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1052 - حقيقةُ الشُّكرِ

1052. True Thanksgiving

3330. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : شُكرُ كُلِّ نِعمَةٍ الوَرَعُ عن مَحارِمِ اللَّهِ1

3330. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘[True] thanksgiving for every bounty lies in restraining oneself from the things that Allah has prohibited.’2

3331. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إذا قَدَرتَ على‏ عَدُوِّكَ فَاجعَلْ العَفوَ عَنهُ شُكراً لِلقُدرَةِ علَيهِ3

3331. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘When you vanquish your enemy, let your pardon of him serve as thanksgiving for the power [given to you] over him.’4

3332. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : اِستَكثِرْ لِنفسِكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ قليلَ الرِّزقِ تَخَلُّصاً إلى الشُّكرِ5

3332. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘Regard even a little sustenance from Allah as too much for yourself so that you can be thankful.’6

3333. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : شُكرُ النِّعمَةِ اجتِنابُ المَحارِمِ ، وتَمامُ الشُّكرِ قولُ الرجُلِ : الحَمدُ للَّهِ‏ِ رَبِّ العالَمِينَ7

3333. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Thanksgiving for a bounty is accomplished through avoidance of prohibited things, and an expression of complete thanks is when a man says, ‘All praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.’8

3334. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن أنعَمَ اللَّهُ علَيهِ بنِعمَةٍ فَعَرَفَها بقَلبِهِ ، فقد أدّى‏ شُكرَها9

3334. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘He whom Allah favours with the bestowal of a bounty and who then acknowledges it with his heart has verily conveyed [true] thanks for it.’10

3335. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : كانَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله إذا وَرَدَ علَيهِ أمرٌ يَسُرُّهُ قالَ : الحَمدُ للَّهِ‏ِ على‏ هذِهِ النِّعمَةِ ، وإذا وَرَدَ علَيهِ أمرٌ يَغتَمُّ بهِ قالَ : الحَمدُ للَّهِ‏ِ على‏ كُلِّ حالٍ11

3335. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) narrated, ‘When the Prophet (SAWA) was faced with a situation that pleased him, he used to say, ‘Praise be to Allah for this bounty’, and when he was faced with a situation that made him sorrowful, he used to say, ‘Praise be to Allah in every situation.’12

3336. مصباح الشريعة - فيما نسبه إلى الإمام الصّادق عليه السلام - : أدنَى الشُّكرِ رُؤيَةُ النِّعمَةِ مِنَ اللَّهِ مِن غَيرِ عِلّةٍ يَتَعَلَّقُ القَلبُ بها دُونَ اللَّهِ والرِّضا بما أعطاه، وأن لا تَعصِيَهُ بِنِعمَتِهِ و تُخالِفَهُ بِشي‏ءٍ مِن أمرِهِ ونَهيِهِ بِسَبَبِ نِعمَتِهِ13

3336. It is narrated in Misbah al-Sharia (The Lantern of the Path) in what has been attributed to Imam al-Sadiq (AS): ‘The lowest level of thankfulness is to see the bounty as coming from Allah directly without attaching the heart to any other cause save Allah Mighty and Exalted [does not consider another cause for it]. It consists of being satisfied with what is given, and not disobeying Him by means of His bounty, nor opposing Him in any of His commands and prohibitions as a result of that bounty.’14

Notes

1. مشكاة الأنوار : 75 / 146

2. Mishkat al-Anwar, p. 35

3. نهج البلاغة : الحكمة 11

4. Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 11

5. تحف العقول : 285

6. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 285

7. الكافي : 2 / 95 / 10

8. al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 95, no. 10

9. الكافي : 2 / 96 / 15

10. Ibid. p. 96, no. 15

11. الكافي : 2 / 97 / 19

12. Ibid. p. 97, no. 19

13. مصباح الشريعة : 53

14. Misbah al-Sharia, p. 53

1053 - أشكَرُ النّاسِ‏

1053. The Most Thankful of People

3337. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أشكَرُ الناسِ أقنَعُهُم ، وأكفَرُهُم لِلنِّعَمِ أجشَعُهُم1

3337. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The most thankful of people is he who is most content whilst the most ungrateful of people is he who is most covetous.’2

3338. الإمامُ زينُ العابدينَ عليه السلام : أشكَرُكُم للَّهِ‏ِ أشكَرُكُم للناسِ3

3338. Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said, ‘The most thankful among you to Allah is he who is most thankful towards people.’4

Notes

1. الإرشاد : 1 / 304

2. al-Irshad, v. 1, p. 304

3. الكافي : 2 / 99 / 30

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

1054 - الحثُّ على‏ شُكرِ المُحسِنِ‏

1054. ENJOINMENT OF THANKING ONE WHO DOES GOOD TO YOU

3339. الإمامُ الحسنُ عليه السلام : اللُّؤمُ أن لا تَشكُرَ النِّعمَةَ1

3339. Imam al-Hasan (AS) said, ‘It is blameworthy that you do not thank for a favour done unto you.’2

3340. الإمامُ زينُ العابدينَ عليه السلام : أمّا حَقُّ ذِي المَعروفِ علَيكَ فأن تَشكُرَهُ وتَذكُرَ مَعروفَهُ ، وتُكسِبَهُ المَقالَةَ الحَسَنَةَ ، وتُخلِصَ لَهُ الدعاءَ فيما بينَكَ وبينَ اللَّهِ عَزَّوجلَّ ، فإذا فَعَلتَ ذلكَ كنتَ قد شَكَرتَهُ سِرّاً وعَلانِيَةً ، ثُمّ إن قَدَرْتَ على‏ مُكافَأتِهِ يَوماً كافَيتَهُ3

3340. Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said, ‘The right of he who does a kindly act towards you is that you thank him and mention his kindness; that you reward him with beautiful words and supplicate for him sincerely in that which is between you and Allah. If you do that, you have thanked him both secretly and openly. Then if you are able to repay him one day, repay him.’4

Notes

1. تحف العقول : 233

2. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 223

3. الخصال : 568 / 1

4. al-Khisal, p. 568, no. 1

1055 - مَن لَم يَشكُرِ المَخلوقَ لَم يَشكُرِ الخالِقَ‏

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

3341. الإمامُ زينُ العابدينَ عليه السلام : يقولُ اللَّهُ تباركَ وتعالى‏ لِعبدٍ مِن عَبِيدِهِ يَومَ القِيامَةِ : أشَكَرتَ فُلاناً ؟ فيقولُ : بَل شَكَرتُكَ يا ربِّ ، فيقولُ : لَم تَشكُرْني إذ لَم تَشكُرْهُ1

3341. Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said, ‘Allah will ask one of His servants on the Day of Resurrection, ‘Did you thank x?’, and the servant will reply, ‘No, but I thanked You instead, O Lord.’ Allah will reply, ‘You have not thanked Me as long as you have not thanked him.’2

3342. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لَعَنَ اللَّهُ قاطِعِي سَبيلِ المَعروفِ ، وهُو الرجُلُ يُصنَعُ إلَيهِ المَعروفُ فَيَكفُرُهُ ، فَيَمنَعُ صاحِبَهُ مِن أن يَصنَعَ ذلكَ إلى‏ غَيرِهِ3

3342. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Allah curses the one who cuts of the means to kindly acts, who is such that when someone does him a good turn, he is ungrateful and as a result, he deters that person from ever doing the same towards anyone else.’4

3343. الإمامُ الرِّضا عليه السلام : مَن لَم يَشكُرِ المُنعِمَ مِنَ المَخلوقينَ لَم يَشكُرِ اللَّهَ عَزَّوجلَّ5

3343. Imam al-Rida (AS) said, ‘Whoever does not thank the one who does him a favour from among Allah’s creatures has not thanked Allah either.’6

Notes

1. الكافي : 2 / 99 / 30

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

3. الاختصاص : 241

4. al-Ikhtisas, p. 241

5. عيون أخبار الرِّضا : 2 / 24 / 2

6. Uyun Akhbar al-Rida (AS), v. 2, p. 24, no. 2

222 - الشَّكّ‏

222. DOUBT

1056 - الشَّكُّ فِي الاُصولِ الإعتِقاديَّةِ

1056. DOUBT IN THE PRINCIPLES OF BELIEF

3344. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : علَيكَ بِلُزُومِ اليَقينِ وتَجَنُّبِ الشَّكِّ ، فلَيسَ للمَرءِ شَي‏ءٌ أهْلَكَ لِدِينِهِ مِن غَلَبَةِ الشَّكِّ على‏ يَقينِهِ1

3344. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘You must adhere to conviction and keep away from doubt, for there is nothing more detrimental to a man’s faith than for doubt to overpower his conviction.’2

3345. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ما شَكَكتُ في الحَقِّ مُذ اُرِيتُهُ3

3345. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘I have never doubted the truth since I have been shown it.’4

3346. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنّي لَعَلى‏ يَقينٍ مِن رَبِّي ، وغَيرِ شُبهَةٍ مِن دِيني5

3346. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Verily I am absolutely convinced about my Lord, and do not entertain any obscurity in my religion.’6

3347. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - في قولِهِ تعالى‏ : (لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ) - : الرِّجسُ هُو الشَّكُّ ، واللَّهِ لا نَشُكُّ في رَبِّنا أبداً7

3347. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) with regards to Allah’s verse in the Qur’an:“Indeed Allah desires to repel all impurity from you…” 8 , said, ‘Impurity is doubt, and by Allah, we never doubt in our Lord.’9

(اُنظر) اليقين : باب 1910

(See also: CERTAINTY: section 1910)

Notes

1. غرر الحكم : 6146

2. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6146

3. غرر الحكم : 9482

4. Ibid. no. 9482

5. نهج البلاغة : الخطبة 22 ، غرر الحكم : 3773

6. Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 22

7. الكافي : 1 / 288 / 1

8. Qur’an 33 :33

9. al-Kafi, v. 1, p. 288, no. 1

1057 - أسبابُ الشَّكِ‏

1057. Causes of Doubt

3348. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الشَّكُّ ثَمَرَةُ الجَهلِ1

3348. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Doubt is the product of ignorance.’2

3349. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن عَتا عن أمرِ اللَّهِ شَكَّ ، ومَن شَكَّ تعالَى اللَّهُ علَيهِ فَأذَلَّهُ بسُلطانِهِ ، وصَغَّرَهُ بجَلالِهِ كما اغتَرَّ بِرَبِّهِ الكَريمِ وَفَرَّطَ في أمرِهِ3

3349. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Whoever is insolent with regards to Allah’s command becomes prone to doubting, and whoever doubts, Allah will overcome him, disgraces him with His authority, and belittles him with His Might just as he had shown contempt for His command.’4

3350. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا تَرتابُوا فَتَشُكُّوا ، ولا تَشُكُّوا فَتَكفرُوا ، ولا تُرَخِّصُوا لِأنفُسِكُم فَتُدهِنوا5

3350. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Do not give in to misgivings lest you start to doubt, and do not doubt lest you disbelieve, and do not allow yourselves to become emboldened [against Allah] lest you fall into self-deception.’6

Notes

1. غرر الحكم : 725

2. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 725

3. الكافي : 2 / 392 / 1

4. al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 392, no. 1 and also Nahj al-Saada, v. 1, no. 373

5. بحار الأنوار : 2 / 54 / 24

6. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 2, p. 54, no. 24

1058 - آثارُ الشَّكِ‏

1058. EFFECTS OF DOUBT

3351. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الشَّكُّ يُحبِطُ الإيمانَ1

3351. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Doubt thwarts faith.’2

3352. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الشَّكُّ يُطفِئُ نورَ القَلبِ3

3352. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Doubt extinguishes the light of the heart.’4

3353. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ثَمرَةُ الشَّكِّ الحَيرَةُ5

3353. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The consequence of doubt is confusion.’6

(اُنظر) اليقين : باب 1914

(See also: CERTAINTY: section 1914)

Notes

1. غرر الحكم : 723

2. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 723

3. غرر الحكم : 1242

4. Ibid. no. 1242

5. غرر الحكم : 4619

6. Ibid. no. 4619

1059 - ما يَرفَعُ الشَّكَ‏

1059. FACTORS THAT DISPEL DOUBT

3354. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : بتَكَرُّرِ الفِكرِ يَنجابُ الشَّكُّ1

3354. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Doubts are dispelled through excessive thinking.2

3355. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : عَجِبتُ لِمَن شَكَّ في اللَّهِ وهو يَرى‏ خَلقَ اللَّهِ !3

3355. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘How I wonder at the one who entertains doubts about Allah whilst beholding the very creation of Allah.’4

3356. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ماارتابَ مُخلِصٌ ولا شَكَّ مُوقِنٌ5

3356. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘A sincere person does not entertain misgivings and a person convinced [of his faith] does not doubt.’6

Notes

1. غرر الحكم : 4271

2. Ibid. no. 4271

3. نهج البلاغة : الحكمة 126

4. Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 126

5. غرر الحكم : 9532

6. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9532

1060 - شُعَبُ الشَّكِ‏

1060. The Aspects of Doubt

3357. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الشَّكُّ على‏ أربَعِ شُعَبٍ : على التَّمارِي ، والهَولِ ، والتَّرَدُّدِ ، والاستِسلامِ ، فَمَن جَعَلَ المِراءَ دَيدَناً لَم يُصبِحْ لَيلُهُ ، ومَن هالَهُ ما بَينَ يَدَيهَ نَكَصَ على‏ عَقِبَيهِ ، ومَن تَرَدَّدَ في الرَّيبِ وَطِئَتهُ سَنابِكُ الشَّياطينِ ، ومَنِ استَسلَمَ لِهَلَكَةِ الدُّنيا والآخِرَةِ هَلَكَ فيهِما1

3357. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘There are four aspects to doubt: unreasonable debating [born out of a desire to doubt everything], fear, wavering and undue submission. The one who always resorts to unreasonable debating never again sees the light after darkness. The one who is afraid of what befalls him [doubting as a result] is always turning back on his heels. The one who wavers between his misgivings is trampled by Satan underfoot, and the one who succumbs to the perils of this world and the next is destroyed in them both.’2

Notes

1. نهج البلاغة : الحكمة 31

2. Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 31

223 - الشَّهادة (1) في القضاء

223. BEARING WITNESS (IN A COURT OF JUSTICE)

1061 - الشَّهادَةُ بِالقِسطِ

1061. Bearing Witness With Fairness

( يا أيُّها الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُونُوا قَوّامِينَ للَّهِ‏ِ شُهَداءَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلا يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شَنَآنُ قَوْمٍ عَلَى‏ ألَّا تَعْدِلُوا اعدِلُوا هُوَ أقْرَبُ لِلتَّقوَى‏ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إنَّ اللَّهَ خَبِيرٌ بِما تَعْمَلُونَ).1

“O you who have faith! Be maintainers of justice as witnesses for the sake of Allah, and ill feeling towards a people should never lead you to be unfair. Be fair; that is nearer to Godwariness, and be wary of Allah. Allah is indeed well aware of what you do.” 2

3358. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّي عَدلٌ لا أشهَدُ إلّا على‏ عَدلٍ3

3358. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily I am just and only ever bear witness with justice.’4

3359. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : القِسْطُ رُوحُ الشهادَةِ.5

3359. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Fairness is the spirit of bearing witness.’6

Notes

1. المائدة : 8

2. Qur’an 5 :8

3. كنز العمّال : 17735

4. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 17735

5. غرر الحكم : 356

6. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 356

1062 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ أداءِ الشَّهادَةِ

1062. Enjoinment of Bearing Witness

( وَأقِيْمُوا الشَّهادَةَ للَّهِ‏ِ).1

“And bear witness for the sake of Allah.” 2

( وَلا يَأبَ الشُّهَداءُ إذا ما دُعُوا).3

“The witnesses must not refuse when they are called.” 4

3360. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن شَهِدَ شهادَةَ حَقٍّ لِيُحيِيَ بها حَقَّ امرِئٍ مُسلمٍ أتى‏ يَومَ القِيامَةِ ولِوَجهِهِ نُورٌ مَدَّ البَصَرِ ، يَعرِفُهُ الخلايِقُ بِاسمِهِ ونَسَبِهِ5

3360. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who bears witness in truth for the sake of restoring a fellow Muslim’s rights, will come on the Day of Resurrection with a light emanating from his face spreading as far as the eye can see, and all will know him by name and lineage.’6

3361. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - في قوله تعالى : (وَلا يَأبَ الشُّهَداءُا) - : لا يَنبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ إذا ما دُعِيَ للشهادَةِ شَهِدَ علَيها أن يَقولَ : لا أشهَدُ لَكُم7

3361. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) with regards to Allah’s verse in the Qur’an:“The witnesses must not refuse when they are called” , said, ‘When called to bear witness to something that one has indeed witnessed, nobody has the right to say, ‘I refuse to bear witness to you.’8

3362. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إذا دُعِيتَ إلى الشهادَةِ فَأجِبْ9

3362. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘When you are called to bear witness, do respond.’10

Notes

1. الطلاق : 2

2. Qur’an 65 :2

3. البقرة : 282

4. Qur’an 2 :282

5. بحار الأنوار : 104 / 311 / 9

6. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 104, p. 311, no. 9

7. تفسير العيّاشيّ : 1 / 156 / 524

8. Tafsir al-Ayyashi, v. 1, p. 156, no. 524

9. تهذيب الأحكام : 6 / 275 / 752

10. al-Tahdhib, v. 6, p. 275, no. 752

1063 - كِتمانُ الشَّهادَةِ

1063. Concealing One’s Testimony

( وَمَنْ أظْلَمُ مِمَّنْ كَتَمَ شَهادَةً عِندَهُ مِنَ اللَّهِ).1

“And who is a greater wrongdoer than him who conceals a testimony that is with him from Allah?” 2

( لا تَكتُمُوا الشَّهادَةَ وَمَنْ يَكتُمها فَإنَّهُ آثِمٌ قَلْبُهُ وَاللَّهُ بِما تَعْمَلُونَ عَلِيمٌ).3

“And do not conceal testimony; anyone who conceals it, his heart will indeed be sinful. And Allah knows best what you do.” 4

3363. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن كَتَمَ شَهادَةً إذا دُعِيَ إلَيها كانَ كَمَن شَهِدَ بِالزُّورِ5

3363. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever conceals his testimony when he is called to give it is as one who bears false testimony.’6

3364. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن رَجَعَ عن شهادَتِهِ وكَتَمَها ، أطعَمَهُ اللَّهُ لَحمَهُ على‏ رُؤوسِ الخَلائقِ ، ويَدخُلُ النارَ وهو يَلُوكُ لِسانَهُ7

3364. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever revokes his testimony and conceals it, Allah will make him eat his own flesh in front of all creation and he will enter the Fire chewing his own tongue.’8

Notes

1. البقرة : 140

2. Qur’an 2 :140

3. البقرة : 283

4. Qur’an 2 :283

5. كنز العمّال : 17743

6. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 17743

7. ثواب الأعمال : 333

8. Thawab al-Amal, no. 333

1064 - مَن تَجوزُ شَهادَتُهُ‏

1064. THOSE WHOSE TESTIMONY IS DEEMED VALID

3365. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - لِشُرَيحٍ - : اِعلَمْ أنّ المسلمينَ عُدولٌ بعضُهُم عَلى‏ بَعضٍ ، إلّا مَجلوداً في حَدٍّ لَم يَتُب مِنهُ، أو مَعروفاً بشهادَةِ الزُّورِ، أو ظَنِيناً1

3365. Imam Ali (AS) said to Shurayh, ‘Know that Muslims are equitable [and admissible as witnesses] towards one another, except for one who has been lashed on account of a crime and has not repented for it [and is therefore, still resentful as a result], one who is known to give false testimony, and one who is a suspect himself.’2

3366. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لا أقبَلُ شهادَةَ الفاسِقِ إلّا على‏ نَفسِهِ3

3366. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘I do not accept the testimony of a corrupt person, unless it be against himself.’4

3367. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنّ أميرَ المؤمنينَ عليه السلام كانَ لا يَقبَلُ شهادَةَ فَحّاشٍ، ولا ذِي مُخْزِيَةٍ في الدِّينِ5

3367. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Verily the Commander of the Faithful (AS) never used to accept the testimony of an obscene person, nor one who brought shame on religion through his disgraceful acts.’6

Notes

1. كتاب من لا يحضره الفقيه : 3 / 15 / 3243

2. al-Faqih, v. 13, p. 15, no. 3243

3. الكافي : 7 / 395 / 5

4. al-Kafi, v. 7, p. 395, no. 5

5. الكافي : 7 / 396 / 7

6. Ibid. p. 396, no. 7

1065 - أدَبُ الشَّهادَةِ

1065. THE ETIQUETTE OF GIVING TESTIMONY

3368. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - وقد سُئلَ عن الشهادَةِ - : هل تَرَى الشمسَ ؟ على‏ مِثلِها فَاشهَدْ أو دَعْ1

3368. The Prophet (SAWA) was once asked about bearing witness, to which he replied, ‘Do you witness the sun? Thus must you bear witness or else do not.’2

3369. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لا تَشهَدَنَّ بشهادَةٍ حتّى‏ تَعرِفَها كما تَعرِفُ كَفَّكَ3

3369. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Do not ever bear witness to something unless you know it like the back of your hand.’4

Notes

1. وسائل الشيعة : 18 / 250 / 3

2. Wasa’il al-Shia, v. 18, p. 250, no. 3

3. الكافي : 7 / 383 / 3

4. al-Kafi, v. 7, p. 383, no. 3

224 - الشَّهادة (2) القتل في سبيل اللَّه‏

224. MARTYRDOM IN THE WAY OF ALLAH

1066 - فَضلُ الشَّهادَةِ

1066. THE VIRTUE OF MARTYRDOM

( وَلا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أمْواتاً بَلْ أحْياءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِم يُرْزَقُونَ).1

“Do not suppose those who were slain in the way of Allah to be dead; rather they are living and provided for near their Lord.” 2

3370. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : فَوقَ كُلِّ ذِي بِرٍّ بِرٌّ حتّى‏ يُقتَلَ الرجُلُ في سبيلِ اللَّهِ ، فإذا قُتِلَ في سبيلِ اللَّهِ فليسَ فَوقَهُ بِرٌّ3

3370. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Above every act of piety is yet a greater act of piety until a man is killed in the way of Allah, and when he is killed in the way of Allah, there is no act of piety greater.’4

3371. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أشرَفُ المَوتِ قَتلُ الشهادَةِ5

3371. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The most dignified way to die is to be martyred.’6

3372. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لَوَدِدتُ أ نّي أغزُو في سَبيلِ اللَّهِ فَأُقتَلُ ، ثُمّ أغزُو فَأُقتَلُ ، ثُمّ أغزُو فَأُقتَلُ7

3372. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘I wish that I may fight in the way of Allah and be killed in the way of Allah, then fight again and be killed again many times over.’8

3373. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يُغفَرُ للشَّهيدِ كُلُّ ذَنبٍ إلّا الدَّينَ9

3373. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The martyred one is forgiven every sin except his debt [to others].’10

3374. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن لَقِيَ العَدُوَّ فَصَبَرَ حتّى‏ يُقتَلَ أو يَغلِبَ لَم يُفتَنْ في قَبرِهِ11

3374. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who faces his enemy and resists until either he is killed or he vanquishes him will not be tormented in the grave.’12

3375. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ما مِن نفسٍ تَموتُ لها عندَ اللَّهِ خَيرٌ يَسُرُّها أ نّها تَرجِعُ إلَى الدنيا ، ولا أنَّ لَهَا الدنيا وما فيها ، إلّا الشهيدَ ؛ فإنّهُ يَتَمَنّى‏ أن يَرجِعَ فَيُقتَلَ فِي الدنيا ؛ لِما يَرى‏ مِن فَضلِ الشهادَةِ13

3375. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Nobody who dies and who has a good position with Allah that pleases him ever wishes to return back to this world, not even to be given the world and all that is in it, except the martyr, for he wishes to return to it in order that he may be martyred again because of the virtue that he has seen in martyrdom.’14

3376. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنّكُم إن لا تُقتَلُوا تَمُوتُوا ، والذي نَفسُ عَلِيٍّ بيدِهِ ، لَألفُ ضَربَةٍ بالسَّيفِ عَلَى الرَّأسِ أيسَرُ مِن مَوتٍ على‏ فِراشٍ15

3376. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Verily if you are not killed then you are going to die anyway, and I swear by the One Who holds Ali’s soul in His Hand, a thousand strikes of the sword on one’s head is easier to bear than to die in one’s bed.’16

Notes

1. آل عمران : 169

2. Qur’an 3 :169

3. الكافي : 2 / 348 / 4

4. al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 348, no. 4

5.. بحار الأنوار : 100 / 8 / 4

6. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 100, p. 8, no. 4

7. صحيح مسلم : 3 / 1496 / 103

8. Sahih Muslim, no. 1876

9. كنز العمّال : 11110

10. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 11110

11. كنز العمّال : 10662

12. Ibid. no. 10662

13. صحيح مسلم : 3 / 1498 / 108

14. Sahih Muslim, no. 1877

15. الإرشاد : 1 / 238

16. al-Irshad, v. 1, p. 238

1067 - ثَوابُ طَلَبِ الشَّهادَةِ

1067. The Reward of Seeking Martyrdom

3377. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن سَألَ اللَّهَ الشهادَةَ بصِدقٍ بَلَّغَهُ اللَّهُ مَنازِلَ الشُّهَداءِ وإن ماتَ على‏ فِراشِهِ1

3377. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever sincerely asks Allah to grant him martyrdom, Allah makes him attain the station of the martyrs, even if he dies in his own bed.’2

Notes

1. صحيح مسلم : 3 / 1517 / 157

2. Sahih Muslim, no. 1909

1068 - الشَّهادَةُ الحُكمِيَّةُ

1068. Honorary Martyrdom

3378. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن قُتِلَ دُونَ مَظلِمَتِهِ فهُو شَهيدٌ1

3378. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever is unjustly killed is a martyr.’2

3379. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن عَشِقَ فَكَتَمَ وعَفَّ فَماتَ فهُو شَهيدٌ3

3379. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever loves someone passionately, then suppresses his love in order to remain chaste and dies in the process, is a martyr.’4

3380. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن ماتَ على‏ حُبِّ آلِ محمّدٍ ماتَ شَهيداً5

3380. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever dies loving the household of Muhammad dies a martyr.’6

3381. الإمامُ زينُ‏العابدينَ عليه السلام : مَن ماتَ على‏ مُوالاتِنا في غَيبةِ قائمِنا أعطاهُ اللَّهُ أجرَ ألفِ شَهيدٍ مِثلِ شُهَداءِ بَدرٍ واُحُدٍ7

3381. Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said, ‘Whoever dies accepting our guardianship during the occultation of the one who will rise up [the awaited twelfth Imam, al-Mahdi], Allah will grant him the reward of a thousand such martyrs as died in the battles of Badr and Uhud.’8

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 11205

2. Kanz al-Ummal, 11205

3. كنز العمّال : 11203

4. Ibid. no. 11203

5. بحار الأنوار : 68 / 137 / 76

6. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 68, p. 137, no. 76

7. بحار الأنوار : 82 / 173 / 6

8. Ibid. v. 82, p. 173, no. 6

1069 - ثَوابُ الجَريحِ في سَبيلِ اللَّهِ‏

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

3382. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن جُرِحَ في سَبيلِ اللَّهِ جاءَ يَومَ القِيامَةِ رِيحُهُ كَرِيحِ المِسكِ ولَونُهُ لَونُ الزَّعفَرانِ ، علَيهِ طابَعُ الشُّهَداءِ ، ومَن سَألَ اللَّهَ الشهادَةَ مُخلِصاً أعطاهُ اللَّهُ أجرَ شَهيدٍ وإن ماتَ على‏ فِراشِهِ1

3382. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever is wounded in the way of Allah will rise up on the Day of Resurrection, his fragrance as sweet as musk and his colour as vibrant as saffron, and he will have the stamp of a martyr on him. And whoever sincerely asks Allah to grant him martyrdom, Allah grants him the reward of a martyr, even if he dies in his own bed.’2

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 11144

2. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 11144