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1404 - ذَمُّ تَتَبُّعِ العُيوبِ‏

1404. REPREHENSIBILITY OF PURSUING OF PEOPLE’S FAULTS

( وَيْلٌ لِكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ1 لُمَزَةٍ )2

“Woe to every scandal-monger and slanderer.” 3

4722. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا تَتَّبِعوا عَوراتِ المُؤمِنينَ ؛ فإنَّهُ مَن تَتَبَّعَ عَوراتِ المُؤمِنينَ تَتَبَّعَ اللَّهُ عَورَتَهُ ، ومَن تَتَبَّعَ اللَّهُ عَورَتَهُ فَضَحَهُ ولَو في جَوفِ بَيتِهِ4

4722. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Do not seek to pursue the faults of believers, for verily whoever pursues the faults of believers, Allah will pursue his faults, and whoever’s faults Allah pursues, He will expose him, even if he be in the confines of his own home.’5

4723. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : تَأمُّلُ العَيبِ عَيبٌ6

4723. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Anticipating attentively for a fault [in someone] is a fault in itself.’7

4724. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - مِن كِتابِهِ لِلأشتَرِ لَمّا وَلّاهُ مِصرَ - : وَلْيَكُنْ أبعَدَ رَعِيَّتِكَ مِنكَ ، وأشنَأهُم عِندَكَ ، أطلَبُهُم لِمَعايِبِ النّاسِ ؛ فإنَّ فِي النّاسِ عُيوباً ، الوالي أحَقُّ مَن سَتَرَها، فلا تَكشِفَنَّ عَمّاغابَ عَنكَ مِنها8

4724. Imam Ali (AS), in a letter he wrote to al-Ashtar when he appointed him governor of Egypt, said, ‘The furthest of your subjects from you, and the worst of them in your view should be the one who is the most eager to pursue people’s shortcomings, because people do have faults and the ruler is the most appropriate person to conceal them, so do not ever seek to discover those faults which are hidden from you.’9

4725. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا تَبتَهِجَنَّ بِخَطاءِ غَيرِكَ ؛ فإنَّكَ لَن تَملِكَ الإصابَةَ أبَداً10

4725. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Do not ever rejoice at someone else’s mistake, for verily you yourself will never be immune to committing mistakes.’11

4726. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن عابَ عِيبَ ، ومَن شَتَمَ اُجيبَ12

4726. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who finds faults will be accused of them himself, and he who insults will be retorted to [with worse].’13

4727. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : أبعَدُ ما يَكونُ العَبدُ مِنَ اللَّهِ أن يَكونَ الرَّجُلُ يُواخي الرَّجُلَ وهُوَ يَحفَظُ (عَلَيهِ) زَلّاتِهِ لِيُعَيِّرَهُ بِها يَوماً ما14

4727. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘The furthest a servant can be from Allah is when he associates in a brotherly manner with someone while at the same time making note of all his faults in order to one day reproach him.’15

(اُنظر) عنوان 296 «التعبير» ؛ التجسس : باب 335

(See also: CONDEMNATION 296; SPYING: section 335)

Notes

1. الهُمَزة : الكثيرالطعن على‏ غيره بغير حقّ ، العائب له بما ليس بعيب ، وأصل الهَمز الكسر فكأنّ العائب بعيبه إيّاه وطعنه فيه يكسره ويهمزه . واللمز العيب أيضاً ، والهمزة واللمزة بمعنى ، وقد قيل : بينهما فرق ؛ فإنّ الهُمزة الذي يَعيبك بظهرالغيب ، واللُّمزة الذي يَعيبك في وجهك (مجمع البيان : 10 / 817 )

2. الهُمَزة : 1

3. Qur’an 104 :1

4. ثواب الأعمال : 288 / 1

5. Thawab al-Amal, v. 2, p. 288, no. 1

6. غرر الحكم : 4489

7. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4489

8. نهج البلاغة : الكتاب 53

9. Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 53

10. غرر الحكم : 10294

11. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 10294

12. كنز الفوائد : 1 / 279

13. Kanz al-Fawa’id li al-Karajiki, v. 1, p. 279

14. الكافي : 2 / 355 / 7

15. al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 355, no. 7

1405 - ما يُغَطِّي العُيوبَ‏

1405. WHAT COVERS UP THE FAULTS

4728. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : العِلمُ والمالُ يَستُرانِ كُلَّ عَيبٍ ، والجَهلُ والفَقرُ يَكشِفانِ كُلَّ عَيبٍ1

4728. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Knowledge and wealth cover up every fault, whereas ignorance and poverty disclose every fault.’2

4729. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الاحتِمالُ قَبرُ العُيوبِ3

4729. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Tolerance is the grave of faults.’4

4730. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : غِطاءُ العُيوبِ العَقلُ5

4730. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The intellect is the coverer of faults.’6

4731. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن كَساهُ الحَياءُ ثَوبَهُ ، لَم يَرَ النّاسُ عَيبَهُ7

4731. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who covers himself with the cloak of modesty, people cannot see his flaws.’8

4732. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن كساهُ العِلمُ ثَوبَهُ ، اختَفى‏ عَنِ النّاسِ عَيبُهُ9

4732. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who covers himself with the cloak of knowledge, his faults remain hidden from people.’10

4733. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : عَيبُكَ مَستورٌ ما أسعَدَكَ جَدُّكَ11

4733. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Your faults will remain concealed as long as your good fortune assists you.’12

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 28669

2. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 28669

3. نهج البلاغة : الحكمة 6

4. Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 6

5. غرر الحكم : 6434

6. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6434

7. نهج البلاغة : الحكمة 223

8. Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 223

9. تحف العقول : 215

10. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 215

11. نهج البلاغة : الحكمة 51

12. Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 51

1406 - مَن جَهِلَ شَيئاً عابَهُ‏

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

4734. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن قَصُرَ عَن مَعرِفَةِ شَي‏ءٍ عابَهُ1

4734. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who is incapable of getting to know something will find fault with it.’2

4735. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن جَهِلَ شَيئاً عابَهُ3

4735. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who is ignorant of something finds fault with it.’4

(اُنظر) الجهل : باب 296

(See also: IGNORANCE: section 296)

Notes

1. الإرشاد : 1 / 301

2. al-Irshad, v. 1, p. 301

3. كشف الغمّة : 3 / 137

4. Kashf al-Ghamma, v. 3, p. 137

296 - التَّعيير

296. CONDEMNATION

1407 - ذَمُّ التَّعييرِ

1407. THE CENSURE OF CONDEMNATION

4736. الخضرُ عليه السلام - في وَصِيَّتِهِ لِموسى‏ عليه السلام - : يَابنَ عِمرانَ ، لا تُعَيِّرَنَّ أحَداً بِخَطيئَةٍ ، وَابكِ عَلى‏ خَطيئَتِكَ1

4736. al-Khidr (AS), in his advice to Prophet Moses (AS) said, ‘O son of Imran, do not ever condemn somebody for a mistake, and cry over your own mistake [instead].’2

4737. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن عَيَّرَ أخاهُ بِذَنبٍ قَد تابَ مِنهُ لَم يَمُتْ حَتّى‏ يَعمَلَهُ3

4737. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The one who condemns a fellow brother for a sin that he has already repented for will not die before committing it himself.’4

4738. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن أذاعَ فاحِشَةً كانَ كمُبتَدِئها ، ومَن عَيَّرَ مُؤمِناً بِشَي‏ءٍ لَم يَمُتْ حَتّى‏ يَركَبَهُ5

4738. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The one who exposes someone’s monstrous deed is as the one who initiated it, and the one who condemns a believer for something will not die before becoming guilty of it himself.’6

4739. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إذا زَنَت خادِمُ أحَدِكُم فَلْيَجلِدْها الحَدَّ ولا يُعَيِّرْها7

4739. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘If one of your servants commits adultery, lash her with the prescribed punishment but do not censure her.’8

4740. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إن عَيَّرَكَ أخوكَ المُسلِمُ بِما يَعلَمُ فيكَ فَلا تُعَيِّرْهُ بِما تَعلَمُ فيهِ ؛ يَكونُ لَكَ أجراً وعَلَيهِ إثماً9

4740. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘If your Muslim brother condemns you for whatever he knows about you, then do not condemn him back for whatever you know about him. You will have a reward whereas he will carry a sin.’10

4741. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : ما مِن إنسانٍ يَطعَنُ في عَينِ مُؤمِنٍ إلّا ماتَ بِشَرِّ ميتَةٍ ، وكانَ قَمِناً أن لا يَرجِعَ إلى‏ خَيرٍ11 12

4741. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘Anybody who discredits a believer’s self-esteem will die an evil death, and he becomes deserving of never again returning to a good end.’13

4742. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام: مَن أ نَّبَ مُؤمِناً أ نَّبَهُ اللَّهُ فِي الدّنيا والآخِرَةِ14

4742. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘He who reviles a believer will be reviled by Allah in both this world and the Hereafter.’15

4743. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لا تُبدي الشَّماتَةَ لِأخيكَ فيَرحَمَهُ اللَّهُ ويُصَيِّرَها بِكَ مَن شَمَتَ بِمُصيبَةٍ نَزَلَت بِأخيهِ لَم يَخرُجْ مِنَ الدّنيا حَتّى‏ يُفتَتَنَ16

4743. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Do not express malicious gloating at your brother [for a sin or misfortune] for Allah will have mercy on him as a result and make it befall you instead.’ He also said, ‘He who gloats over an affliction that has befallen his brother will not leave this world until he has been tried similarly.’17

Notes

1. قصص الأنبياء : 157 / 171

2. Qasas al-Anbiya’, p. 157, no. 171

3. تنبيه الخواطر : 1 / 113

4. Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 113

5. الكافي : 2 / 356 / 2

6. al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 356, no. 2

7. تنبيه الخواطر : 1 / 57

8. Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 57

9.2 / 155

10. Ibid. v. 2, p. 155

11. الكافي : 2 / 361 / 9

12. وفي نقل : . وكانَ يَتَمَنّى‏ أن يَرجِعَ إلى‏ خَيرٍ ثواب الأعمال : 284 / 1

13. al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 361, no. 9

14. الكافي : 2 / 356 / 1

15. Ibid. p. 356, no. 1

16. الكافي : 2 / 359 / 1

17. Ibid. p. 359, no. 1

297 - العَيش‏

297. LIFESTYLE

1408 - أهنَأُ العَيشِ‏

1408. The Most Wholesome Lifestyle

4744. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أهنَى العَيشِ اطّراحُ الكُلَفِ1

4744. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The most wholesome lifestyle is achieved through letting go of formalities.’2

4745. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أطيَبُ العَيشِ القَناعَةُ3

4745. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The most pleasant [type] of life is [a life of] contentment.’4

4746. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أنعَمُ النّاسِ عَيشاً مَن مَنَحَهُ اللَّهُ سُبحانَهُ القَناعَةَ ، وأصلَحَ لَهُ زَوجَهُ5

4746. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The man with the most comfortable lifestyle is he whom Allah, Glory be to Him, has granted contentment and to whom he has given a virtuous wife.’6

4747. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لا عَيشَ أهنَأُ مِن حُسنِ الخُلقِ7

4747. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘There is no lifestyle more wholesome than [living] good-naturedly.’8

Notes

1. غرر الحكم : 2964

2. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2964

3. غرر الحكم : 2918

4. Ibid. no. 2918

5. غرر الحكم : 3295

6. Ibid. no. 3295

7. علل الشرائع : 560 / 1

8. Ilal al-Shara’i , p. 560, no. 1

1409 - ما يُكَدِّرُ العَيشَ‏

1409. FACTORS WHICH SPOIL ONE’S LIFESTYLE

4748. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : ثَلاثَةٌ تُكَدِّرُ العَيشَ : السُّلطانُ الجائرُ ، والجارُ السَّوءُ ، والمَرأةُ البَذِيَّةُ1

4748. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Three things spoil one’s lifestyle: an oppressive ruler, a bad neighbour, and a loathsome wife.’2

4749. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : خَمسُ خِصالٍ مَن فَقَدَ واحِدَةً مِنهُنَّ لَم يَزَلْ ناقِصَ العَيشِ زائلَ العَقلِ مَشغولَ القَلبِ ، فأوَّلُها : صِحَّةُ البَدَنِ ، والثّانِيَةُ : الأمنُ ، والثّالِثَةُ : السَّعَةُ في‏الرِّزقِ ، والرّابِعَةُ : الأنيسُ المُوافِقُ - [ قال الراوي : ]قُلتُ : وما الأنيسُ المُوافِقُ ؟ قالَ : الزَّوجَةُ الصّالِحَةُ ، والوَلَدُ الصّالِحُ ، والخَليطُ الصّالِحُ - والخامِسَةُ : وهِيَ تَجمَعُ هذِه الخِصالَ : الدَّعَةُ3

4749. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘There are five things which if one where to lose just one of them it would render his life incomplete, his intellect short-lived, and his heart preoccupied. The first of these is health of the body; the second is security; the third is ample sustenance; the fourth is a compatible companion. [The narrator says], ‘I asked, ‘What is a compatible companion?’ to which he replied, ‘The virtuous wife, the virtuous son and the virtuous friend. And the fifth one, which sums up these four things, is tranquillity.’4

Notes

1. تحف العقول : 320

2. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 320

3. الخصال : 284 / 34

4. al-Khisal, p. 284, no. 34

298 - الغُرور

298. DELUSION

1410 - خَطَرُ الغُرورِ وصِفَةُ المَغرُورِ

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

4750. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : طُوبى‏ لِمَن لَم تَقتُلْهُ قاتِلاتُ الغُرورِ1

4750. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Blessed be the one whom the assassins of delusion have not killed.’2

4751. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : سُكرُ الغَفلَةِ والغُرورِ أبعَدُ إفاقَةً مِن سُكرِ الخُمُورِ3

4751. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The intoxication of heedlessness and delusion are harder to resume consciousness from than the intoxication of wines.’4

4752. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن غَرَّهُ السَّرابُ تَقَطَّعَت بهِ الأسبابُ5

4752. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who is deluded by a mirage [the world] will lose all means [of happiness].’6

4753. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : بَينَكُم وبينَ المَوعِظَةِ حِجابٌ مِن الغِرَّةِ7

4753. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Between you and the moral exhortation is a veil of inadvertency.’8

4754. الإمامُ زينُ العابدينَ عليه السلام : رُبَّ مَغرورٍ مَفتونٍ يُصبِحُ لاهِياً ضاحِكاً يَأكُلُ ويَشرَبُ ، وهو لا يَدرِي لَعلَّهُ قد سَبَقَت لَهُ مِنَ اللَّهِ سَخَطَةٌ يَصلى‏ بها نارَ جَهَنَّمَ9

4754. Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said, ‘Many a deluded and captivated man [by his own desires] awakes in the morning oblivious and joyful, eating and drinking, unaware that perhaps Allah’s wrath has already befallen him for something and as a result of which he will enter the Fire of Hell.’10

4755. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن وَثِقَ بثلاثَةٍ كانَ مَغروراً : مَن صَدَّقَ بما لا يكونُ ، ورَكَنَ إلى‏ مَن لا يَثِقُ بهِ ، وطَمِعَ فيما لا يَملِكُ11

4755. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘He who places his trust in three things is indeed deluded: He who believes in the impossible, relies on someone who cannot be trusted, and avidly desires that which he does not possess.’12

Notes

1. غرر الحكم : 5973

2. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5973

3. غرر الحكم : 5651

4. Ibid. no. 5651

5. غرر الحكم : 9224

6. Ibid. no. 9224

7. نهج‏البلاغة : الحكمة 282

8. Nahj al-Balagha, no. 282

9. تحف العقول : 282

10. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 282

11. تحف العقول : 319

12. Ibid. no. 319

1411 - الاِغتِرارُ بِاللَّهِ‏

1411. DELUDING ONESELF ABOUT ALLAH

( يا أَيُّها الْإِنْسانُ ما غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ الْكَرِيمِ * الَّذِي خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّاكَ فَعَدَلَكَ * فِي أَيِّ صُورَةٍ ما شاءَ رَكَّبَكَ)1

“O man! What has deceived you about your generous Lord, Who created you and proportioned you, and gave you an upright nature, and composed you in any form that He wished?” 2

4756. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يابنَ مَسعودٍ ، لا تَغتَرَّنَّ بِاللَّهِ ، ولا تَغتَرَّنَّ بصَلاحِكَ وعِلمِكَ وعَمَلِكَ وبِرِّكَ وعبادَتِكَ3

4756. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘O Ibn Masud, do not be under any delusion about Allah, and do not be under any delusion with respect to your righteousness, your knowledge, your deeds, your goodness or your worship.’4

4757. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنّ مِن العِصمَةِ ألّا تَغتَرُّوا بِاللَّهِ5

4757. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Verily part of keeping oneself immune from sins is that you do not delude yourself about Allah.’6

4758. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنَّ مِنَ الغِرَّةِ باللَّهِ أن يُصِرَّ العَبدُ علَى المَعصيَةِ ويَتَمَنّى‏ علَى اللَّهِ المَغفِرَةَ7

4758. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Verily being under a delusion about Allah is when the servant persists in committing acts of disobedience and expects Allah to forgive him.’8

4759. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : كم مِن مُستَدرَجٍ بالإحسانِ إلَيهِ ، ومَغرورٍ بِالسَّترِ علَيهِ ، ومَفتونٍ بِحُسنِ القَولِ فيهِ !9

4759. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Many a person approaches Allah’s punishment as a result of His good favour towards him in being ungrateful, and many a person is deluded as a result of Allah’s concealment of his sins, and many a person is captivated by the good things said about him!’10

Notes

1. الانفطار : 6 - 8

2. Qur’an 82 :6-8

3. مكارم الأخلاق : 2 / 350 / 2660

4. Makarim al-Akhlaq, v. 2, p. 350, no. 2660

5. تحف العقول : 150

6. Tuhaf al-Uqul, p. 150

7. تنبيه الخواطر : 2 / 72

8. Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 72

9. نهج البلاغة : الحكمة 116

10. Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 116

1412 - الاِغتِرارُ بِالدُّنيا

1412. BEING DELUDED BY THIS WORLD

4760. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : اِتَّقُوا غُرورَ الدنيا ؛ فإنّها تَستَرجِعُ أبداً ما خَدَعَت بهِ مِن المَحاسِنِ ، وتُزعِجُ المُطمَئنَّ إلَيها والقاطِنَ1

4760. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Be wary of this world’s delusion, for verily it always reclaims the charms and attractions with which it deceives people, and it troubles the one who adopts it as a place of tranquillity and a permanent dwelling.’2

4761. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : سُكونُ النفسِ إلَى الدنيا مِن أعظَمِ الغُرورِ3

4761. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The soul’s trust in this world is one of the greatest delusions.’4

(اُنظر) الدنيا : باب 714

(See also: THE WORLD: section 714)

Notes

1. غرر الحكم : 2562

2. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2562

3. غرر الحكم : 5650

4. Ibid. no. 5650

1413 - الاِغتِرارُ بِالنَّفسِ‏

1413. SELF-DELUSION

4762. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : غَرَّكَ عِزُّكَ ، فَصارَ قُصارُ ذلكَ ذُلَّكَ ، فَاخشَ فاحِشَ فِعلِكَ، فَعَلَّكَ بهذا تُهدى‏1

4762. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Your own sense of honour has deluded you, such that it became the source of disgrace for you. So fear the indecent acts that you commit, for perhaps through that you will be guided.’2

4763. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن جَهِلَ اغتَرَّ بنفسِهِ ، وكانَ يَومُهُ شَرّاً مِن أمسِهِ3

4763. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who is ignorant deludes himself, and his present is consequently worse than his past.’4

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 78 / 83 / 86

2. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 83, no. 86

3. غرر الحكم : 8744

4. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8744

299 - الغَزوة

299. THE BATTLES (Fought by the Prophet)

1414 - غَزوَةُ بَدرٍ

1414. THE BATTLE OF BADR

( وَلَقَدْ نَصَرَكُمُ اللَّهُ بِبَدْرٍ وَأَنْتُمْ أَذِلَّةٌ فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ لَعَّلَكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ * إِذْ تَقُولُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَلَنْ يَكْفِيَكُمْ أَنْ يُمِدَّكُمْ رَبُّكُم بِثَلاثَةِ آلافٍ مِنَ الْمَلائِكَةِ مُنْزَلِينَ)1

“Certainly Allah helped you at Badr, when you were abased [in the enemy’s eyes]. So be wary of Allah so that you may give thanks. When you were saying to the faithful, ‘Is it not enough for you that your Lord should aid you with three thousand angels sent down?” 2

(اُنظر) آل عمران : 12 ، 13 والنساء : 77 ، 78 والأنفال : 1، 19، 36، 38 - 41، 67 ، 71 و الحجّ : 19

(See also: Qur’an 3:12-13, 4:77-78, 8:1, 8:19, 8:36, 8:38-41, 8:67, 8:71, 22:19)

4764. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : سِيماءُ أصحابِ رسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله يَومَ بَدرٍ الصُّوفُ الأبيضُ3

4764. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The feature of the Prophet (SAWA)’s companions on the day of [the battle of] Badr was like white wool.’4

4765. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لقد رَأيتُنا يومَ بدرٍ ونحنُ نَلُوذُ برسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله وهُو أقرَبُنا إلَى العَدُوِّ ، وكانَ مِن أشَدِّ الناسِ يَومَئذٍ بَأساً5

4765. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘I was indeed looking at us all in the battle of Badr while we all sought refuge with the Prophet (SAWA) when he was the closest one from among us to the enemy, and he was the bravest of people on that day.’6

4766. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لقد حَضَرنا بَدراً وما فِينا فارِسُ غيرَ المِقدادِ بنِ الأسوَدِ ، ولقد رَأيتُنا ليلةَ بَدرٍوما فِينا إلّامَن نامَ غيرَ رسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله ، فإنّهُ كانَ مُنتَصِباً في‏أصلِ شَجَرةٍ يُصَلِّي ويَدعُو حتَّى الصَّباحِ7

4766. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘When we came to Badr, the only horse rider among us was Miqdad b. Aswad. I had been watching us all on the eve of Badr, and all of us slept apart from the Prophet (SAWA). Verily he stood by the roots of a tree, praying and supplicating until morning.’8

Notes

1. آل عمران : 123 ، 124

2. Qur’an 3 :123,124

3. كنز العمّال : 29942

4. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 29942

5. كنز العمّال : 29943

6. Ibid. no. 29943

7. الإرشاد : 1 / 73

8. al-Irshad, v. 1, p. 73

1415 - غَزوَةُ اُحُدٍ

1415. THE BATTLE OF UHUD

( وَإِذْ غَدَوْتَ مِنْ أَهْلِكَ تُبَوِّئُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَقاعِدَ لِلْقِتالِ وَاللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ)1

“When you left your family at dawn to settle the faithful in their positions for battle – and Allah is all-hearing, all-knowing.” 2

4767. ابن مسعود : إنَّ النِّساءَ كُنَّ يومَ اُحُدٍ خَلفَ المسلمينَ يُجهِزْنَ عَلَى جَرحَى المشركينَ فجاءَ أبو سُفيانَ فقالَ : أعلُ هُبَلُ ! فقالَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : قولوا : اللَّهُ أعلى‏ وأجَلُّ ، فقالوا : اللَّهُ أعلى‏ وأجَلُّ ، فقالَ أبو سفيانَ : لنا3 العُزّى‏ ولا عُزّى‏ لَكُم ! فقالَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : قُولُوا : اللهم مولانا و الكافرون لا مولى لهم‏4 5

4767. Ibn Masud narrated: Verily on the day of the battle of Uhud, your women were behind the Muslims delivering the last strokes to the wounded from among the polytheists … when Abu Sufyan came and said, ‘I esteem Hubal!’ So the Prophet (SAWA) told [the Muslims] to say, ‘Allah is the Most Sublime and The Most Exalted’, so they said, ‘Allah is the Most Sublime and the Most Exalted!’ Then Abu Sufyan said, ‘We have Uzza6 on our side and you do not!’ So the Prophet told them to say, ‘Allah is our Guardian and the disbelievers have no guardian.’7

4768. أنس : إنَّ رسولَ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله كُسِرَت رَباعِيَتُهُ يومَ اُحُدٍ ، وشُجَّ في رَأسِهِ ، فَجَعَلَ يَسلُتُ الدَّمَ عَنهُ ويقولُ : كيفَ يُفلِحُ قومٌ شَجُّوا نَبِيَّهُم وكَسَرُوا رَباعِيَتَهُ، وهُو يَدعُوهم إلَى اللَّهِ ؟ ! فَأنزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّوجلَّ : (لَيسَ لَكَ مِن الأَمْرِ شَيْ‏ءٌ أَوْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَوْ يُعَذِّبَهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ ظَلِمُونَ )8 9

4768. Anas narrated: ‘Verily on the day of the battle of Uhud, the Prophet (SAWA)’s incisors were broken and his head was wounded, so while taking out the blood from it, he said, ‘How will a people who wounded their prophet and broke his teeth ever succeed, whilst he only calls them to Allah?!’ So Allah revealed the verse:“You have no hand in the matter.” 1011

4769. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لَمّا انجَلى‏ الناسُ عَن رسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله يومَ اُحُدٍ نَظَرتُ فِي القَتلى‏ فلَم أرَ رسولَ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله ، فقلتُ : واللَّهِ ما كانَ لِيَفِرَّ وما أراهُ فِي القَتلى‏ ، ولكن أرَى اللَّهَ غَضِبَ علَينا بما صَنَعنا فَرَفَعَ نَبِيَّهُ ، فما فِيَّ خيرٌ مِن أن اُقاتِلَ حتّى‏ اُقتَلَ ، فَكَسَرتُ جَفنَ سَيفِي ، ثُمّ حَمَلتُ علَى القَومِ فَأفرَجُوا لي ، فإذا أنا برسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله بَينَهُم12

4769. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘On the day of Uhud, when the number of people around the Prophet (SAWA) was diminishing, I looked at the dead and could not see the Prophet (SAWA) among them, so I said [to myself], ‘By Allah, he would never have run away, and I do not see him among the dead, but I can see Allah being angry with us for what we have done and has therefore taken His prophet away from us. I see nothing better for myself, therefore, than to fight until I am killed, so I broke the sheath of my sword and went to attack the people, and they cleared the way for me, when suddenly I came upon the Prophet (SAWA) right in their midst.’13

Notes

1. آل عمران : 121

2. Qur’an 3 :121

3. في نقلٍ : إنّ لنا العزّى ولا عُزّى لكم (الدر المنثور : 2/346 )

4. في نقل : اللَّه مولانا ولا مولى لكم (الدرّ المنثور : 2 / 346 )

5. الدرّ المنثور : 2 / 345

6. Hubal and Uzza were two of the idol gods that the pagan Arabs worshipped (ed.)

7. al-Durr al-Manthur, v. 2, p. 345

8. آل عمران : 128

9. صحيح مسلم : 3 / 1417 / 104

10. Qur’an 3 :128

11. Sahih Muslim, no. 1791

12. كنز العمّال : 30027

13. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 30027

1416 - غَزوَةُ ذاتِ الرِّقاعِ‏

1416. THE BATTLE OF DHAT AL-RIQA

4770. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : نَزَلَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله في غزوةِ ذاتِ الرِّقاعِ تَحتَ شَجرَةٍ على‏ شَفيرِ وادٍ ، فَأقبَلَ سَيلٌ فَحالَ بَينَهُ وبَينَ أصحابِهِ ، فَرآهُ رَجُلٌ مِن المُشركينَ ؛ والمسلمونَ قِيامٌ علَى شَفيرِ الوادِي يَنتَظِرُونَ متَى يَنقَطِعُ السَّيلُ ، فقالَ رجُلٌ مِن المُشركينَ لقومِهِ : أنا أقتُلُ محمّداً ! فَجاءَ وشَدَّ على‏ رسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله بالسَّيفِ ، ثُمَّ قالَ : مَن يُنجِيكَ مِنّي يا محمّدُ ؟! فقالَ : رَبّي ورَبُّكَ ، فَنَسَفَهُ جَبرَئيلُ عليه السلام عن فَرَسِهِ فَسَقَطَ على‏ ظَهرِهِ ، فقامَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله وأخَذَ السَّيفَ وجَلَسَ على‏ صَدرِهِ ، وقالَ : مَن يُنجِيكَ مِنّي يا غَورثُ ؟ فقالَ : جُودُكَ وكَرَمُكَ يا محمّدُ ، فَتَرَكَهُ ، فقامَ وهُو يَقولُ : واللَّهِ لَأنتَ خَيرٌ مِنّي وأكرَمُ1

4770. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) narrated, ‘In the battle of Dhat al-Riqa, the Prophet (SAWA) descended under a tree on the side of a valley when a flood came and separated him from his companions. A man from among the polytheists saw him whilst the Muslims were standing on the side of the valley waiting for the flood to subside. One of the polytheists said to his people, ‘I will kill Muhammad! So he came and drew his sword against the Prophet (SAWA), saying, ‘Who will save you now from me O Muhammad?!’ to which he replied, ‘My Lord and your Lord’, upon which the archangel Gabriel (AS) threw him down from his horse and he fell onto his back. The Prophet (SAWA) then stood up, took the sword and sat on his chest, saying, ‘Who will save you now from me, O Ghawrith?’ to which he replied, ‘Your magnanimity and generosity O Muhammad’ at which he left him. The man stood up, saying, ‘By Allah, you are indeed better and nobler than me.’2

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 20 / 179 / 6

2. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 20, p. 179, no. 6