Among the Concise Words of the Messenger of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him)
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 175
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 175
Among the Concise Words of the Messenger of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him)
وَ رَوَى اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي خَلَفٍ عَنْ أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِبَعْضِ وُلْدِهِ: "يَا بُنَيَّ إِيَّاكَ أَنْ يَرَاكَ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي مَعْصِيَةٍ نَهَاكَ عَنْهَا وَ إِيَّاكَ أَنْ يَفْقِدَكَ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى عِنْدَ طَاعَةٍ أَمَرَكَ بِهَا وَ عَلَيْكَ بِالْجِدِّ وَ لاَ تُخْرِجَنَّ نَفْسَكَ مِنَ اَلتَّقْصِيرِ فِي عِبَادَةِ اَللَّهِ فَإِنَّ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لاَ يُعْبَدُ حَقَّ عِبَادَتِهِ وَ إِيَّاكَ وَ اَلْمِزَاحَ فَإِنَّهُ يَذْهَبُ بِنُورِ إِيمَانِكَ وَ يَسْتَخِفُّ بِمُرُوءَتِكَ وَ إِيَّاكَ وَ اَلْكَسَلَ وَ اَلضَّجَرَ فَإِنَّهُمَا يَمْنَعَانِكَ حَظَّكَ مِنَ اَلدُّنْيَا وَ اَلْآخِرَةِ".
Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Sa'd ibn Abi Khalaf, from Abu Al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim عليه السلام that Imam عليه السلام said to one of his sons: "My son, beware that Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic, sees you committing a sin He سبحانه وتعالى has forbidden you from. And beware that Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Exalted, does not find you present in an act of obedience that He سبحانه وتعالى has commanded you to perform. Be diligent and do not excuse yourself from shortcomings in worship of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, for Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic, is never worshipped as He سبحانه وتعالى truly deserves. Avoid excessive joking, for it extinguishes the light of your faith and diminishes your dignity. Also, beware of laziness and boredom, for they will deprive you of your share in this world and the Hereafter."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh