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1021 - أدنَى الشِّركِ‏

1021. The Minimum Degree of Polytheism

3242. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام - لَمّا سُئلَ عن أدنَى الشِّركِ - : مَن قالَ لِلنَّواةِ : إنَّها حَصاةٌ ، ولِلحَصاةِ : إنّها نَواةٌ ، ثُمّ دانَ بهِ1

3242. Imam al-Baqir (AS) was once asked what the absolute minimum of polytheism was, to which he replied, 'It is to call fruit kernels stones and vice versa, and to believe them as such.'2

3243. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - لمّا سُئل عَن أدنَى الشرك - : مَنِ ابتَدَعَ رَأياً فَأحَبَّ علَيهِ أو أبغَضَ علَيهِ3

3243. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) was once asked what the absolute minimum of polytheism was, to which he replied, 'It is to contrive a ruling and because of it take side with people or against them.'4

(اُنظر) الإيمان : باب 186 ؛ الكفر : باب 1605

(See also: FAITH: section 186; DISBELIEF: section 1605)

Notes

1. الكافي : 2 / 397 / 1

2. Ibid. p. 397, no. 1

3. الكافي : 2 / 397 / 2

4. Ibid. no. 2

1022 - الشِّركُ الخَفِيُ‏

1022. Hidden Polytheism

( وَما يُؤْمِنُ أَكْثَرُهُمْ بِاللَّهِ إِلّا وَهُمْ مُشْرِكُونَ).1

“And most of them do not believe in Allah without ascribing partners to Him.” 2

3244. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إيّاكَ وما يُعتَذَرُ مِنهُ ، فإنَّ فيهِ الشِّركَ الخَفِيَّ3

3244. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Beware of committing anything that warrants justification, for verily that is where hidden polytheism is.'4

3245. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - في قولِهِ تعالى‏ : (وَما يُؤْمِنُ أَكْثَرُهُمْ...) - : هُو الرَّجُلُ يقولُ : لَولا فُلانٌ لَهَلَكتُ ، ولَولا فُلانٌ لَأصَبتُ كذا وكذا ، ولَولا فُلانٌ لَضاعَ عِيالي ، ألا تَرى‏ أ نّهُ قد جَعَلَ للَّهِ‏ِ شَريكاً في مُلكِهِ يَرزُقُهُ ويَدفَعُ عَنهُ ؟!قالَ [ الراوي ] : قلتُ : فيقولُ : لَولا أنَّ اللَّهَ مَنَّ عَليَّ بِفلانٍ لَهَلَكتُ ؟ قال : نَعَم ، لا بَأسَ بهذا5

3245. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said when interpreting the Qur'anic verse:“And most of them do not believe in Allah without ascribing partners to Him” , 'This is in reference to man's statement:“Were it not for 'x' I would surely have perished” , or“Were it not for 'x' I would indeed have been afflicted” or“Were it not for 'x' my family would be at a loss.” Do you not see that he has associated a partner to Allah in His Kingdom giving him sustenance and repelling misfortune from him?' He was subsequently asked, 'What if one were to say,“Were it not for Allah granting me x's help, I would have perished...?” Imam replied, 'There is nothing wrong with saying things like this.'6

3246. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - أيضاً - : شِركُ طاعَةٍ ولَيسَ شِركَ عِبادَةٍ7

3246. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said when interpreting the Qur'anic verse:“And most of them do not believe in Allah without ascribing partners to Him” , 'This refers to ascribing partners in Allah's obedience, not [just] in His worship.'8

3247. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنَّ الشِّركَ أخفى‏ مِن دَبِيبِ النَّملِ وقالَ : مِنهُ تَحويلُ الخاتَمِ لِيَذكُرَ الحاجَةَ وشِبهُ هذا9

3247. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Polytheism is more discreet than the crawling of an ant, and includes things like turning one's ring to remind onself [if he believes in it independently from the will of Allah], and other such [superstitions].'10

3248. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - في قولِهِ تعالى‏ : (وما يُؤْمِنُ أَكْثَرُهُمْ بِاللَّهِ إِلّا وَهُمْ مُشْرِكُونَ) - : كانُوا يَقولونَ : نُمطَرُ بِنَوءِ كذا ، وبِنَوءِ كذا ، ومِنها أ نّهُم كانوا يَأتُونَ الكُهّانَ فَيُصَدِّقُونَهُم بما يَقولونَ11

3248. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said when interpreting the Qur'anic verse:“And most of them do not believe in Allah without ascribing partners to Him” , 'This refers to when people used to say, 'We are being rained on from the storm of x, or the storm of y [referring to various false gods]. And they used to consult soothsayers and believe whatever they told them.'12

(اُنظر) الرياء : باب 787

(See also: SHOWING OFF: section 787)

Notes

1. يوسف : 106

2. Qur'an 12 :106

3. بحار الأنوار : 78 / 200 / 28

4. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 200, no. 28

5. تفسير العيّاشيّ : 2 / 200 / 96

6. Tafsir al-Ayyashi, v. 2, p. 200, no. 96

7. الكافي : 2 / 397 / 4

8. al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 397, no. 4

9. معاني الأخبار : 379 / 1

10. Maani al-Akhbar, p. 379, no. 1

11. بحار الأنوار : 58 / 317 / 8

12. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 58, p. 317, no. 8

216 - الشَّيطان‏

216. SATAN

1023 - الاعتِبارُ بِما فَعَلَ اللَّهُ بِإبليسَ‏

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

3249. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : فاعتَبِرُوا بما كانَ مِن فِعلِ اللَّهِ بِإبليسَ ؛ إذ أحبَطَ عَمَلَهُ الطَّويلَ وجَهدَهُ الجَهِيدَ (الجميلَ) وكانَ قد عَبَدَ اللَّهَ سِتَّةَ آلافِ سَنَةٍ ، لايُدرى‏ أمِن سِني الدُّنيا أم مِن سِني الآخِرَةِ عن كِبْرِ ساعَةٍ واحِدَةٍ1

3249. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'So take a lesson from how Allah dealt with Iblis [Satan], when He thwarted his great works and his extensive efforts, and he had been worshipping Allah for six thousand years, each hour of which was so long that it is not known whether they were years by the reckoning of this world or the next.'2

Notes

1. نهج البلاغة : الخطبة 192

2. Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 192

1024 - الاستِعاذَةُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيطانِ‏

1024. SEEKING REFUGE IN ALLAH FROM SATAN

( وَقُلْ رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ هَمَزاتِ الشَّياطِينِ * وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَن يَحْضُرُونِ).1

“And say, 'My Lord! I seek Your protection from the promptings of the devils; and I seek Your protection, my Lord, from their presence near me.'2

( فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ القُرْآنَ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطانِ الرَّجِيمِ).3

“When you recite the Qur'an, seek the protection of Allah against the outcast Satan.” 4

3250. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أحمَدُ اللَّهَ وأستَعِينُهُ على‏ مَداحِرِ الشَّيطانِ ومَزاجِرِهِ (مَزاحِرِهِ) ، والاعتِصامِ مِن حَبائلِهِ ومَخاتِلِهِ5

3250. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'I praise Allah and seek His aid against the acts that led to Satan's banishment and his eviction, and [I seek] His protection from his snares and his deceitful ways.'6

Notes

1. المؤمنون : 97 ، 98

2. Qur'an 23 :97,98

3. النحل : 98

4. Qur'an 16 :98

5. نهج البلاغة : الخطبة 151

6. Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 151

1025 - عَداوَةُ الشَّيطانِ لِلإنسانِ‏

1025. Satan's Enmity Towards Man

( إِنَّ الشَّيْطانَ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ فَاتَّخِذُوهُ عَدُوّاً إِنَّما يَدْعُو حِزْبَهُ لِيَكُونُوا مِنْ أَصْحابِ السَّعِيرِ).1

“Satan is indeed your enemy, so treat him as an enemy. He only invites his confederates so that they may be among the inmates of the Blaze.” 2

3251. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : اِحذَرُوا عَدوّاً نَفَذَ في الصُّدورِ خَفِيّاً ، ونَفَثَ في الآذانِ نَجِيّاً3

3251. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Be on your guard against the enemy who covertly penetrates into your hearts and secretly whispers into your ears.'4

3252. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لقد نَصَبَ إبليسُ حَبائلَهُ في دارِ الغُرورِ ، فما يَقصِدُ فيها إلّا أولِياءَنا5

3252. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Iblis [Satan] lays out his traps in the Abode of Delusion, intending to ensnare none but our friends [i.e. lovers of the Ahl al-bayt].'6

3253. الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام - لمّا سُئلَ عن أوجَبِ الأعداءِ مُجاهَدةً - : أقرَبُهم إلَيكَ وأعداهُم لَكَ... ومَن يُحَرِّضُ أعداءَكَ علَيكَ ، وهُو إبليسُ7

3253. Imam al-Kazim (AS) was once asked who one's archenemy is that one must fight, to which he replied, 'It is he who is closest to you and yet harbours the most enmity towards you and he who provokes all your enemies against you, and he is Iblis [Satan].'8

Notes

1. فاطر : 6

2. Qur'an 35 :6

3. غرر الحكم : 2623

4. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2633

5. تحف العقول : 301

6. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 301

7. تحف العقول : 399

8. Ibid. no. 399

1026 - التَّحذيرُ مِن فِتَنِ الشَّيطانِ‏

1026. CAUTION AGAINST SATAN'S TEMPTATIONS

( يا بَنِي آدَمَ لا يَفْتِنَنَّكُمُ الشَّيْطانُ كَما أَخْرَجَ أَبَوَيْكُمْ مِنَ الجَنَّةِ يَنْزِعُ عَنْهُما لِباسَهُما لِيُرِيَهُما سَوْآتِهِما إِنَّهُ يَراكُمْ هُوَ وَقَبِيلُهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا تَرَوْنَهُمْ إِنَّا جَعَلْنا الشَّياطِينَ أَوْلِياءَ لِلَّذِينَ لا يُؤْمِنُونَ).1

“O Children of Adam! Do not let Satan tempt you, like he expelled your parents from paradise, stripping them of their garments to expose to them their nakedness. Indeed he sees you - he and his hosts - whence you do not see them. We have indeed made the devils friends of those who have no faith.” 2

3254. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الفِتَنُ ثلاثٌ : حُبُّ النِّساءِ وهُو سَيفُ الشَّيطانِ ، وشُربُ الخَمرِ وهُو فَخُّ الشَّيطانِ ، وحُبُّ الدِّينارِ والدِّرهَمِ وهُو سَهمُ الشَّيطانِ3

3254. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'There are three types of temptation: the love of women, which Satan uses as his sword; drinking wine, which Satan uses as his snare; and love of the dinar and the dirham [symbols of wealth], which Satan uses as his arrow.'4

(اُنظر) عنوان 312 «الفتنة»

(See also: TRIAL AND TEMPTATION 312)

Notes

1. الأعراف : 27

2. Qur'an 7 :27

3. الخصال : 113 / 91

4. al-Khisal, p. 113, no. 91

1027 - عَبَدَةُ الشَّيطانِ‏

1027. Satan Worshippers

( أَلَمْ أَعْهَدْ إِلَيْكُمْ يا بَني آدَمَ أَنْ لا تَعْبُدُوا الشَّيْطانَ إِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُبِينٌ).1

“Did I not exhort you, O children of Adam, saying, “Do not worship Satan. He is indeed your manifest enemy.” 2

3255. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - في ذَمِّ أتباعِ الشَّيطانِ - : اِتَّخَذُوا الشَّيطانَ لِأمرِهِم مِلاكاً ، واتَّخَذَهُم لَهُ أشراكاً ، فَباضَ وفَرَّخَ في صُدُورِهِم ، وَدَبَّ ودَرَجَ في حُجُورِهم ، فَنَظَرَ بِأعيُنِهِم ، ونَطَقَ بِألسِنَتِهِم ، فَرَكِبَ بِهِمُ الزَّلَلَ ، وزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الخَطَلَ ، فِعلَ مَن قد شَرِكَهُ الشَّيطانُ في سُلطانِهِ ، ونَطَقَ بالباطِلِ عَلى‏ لِسانِهِ !3

3255. Imam Ali (AS) said, condemning those who follow Satan, 'They have taken Satan as the controller for their affairs, and he has in turn adopted them as his partners [ used them as his traps]. He has laid eggs and hatched them in their bosoms, and crawled into their laps, until he saw through their eyes and spoke with their tongues. Thus does he lead them to commit errors and glamorizes their own foolish deeds to them, like the act of one whom Satan has made partner in his domain, speaking lies through his tongue.'4

Notes

1. يس : 60

2. Qur'an 36 :60

3. نهج البلاغة : الخطبة 7

4. Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 7

1028 - غَواياتُ الشَّيطانِ‏

1028. Satan's Allurements

( الشَّيْطانُ يَعِدُكُمُ الفَقْرَ وَيَأْمُرُكُمْ بِالفَحْشاءِ وَاللَّهُ يَعِدُكُمْ مَغْفِرَةً مِنْهُ وَفَضْلاً وَاللَّهُ واسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ).1

“Satan threatens you with poverty and prompts you to [commit] indecent acts. But Allah promises you His forgiveness and grace, and Allah is all-bounteous, all-knowing.” 2

( يَعِدُهُمْ وَيُمَنِّيهِمْ وَما يَعِدُهُمُ الشَّيْطانُ إِلَّا غُرُوراً).3

“He makes them promises and gives them false hopes, yet Satan does not promise them anything but delusion.” 4

( فَلَولَا إِذْ جاءَهُمْ بَأْسُنا تَضَرَّعُوا وَلكِنْ قَسَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الشَّيْطانُ ما كانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ).5

“Why did they not entreat when Our might overtook them! But their hearts had hardened and Satan had made to seem decorous to them what they had been doing.” 6

3256. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - لكميل بن زياد - : يا كُمَيلُ ، إنَّ إبليسَ لا يَعِدُ عن نفسِهِ ، وإنّما يَعِدُ عن رَبِّهِ لِيَحمِلَهُم على‏ مَعصِيَتِهِ فَيُوَرِّطَهُم7

3256. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'O Kumayl! Verily Iblis [Satan] does not promise them in his own name, rather he promises them in Allah's name in order to cause them to disobey Him, and thus does he entangle them in difficulties.'8

3257. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الشَّيطانُ مُوَكَّلٌ به [أي بالعَبدِ ]يُزَيِّنُ لَهُ المَعصيَةَ لِيَركَبَها ، ويُمَنِّيهِ التَّوبَةَ لِيُسَوِّفَها9

3257. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Satan takes charge of him [the servant] and glamorizes the sin to him in order that he commit it, and makes him indulge false hopes of forgiveness in order that he delay it.'10

3258. الإمامُ زينُ العابدينَ عليه السلام - في دعائهِ - : فلَولا أنَّ الشَّيطانَ يَختَدِعُهُم عَن طاعَتِكَ ما عَصاكَ عاصٍ ، ولَولا أ نّهُ صَوَّرَ لَهُمُ الباطِلَ في مِثالِ الحَقِّ ما ضَلَّ عَن طَرِيقِكَ ضالٌّ11

3258. Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said in one of his supplications, 'Were it not for the fact that Satan misleads them from Your obedience, no disobeyer would have ever disobeyed You, and were it not for the fact that he portrays falsehood to them in the likeness of truth, no strayer would have ever strayed from Your path.'12

3259. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : يقولُ إبليسُ لِجُنُودِهِ : ألقُوا بَينَهُمُ الحَسَدَ والبَغيَ ؛ فإنّهُما يَعدِلانِ عِندَ اللَّهِ الشِّركَ13

3259. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Iblis [Satan] addresses his troops saying, 'Sow jealousy and dissention between them, for verily these are tantamount to polytheism in the sight of Allah.'14

Notes

1. البقرة : 268

2. Qur'an 2 :268

3. النساء : 120

4. Qur'an 4 :120

5. الأنعام : 43

6. Qur'an 6 :43

7. بشارة المصطفى‏ : 27

8. Basharat al-Mustafa, p. 27

9. نهج البلاغة : الخطبة 64

10. Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 64

11. الصحيفة السجّاديّة : الدعاء 37

12. al-Sahifat al-Sajjadiyya, supplication 37, line 144

13. الكافي : 2 / 327 / 2

14. al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 327, no. 2

1029 - ما يَعصِمُ مِنَ الشَّيطانِ‏

1029. That Which Renders One IMMUNE FROM SATAN

( إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لَهُ سُلْطانٌ عَلَى‏ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَلَى‏ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ).1

“Indeed he does not have any authority over those who have faith and put their trust in their Lord.” 2

( إِنَّ عِبادِي لَيْسَ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطانٌ إِلّا مَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ الغاوِينَ).3

“Indeed as for My servants, you do not have any authority over them except the perverse who follow you.” 4

3260. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أكثِرِ الدُّعاءَ تَسلَمْ مِن سَورَةِ الشَّيطانِ5

3260. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Increase in your supplication and you will be secure from Satan's force.'6

3261. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : تَحَرَّزْ مِن إبليسَ بالخَوفِ الصادِقِ7

3261. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Guard yourself against Iblis [Satan] with true dread.'8

3262. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : قالَ إبليسُ : خَمسَةٌ ليسَ لي فيهِنَّ حِيلَةٌ وسائرُ الناسِ في قَبضَتي : مَنِ اعتَصَمَ بِاللَّهِ عن نيّةٍ صادِقَةٍ واتَّكَلَ علَيهِ في جَميعِ اُمُورِهِ ، ومَن كَثُرَ تَسبيحُهُ في لَيلِهِ ونَهارِهِ ، ومَن رَضِيَ لأخِيهِ المؤمِنِ بما يَرضاهُ لنفسِهِ ، ومَن لَم يَجزَعْ على المُصيبةِ حينَ تُصِيبُهُ ، ومَن رَضِيَ بما قَسَمَ اللَّهُ لَهُ ولَم يَهتَمَّ لِرِزقِهِ9

3262. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Iblis [Satan] said, 'There are five types of people against whom I have no stratagem, whilst I have the rest of people firmly in my grasp: he who clings fast to Allah with a true intention and relies solely on Him in all his affairs, he who is in constant and abundant glorification of Allah day and night, he who pleases for his brother in faith whatever he pleases for himself, he who does not feel anxious about an affliction when it befalls him, and he who is satisfied with whatever Allah has allotted to him and does not worry about his sustenance.'10

Notes

1. النحل : 99

2. Qur'an 16 :99

3. الحِجر : 42

4. Qur'an 15 :42

5. بحار الأنوار : 78 / 9 / 64

6. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 9, no. 64

7. بحار الأنوار : 78 / 164 / 1

8. Ibid. p. 164, no. 1

9. الخصال : 285 / 37

10. al-Khisal, p. 285, no. 37

1030 - ما يُسَلِّطُ الشَّيطانَ‏

1030. THAT WHICH BRINGS ONE UNDER SATAN'S AUTHORITY

( وَمَن يَعْشُ عَنْ ذِكْرِ الرَّحْمنِ نُقَيِّضْ لَهُ شَيْطاناً فَهُوَ لَهُ قَرِينٌ).1

“Whoever turns a blind eye to the remembrance of the All-beneficent, We assign him a devil who remains his companion.” 2

(اُنظر) آل عمران : 155 والأعراف : 27 و مريم: 83

(See also: Qur'an 3:155, 7:27, 19:83)

3263. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : بَينَما موسى‏ عليه السلام جالِساً إذ أقبَلَ إبليسُ... قالَ موسى‏ : فَأخبِرْني بِالذَّنبِ الذي إذا أذنَبَهُ ابنُ آدَمَ استَحوَذتَ علَيهِ قالَ : إذا أعجَبَتهُ نَفسُهُ ، واستَكثَرَ عَمَلَهُ ، وصَغُرَ في عَينِهِ ذَنبُهُ3

3263. The Prophet (SAWA) narrated, 'Moses (AS) was once sitting down when Iblis [Satan] approached him Moses asked him, 'So inform me about the sin which if the son of Adam were to commit would give you mastery over him.' He replied, 'When he feels proud of himself [for a particular action], and continues to perform that action, deeming his sin insignificant.'4

3264. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مُجالَسَةُ أهلِ الهَوى‏ مَنساةٌ للإيمانِ ومَحضَرَةٌ للشَّيطانِ5

3264. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Sitting in the company of people who are driven by their base desires is the key to obliviousness of one's faith and is the very seat of Satan's presence.'6

3265. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : ليسَ لِإبليسَ جُندٌ أشَدَّ مِنَ النِّساءِ والغَضَبِ7

3265. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Satan's strongest forces are [mobilized through] women and anger.'8

Notes

1. الزخرف : 36

2. Qur'an 43 :36

3. الكافي : 2 / 314 / 8

4. al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 314, no. 8

5. نهج البلاغة : الخطبة 86

6. Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 86

7. تحف العقول : 363

8. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 363

217 - الشِّعر

217. POETRY

1031 - تَفسيرُ ما وَرَدَ في ذَمِّ الشُّعَراءِ

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

( وَالشُّعَراءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ الغاوُونَ * ألَمْ تَرَ أَنَّهُمْ فِي كُلِّ وادٍ يَهِيمُونَ * وَأَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ ما لا يَفْعَلُونَ * إِلّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحاتِ وَذَكَرُوا اللَّهَ كَثيراً وَانْتَصَرُوا مِنْ بَعدِ ما ظُلِمُوا).1

“As for the poets, [only] the perverse follow them. Have you not regarded that they rove in every valley, and that they say what they do not do? Barring those who have faith and do righteous deeds and remember Allah greatly, and aid each other after they have been wronged. And the wrongdoers will soon know at what goal they will end up.” 2

3266. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام - في قولِهِ تعالى‏ : (والشُّعَراءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ الغاوُونَ) - : هل رَأيتَ شاعراً يَتَّبِعُهُ أحَدٌ ؟! إنّما هُم قَومٌ تَفَقَّهُوا لِغَيرِ الدِّينِ فَضَلُّوا وأضَلُّوا3

3266. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said with regards to Allah's verse in the Qur'an:“As for the poets...” , 'Have you ever seen a poet being followed by anyone?! They are only people who have devoted themselves to works aside from religion, and hence have strayed and led others astray.'4

Notes

1. الشعراء : 224 - 227

2. Qur'an 26 :224 -227

3. معاني‏الأخبار : 385 / 19

4. Maani al-Akhbar, p. 385, no. 19

1032 - الشِّعرُ جِهادٌ بِاللِّسانِ‏

1032. Poetry is Jihad With the Tongue

3267. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - لَمّا سُئلَ عنِ الشِّعرِ - : إنّ المُؤمِنَ مُجاهِدٌ بِسَيفِهِ ولِسانِهِ ، والذي نَفسي بيدِهِ لَكأنّما يَنضِحُونَهم بِالنَّبلِ1

3267. The Prophet (SAWA) was once asked about the poets, to which he replied, 'Verily the believer can either fight the enemy with his sword or his tongue, and by the One who has my soul in His Hand, it is as if they [the poets] shower them with arrows [by means of their defamatory poetry].'2

3268. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - لحَسّانَ بنِ ثابتٍ - : اُهجُ المُشركينَ؛ فإنّ جَبرئيلَ مَعَكَ3

3268. The Prophet (SAWA) told Hassan b. Thabit [who used to write poetry in praise of the Prophet and in defamation of the polytheists], 'Compose defamatory poetry against the polytheists for verily the archangel Gabriel is with you.'4

3269. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ مِنَ الشِّعرِ لَحِكَماً ، وإنّ مِنَ البَيانِ لَسِحراً5

3269. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily poetry can contain words of wisdom, and verily eloquent rhetoric speech can contain words of enchantment.'6

3270. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن قالَ فِينا بَيتَ شِعرٍ بَنَى اللَّهُ تعالى‏ لَهُ بَيتاً في الجَنَّةِ7

3270. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Whoever recites a single verse of poetry praising us [the Ahl al-bayt], Allah, most High, builds a house for him in Paradise.'8

3271. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : ما قالَ فِينا قائلٌ بَيتاً مِن الشِّعرِ حتّى‏ يُؤَيَّدَ بِرُوحِ القُدُسِ9

3271. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'No sooner does someone recite a verse of poetry praising us than he is strengthened by the Holy Spirit.'10

Notes

1. مجمع البيان : 7 / 326

2. Majma al-Bayan, v. 7, p. 326

3. الدرّ المنثور : 6 / 336

4. al-Durr al-Manthur, v. 6, p. 336

5. الأمالي للصدوق : 718 / 987 ، سنن أبي داوود : 4 / 303 / 5011 نحوه

6. Amali al-Saduq, p. 495, no. 6, and Sunan Abi Dawud, no. 5011

7. عيون أخبار الرِّضا : 1 / 7 / 1

8. Uyun Akhbar al-Rida (AS), v. 1, p. 7, no. 1

9. عيون أخبار الرِّضا : 1 / 7 / 2

10. Ibid. no. 2

218 - الشِّعار

218. THE BATTLE CRY

1033 - الشِّعارُ فِى الحَرْبِ‏

1033. The Battle Cry

3272. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - لَمّا أمَرَ بِالشِّعارِ قَبلَ الحَربِ - : ليَكُنْ في شِعارِكُم اسمٌ مِن أسماءِ اللَّهِ1

3272. The Prophet (SAWA) said, commanding his troops to chant a slogan before a battle, 'Make sure your slogan includes one of the Names of Allah, the most High.'2

3273. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : كانَ شِعارُ أصحابِ رسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله يومَ بَدرٍ : يا مَنصورُ أمِتْ3

3273. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The battle cry of the Prophet's companions at the Battle of Badr was, 'O victorious one, put them to death!'4

3274. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - في شِعارٍ لَهُ لِيَومٍ مِن أيَّامِ واقِعَةِ الجَمَلِ - : حم لا يُنْصَرُونَ ، اللّهُمّ انصُرْنا على القَومِ الناكِثِينَ5

3274. Imam Ali (AS) - One of his battle cries on the day of the Battle of the Camel was, 'It is decreed that they will not be victorious! O Allah grant us victory over the treacherous people.'6

3275. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : شِعارُنا يَومَ بَدرٍ : يا نَصرَ اللَّهِ اقتَرِبْ اقتَرِبْ شِعارُ الحُسينِ عليه السلام : يا محمّدُ ، وشِعارُنا : يا محمّدُ7

3275. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Our battle cry on the day of the Battle of Badr was, 'Come to us O victory of Allah, come to us!' Husayn (AS)'s battle cry was, 'O Muhammad', and our battle cry is also, 'O Muhammad.'8

Notes

1. دعائم الإسلام : 1 / 370

2. Daa'im al-Islam, v. 1, p. 370

3. الجعفريّات : 84

4. al-Jafariyat, p. 84

5. شرح نهج البلاغة : 1 / 262

6. Sharh Nahj al-Balagha li Ibn Abi al-Hadid, v. 1, p. 262

7. الكافي : 5 / 47 / 1

8. al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 47, no. 1

1034 - شِعارُ المُسلِمينَ فِي القِيامَةِ

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

3276. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : شِعارُ المُسلمينَ على الصِّراطِ يَومَ القِيامَةِ : لا إلهَ إلّا اللَّهُ وعلى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ المُتَوكِّلُونَ1

3276. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The Muslims' victory cry as they cross the Bridge (Sirat) on the Day of Resurrection will be, 'There is no god but Allah and on Allah do the trusting ones place their trust.'2

3277. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : شِعارُ المؤمنينَ على الصِّراطِ يَومَ القِيامَةِ : رَبِّ ، سَلِّمْ سَلِّمْ3

3277. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The Muslims' victory cry as they cross the Bridge (Sirat) on the Day of Resurrection will be, 'Lord! Protect us, protect us.'4

3278. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : شِعارُ المؤمنينَ يومَ القِيامَةِ في ظُلَمِ القِيامَةِ : لا إلهَ إلّا أنتَ5

3278. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The Muslims' victory cry on the Day of Resurrection, during the darkness of resurrection, will be, 'There is no god but You.'6

Notes

1. جامع الأحاديث للقمّي : 89

2. Jami al-Ahadith al-Qummi, p. 89

3. كنز العمّال : 39030

4. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 39030

5. كنز العمّال : 39033

6. Ibid. no. 39033

219 - الشفاعة

219. INTERCESSION

1035 - الشَّفاعَةُ فِي الدُّنيا

1035. Intercession in the Life of THIS WORLD

3279. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : اِشفَعُوا تُؤجَرُوا1

3279. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Intercede for someone and you will be rewarded.'2

3280. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: مَن شَفَعَ شَفاعَةً يَدفَعُ بها مَغرَماً أو يُحيِي بها مَغنَماً ، ثَبَّتَ اللَّهُ تعالى‏ قَدَمَيهِ حِينَ تَدحَضُ الأقدامُ3

3280. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever intercedes for someone settling thereby a financial liability or procuring someone's due profit, Allah will give him a firm footing on the day that feet will stumble.'4

3281. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : الشَّفاعَةُ زَكاةُ الجاهِ5

3281. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Intercession is the zakat of high rank.'6

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 6489

2. Ibid. no. 6489

3. كنز العمّال : 6496

4. Ibid. no. 6496

5. تحف العقول : 381

6. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 381

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