عَلَيهِ قَلبُ المُسلِمِ‏ 679

1438. THAT WHICH THE HEART OF A MUSLIM CANNOT HARBOUR RANCOUR TOWARDS 679

Notes 679

1439 - التَّحذِيرُ مِنَ الغُلولِ‏ 680

1439. THE ONE WHO BREACHES HIS TRUST (OUT OF RANCOUR) HARBOUR 680

Notes 680

306 - الغُلُوّ 682

306. EXTREMISM (IN RELIGION) 682

1440 - التَّحذيرُ مِن الغُلوِّ فِي الدِّين‏ 682

1440. Caution Against Extremism IN RELIGION 682

Notes 684

307 - الغِنى‏ 686

307. RICHES 686

1441 - الغِنى‏ وَالطُّغيانُ‏ 686

1441. RICHNESS AND REBELLION 686

Notes 687

1442 - الغِنى‏ وَالتَّقوى‏ 688

1442. RICHES AND GODWARINESS 688

“Did He not find you needy, and enrich you?”² 688

Notes 688

1443 - تَفسيرُ الغِنى‏ 689

1443. The Real Meaning of Being Rich 689

Notes 689

1444 - أعظَمُ الغِنى‏ 690

1444. THE GREATEST OF RICHES 690

Notes 690

1445 - مِفتاحُ الغِنى‏ 692

1445. THE KEY TO AFFLUENCE 692

Notes 692

1446 - مَن يُضاعَفُ لَهُ الأجرُ مِنَ الأغنِياءِ 693

1446. THE RICH PEOPLE WHOSE REWARD WILL BE DOUBLED 693

Notes 693

1447 - مَسؤولِيَّةُ الأغنِياءِ عَن جوعِ الفُقَراءِ 694

1447. THE RICH PEOPLE’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE POOR PEOPLE’S HUNGER 694

Notes 694

308 - الغِناء 695

308. MUSIC 695

1448 - ذَمُّ الغِناءِ 695

1448. REPROACHING MUSIC 695

Notes 695

1449 - ميراثُ الغِناءِ 697

1449. The Effects Engendered by Music 697

Notes 697

309 - الغَيب‏ 698

309. THE UNSEEN 698

1450 - النَّبِيُّ يَعلَمُ الغَيبَ بِتَعليمِ اللَّهِ‏ 698

1450. THE PROPHET KNOWS THE UNSEEN THROUGH ALLAH’S INSTRUCTION 698

Notes 698

1451 - الإمامُ وعِلمُ الغَيبِ‏ 699

1451. The Imam and the Knowledge OF THE UNSEEN 699

Notes 699

310 - الغِيبة 701

310. BACKBITING 701

1452 - النَّهيُ عنِ الغِيبَةِ 701

1452. PROHIBITION OF BACKBITING 701

Notes 702

1453 - الغيبَةُ وَالدِّينُ‏ 703

1453. BACKBITING AND FAITH 703

Notes 703

1454 - تَفسيرُ الغيبَةِ 704

1454. THE MEANING OF BACKBITING 704

Notes 705

1455 - مَن يَجوزُ اغتِيابُهُ‏ 706

1455. PEOPLE WHOM ONE IS ALLOWED TO BACKBITE 706

Notes 706

1456 - سَماعُ الغيبَةِ 707

1456. LISTENING TO BACKBITING 707

Notes 707

1457 - ثَوابُ رَدِّ الغيبَةِ 708

1457. THE REWARD FOR DETERRING BACKBITING 708

Notes 708

1458 - كَفّارَةُ الاغتِيابِ‏ 709

1458. THE PENANCE FOR BACKBITING 709

Notes 709

311 - الغَيرة 710

311. POSSESSIVENESS 710

1459 - مدحُ الغَيرةِ 710

1459. THE PRAISE OF POSSESSIVENESS 710

Notes 711

1460 - ذمُّ التَّغايُرِ في غيرِ مَوضِعِ الغَيرةِ 712

1460. CENSURE OF BEING JEALOUS or Overpossessive Over One Another IN THE WRONG SITUATION 712

Notes 712

312 - الفِتنة 714

312. TRIAL AND TEMPTATION 714

1461 - الفِتنَةِ 714

1461. Trial and Temptation 714

Notes 714

1462 - أنواعُ الفِتَنِ‏ 716

1462. KINDS OF TRIAL 716

Notes 716

1463 - مَن تَنجَلي عَنهُمُ الفِتَنُ‏ 718

1463. THOSE WHO ARE CLEARED FROM TRIALS 718

Notes 718

1464 - النَّوادِرُ 719

1464. Miscellaneous 719

Notes 719

313 - الفَتوى‏ 720

313. THE VERDICT 720

1465 - مَن أفتَى النّاسَ بِرَأيِهِ‏ 720

1465. THOSE WHO GIVE VERDICTS OF THEIR OWN OPINION TO PEOPLE 720

Notes 720

1466 - جَوازُ الإفتاءِ لِلعالِمِ‏ 722

1466. THE PERMISSIBILITY FOR A SCHOLAR TO ISSUE A VERDICT 722

Notes 722

314 - الفُحش‏ 723

314. OBSCENE LANGUAGE 723

1467 - التَّحذيرُ مِنَ الفُحشِ‏ 723

1467. CAUTION AGAINST THE USE OF OBSCENE LANGUAGE 723

Notes 724

315 - الفَخر 725

315. PRIDE 725

1468 - ذَمُّ التَّفاخُرِ 725

1468. REPREHENSION OF SHOWING PRIDE 725

Notes 726

1469 - ما يَمنَعُ مِنَ الفَخرِ 727

1469. THAT WHICH PREVENTS PRIDE 727

Notes 727

1470 - سيرة النَّبيِّ إذا ذكر لِنَفسِهِ فَضِيلَةً 728

1470. THE PROPHET'S CONDUCT WHEN MENTIONING A VIRTUE ABOUT HIMSELF 728

Notes 728

1471 - ما يَنبَغي الفَخرُ بِهِ‏ 729

1471. THAT WHICH ONE SHOULD BE PROUD OF 729

Notes 729

316 - الفُرس‏ 730

316. THE PERSIANS 730

1472 - الفُرسُ وَالإيمانُ‏ 730

1472. THE PERSIANS AND FAITH 730

Notes 731

317 - الفُرصة 732

317. OPPORTUNITY 732

1473 - إغتنم الفُرصَةَ 732

1473. SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY 732

Notes 733

318 - الفَرائض‏ 734

318. OBLIGATIONS 734

1474 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ أداءِ الفَرائِضِ‏ 734

1474. ENJOINMENT OF FULFILLING RELIGIOUS OBLIGATIONS 734

Notes 735

1475 - ما فَرَضَ اللَّهُ سُبحانَهُ عَلَى النّاسِ‏ 736

1475. THAT WHICH ALLAH HAS MADE OBLIGATORY FOR PEOPLE 736

Notes 736

1476 - جامِعُ الفَرائِضِ‏ 737

1476. THE SUM OF ALL OBLIGATIONS 737

Notes 737

319 - الفَراغ‏ 738

319. IDLENESS 738

1477 - الفَراغُ‏ 738

1477. IDLENESS 738

Notes 740

320 - الفَساد 741

320. CORRUPTION 741

1478 - مايُفسِدُ العامَّةَ 741

1478. THAT WHICH CORRUPTS PEOPLE IN GENERAL 741

1 - المَعصِيةُ 741

1. Sin 741

2 - الاختِلافُ‏ 741

2. Dissention 741

3 - مَنعُ الحقِ‏ 741

3. Preventing the truth 741

Notes 742

1479 - مَعرِفَةُ الفَسادِ والمُفسِدِ 743

1479. WHAT IS CORRUPTION AND WHO IS THE CORRUPTOR? 743

Notes 743

1480 - ما يَدفَعُ الفَسادَ 745

1480. THAT WHICH REPELS CORRUPTION 745

Notes 745

321 - الفضل‏ 747

321. MERIT 747

1481 - الفَضائِلُ‏ 747

1481. Merits 747

Notes 748

1482 - أفضَلُ الفَضائِلِ‏ 749

1482. THE BEST OF MERITS 749

Notes 749

1483 - أفضَلُ النّاسِ‏ 750

1483. THE MOST VIRTUOUS OF PEOPLE 750

Notes 750

322 - الفَقر 752

322. POVERTY 752

1484 - ذمُّ الفَقرِ 752

1484. THE REPREHENSION OF POVERTY 752

Notes 753

1485 - مَدحُ الفَقرِ 754

1485. PRAISING POVERTY 754

Notes 754

1486 - ما رُوِيَ في تفضيلِ الفَقرِ علَى الغِنى‏ 755

1486. TRADITIONS NARRATED ABOUT THE VIRTUE OF POVERTY OVER WEALTH 755

Notes 757

1487 - تفسيرُ الفَقرِ 758

1487. THE INTERPRETATION OF POVERTY 758

Notes 759

1488 - الفَقرُ المَمدوحُ والمَذمومُ‏ 760

1488. PRAISEWORTHY AND DISPARAGED POVERTY 760

Notes 760

1489 - تحقيرُ الفَقيرِ 762

1489. HUMILIATING THE POOR 762

Notes 762

1490 - مايَنفِي الفَقرَ 763

1490. THAT WHICH BANISHES POVERTY 763

Notes 763

1491 - مايوجِبُ الفَقرَ 764

1491. THAT WHICH BRINGS POVERTY 764

Notes 764

1492 - اعتِذارُ اللَّهِ سُبحانَه مِنَ الفُقَراءِ ! 766

1492. ALLAH'S EXCUSE TO THE POOR 766

Notes 766

1493 - زينَةُ الفَقرِ 767

1493. THE ADORNMENT OF POVERTY 767

Notes 767

1494 - طوبى‏ لِلفُقَراء ! 768

1494. BLESSED ARE THE POOR! 768

Notes 769

323 - الفِقه‏ 770

323. JURISPRUDENCE 770

1495 - الحَثُّ عَلَى التَّفَقُّهِ فِي الدِّينِ‏ 770

1495. ENCOURAGING THE LEARNING OF RELIGION 770

Notes 770

1496 - خَصائِصُ الفَقيهِ‏ 772

1496. QUALIFICATIONS OF A SCHOLAR (Faqih)? 772

Notes 772

1497 - شِدَّةُ الفَقيهِ عَلى‏ إبليسَ‏ 774

1497. THE POWER OF THE JURIST OVER SATAN 774

Notes 774

1498 - مَوتُ الفَقيهِ‏ 775

1498. THE DEATH OF A JURIST 775

Notes 775