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 مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ اَلْأَزْدِيُّ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ اَلْأَحْمَرِ عَنِ اَلصَّادِقِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ: أَنَّهُ جَاءَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي يَا اِبْنَ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ عَلِّمْنِي مَوْعِظَةً فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ "إِنْ كَانَ اَللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى قَدْ تَكَفَّلَ بِالرِّزْقِ فَاهْتِمَامُكَ لِمَا ذَا وَ إِنْ كَانَ اَلرِّزْقُ مَقْسُوماً فَالْحِرْصُ لِمَا ذَا وَ إِنْ كَانَ اَلْحِسَابُ حَقّاً فَالْجَمْعُ لِمَا ذَا وَ إِنْ كَانَ اَلْخَلَفُ مِنَ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ حَقّاً فَالْبُخْلُ لِمَا ذَا وَ إِنْ كَانَتِ اَلْعُقُوبَةُ مِنَ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ اَلنَّارَ فَالْمَعْصِيَةُ لِمَا ذَا وَ إِنْ كَانَ اَلْمَوْتُ حَقّاً فَالْفَرَحُ لِمَا ذَا وَ إِنْ كَانَ اَلْعَرْضُ عَلَى اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ حَقّاً فَالْمَكْرُ لِمَا ذَا وَ إِنْ كَانَ اَلشَّيْطَانُ عَدُوّاً فَالْغَفْلَةُ لِمَا ذَا وَ إِنْ كَانَ اَلْمَمَرُّ عَلَى اَلصِّرَاطِ حَقّاً فَالْعُجْبُ لِمَا ذَا وَ إِنْ كَانَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ بِقَضَاءٍ مِنَ اَللَّهِ وَ قَدَرِهِ فَالْحُزْنُ لِمَا ذَا وَ إِنْ كَانَتِ اَلدُّنْيَا فَانِيَةً فَالطُّمَأْنِينَةُ إِلَيْهَا لِمَا ذَا ".
Muhammad ibn Ziyad Al-Azdi narrated from Aban ibn Uthman Al-Ahmar, from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام, that a man came to him and said: "May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, O' son of the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, teach me something that will admonish me." Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام, said to him: "If Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Exalted, has ensured sustenance, then why are you anxious about it? If sustenance is already apportioned, then why the greed? If accountability is real, then why the accumulation (of wealth)? If compensation from Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic, is certain, then why the stinginess? If punishment from Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic, is the Fire, then why the disobedience? If death is inevitable, then why the joy (in worldly matters)? If standing before Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic, is certain, then why the deceit? If Satan is an enemy, then why the heedlessness? If crossing the Sirat (the bridge over Hell) is certain, then why the arrogance? If everything is by Allah's سبحانه وتعالى decree and destiny, then why the sorrow? And if the world is perishable, then why the tranquility in it?"
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh