Glory be to Allah who made (declared) the acknowledg e ment of His beneficience as His praise & Eulogy. GLORY BE to the ONE WHO made (declared) the confession of mans inability to thank HIM as a thank giving. (BIHAR UL ANWAR , VOL 78 , P 142)
قال علي بن الحسين(ع) سُبْحانَ مَنْ جَعَلَ اْلإعْتِرافَ بِالنِّعْمَةِ لَهُ حَمْداً سُبْحانَ مَنْ جَعَلَ اْلإِعْتِرافَ بِالْعَجْزِ عَنِ الشُكْرِ شُكْراً . (بحارالانوار ج78ص142)
(Oh people) contemplate , meditate , & practice for the (place , thing) that you have been created for , Allah did not at all create you in vain & useless. (TUHFUL AQOOL , P 274)
قال علي بن الحسين(ع) تَفَكَّرُوا وَ اعْمَلُوا لِما خُلِقْتُمْ لَهُ فَإِنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يَخْلُقْكُمْ عَبَثاً (تحف العقول ص274)
Be careful not to acquire the company of sinners & help the oppressors & tyrants & become the neighbour of transgressors. Be careful keep & look out their sedition & commotion & keep away from their area. And be aware that the one who opposes the friends & saints of ALLAH & follows a religion other than the religion of Allah & self willingly makes his own veiw as the basis of his matter than that of the saint of Allah (omitts the command of saints) will get into roaring fire which eats up the bodies , the bodies , which were overwhelmed by their wretchedness & villainy. So take lesson , oh those having eyes & visions & do praise Allah upon His guiding you & do know that you can not go out of the (sphere of) Allahs power towards the power of other than HIM. And Allah is watching your practices & then you would get resurrected towards HIM. Therefore , get benefitted by the admonition (of Allah) & get trained & chastised with the civility (decorum) of those pious. (TUHFUL AQOOL , P 254)
قال علي بن الحسين(ع) وَايّاكُمْ وَ صُحْبَةَ الْعاصينَ وَ مَعُونَةَ الظّالِمينَ وَ مُجاوَرَةَ الْفااسِقينَ احْذَرُوا فِتْنَتَهُمْ وَ تَبَاعَدوُا مِنْ ساحَتِهم وَاعْلَمُوا اَنَّهُ مَنْ خالَفَ اَوْلِياءَ اللهِ وَ دانَ بِغَيْرِ دينِ اللهِ وَ اَسْتبَدَّ بِاَمْرِهِ دوُنَ اَمْرِ وَلِّي اللهِ في نارٍ تَلْتَهِبُ تَاْكُلُ اَبْداناً ( قَدْ غابَتْ عَنْها اَرْواحُها ( غَلَبَتْ عَلَيْها شِقْوَتُها ( فَهُمْ مَوْتَي لايَجِدوُن َحَرَّ النّارِ ( فَاعْتَبِروُا يا اوْلِي الْاَبْصارِ واحْمَدوُا اللهَ عَلي ماهَداكُمْ وَ اعْملوُا اَنَّكُمْ لا تَخْرُجوُنَ مِنْ قُدْرَةِ اللهِ الي غَيْرِ قُدْرَتِةِ وَ سَيَرَ اللهُ عَمَلَكُمْ ثُمَّ الَيهِ تُحْشَروُنَ فَانْتَفِعوُاْ بِالْعِظَةِ وَ تَاَدَّبُوا بَادابِ الصَّالحِينَ (تحف العقول ص254)
Imam SAJJAD wrote in a letter to Mohammad Ibne Muslim azzahari one of the court scholars of that age: Allah took a committment from the scholars in his book , where in , He said "manifest them to the people & do not hide them (the facts of the Holy Books). (ALE. IMRAN. 187) And know it , that the least & minimum of that you hide & the lowest (degree) of weight of responsibility which you will carry (on this way) is that you calmed down & soothed up the fear & harrasment of the tyrant & (paved & plained) made the way of his error & enticment , easy for him by your getting closer to him.Is it not that by their inviting you they wish to make you like axis of a water mill , the pivot & center of their oppressions & get those things managed through you.And make you a bridge to (safely) cross over & avoid their nuisances & evils , & make you a stair towards their deviations & aberrations , a caller or invitor towards their way of enticement & error , & the traverser of their way & make the people doubtful about the scholars through yourself. And attract the hearts of the ignorant public towards themselves through you. The work which they get from you is neither accecible to the most expert of their ministers & nor their most powerful & energetic co workers & helpers.So how little is it that they give you for the worth of what they take from you & how worthless is that which they flourish for you as compared to what they ruin for you?So see into your soul & think about yourself because no one else will see to it & think about it. (you are a responsible person & will be braught to account & undergo question on the resurrection day). (TUHFUL AQOOL , P 276)
قال علي بن الحسين(ع) في كتاب له الي محمد إبن مسلم الزهري اَخَذَ عَلََي الْعُلَماءِ في كِتابِهِ اِذْ قالَ لَتُبَيَّنُنَّهُ لِلنّاسِ وَلا تَكْتُمُونَهُ…. وَاَعْلَمْ انَّ اَدْني ما كَتَمْتَ وَاَخَفَّ مَا احْتَمَلْتَ اَنْ اَنَسْتَ وَحْشَةَ الظّالِمِ وَ سَهَّلْتَ لَهُ طَريقَ اَلْغَيَّ بِدُنُوَّكَ مِنْهُ حينَ دَنَوْتَ ...اَوَلَيْسَ بِدُعَائِهِ اِيَّاكَ حينَ دَعاكَ جَعَلُوكَ قُطْباً اَدَارُوْا بِكَ رَحْيَ مَظالِمِهِمْ وَ جِسْراً يَعْبُرُونَ عَلَيْكَ اِلي بلاياهُم وَ سُلَّماً اِلي ضلالَتِهِم داعِياً اِلي غَيَّهِمْ سالِكاً سَبِيلَهُمْ يُدْخِلُونَ بِكَ الشَّكّ عَلَي الْعُلمَاءِ وَ يَقْتادُونَ بِكَ قُلَوبَ الْجُهّالِ اِلَيْهِمْ فَلَمْ يَبْلغ اَخَصُّ وُزَارئِهِمْ وَلا اَقْوي اَعْوانِهِم اِلّا دُونَ ما بَلَغْتَ مِنَ اِصْلاحِ فَسادِهِمْ وَ اخْتِلافِ الْخاصَّةِ وَ الْعامَّةِ اِلَيْهِمْ فَما اَقَلَّ ما اَعْطَوَكَ في قَدْرِ ما اَخَذُوا مِنْكَ وَما اَيْسَرما عَمَّرُوا لَكَ فَكَيْفَ ما خَرَّبُوا عَلَيْكَ فَانْظُرْ لِنَفْسِكَ فَاِنَّهُ لايَنْظُرُ لَها غَيْرُكَ (تحف العقول ص276)
There is no drop which is dearer to Allah more than two drops: The drop of blood (which drips out) on the course of Allah (JEHAD) & the drop of tear in the darkness of night by which a servant does not want any thing except (pleasing & loving) Allah. (BIHAR UL ANWAR , VOL 100 , P 10)
قال علي بن الحسين(ع) ما مِنْ قطْرَةٍ اَحَبَّ اِلي اللهِ عَزَّوَجَلَّ مِنْ قَطْرَتَيْنِ قَطْرَةَ دَمٍ في سَبيل اللهِ وَ قَطْرَةُ دَمْعَةٍ في سَوادِ الليَّلِ لا يُريدُ بِها عَبْدٌ الاَّ اللهَ عَزَّوَجَلَّ (بحارالانوار ج100ص10)
There are three (things)which are refuges & shelters for a faithful ; to refrain his tongue from the people & their back bitting , and keeping himself busy with things (matters) which are benefitial for his futurity , here after & the world ; protracted & lengthy weeping upon his sin. (TUHFUL AQOOL , P 282)
قال علي بن الحسين(ع) ثَلاثٌ مُنْجِياتٌ لِلْمُوْمِنِ كَفُّ لِسانِهِ عَنِ النّاسِ وَاغّتِيابِهِمْ وَ اِشْغالُهُ نَفْسَهُ بِما يَنْفَعُهُ لِاخِرَتِهِ وَدُنْياهُ وَ طُولُ الْبُكاءِ عَلي خَطيئَتِهِ (تحف العقول ص282)
There are three (qualities) which if present in a faithful , he is supported & backed by Allah , & Allah provides him the shade of His clestial throne & secures him from the great horror of the dooms day: the one who gives those rights to the others which he wishes & looks forwards to from the others.And the man who does not extend his hand & does not take a step ahead till he knows (for sure) that his step is in the (dircton of) obedience of Allah or in his sin.And the person who does not find fault with his brother till he abandons that fault himself. (BIHAR UL ANWAR , VOL 78 , P 141)
قال علي بن الحسين(ع) ثَلاثٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فيهِ مِنَ الْمُوْمِنينَ كانَ في كَنَفِ اللهِ وَ اظَلّهُ اللهُ يَوْمَ اْلقِيامَةِ في ظِلِّ عَرْشِهِ وَاَمَنَهُ مِنْ فَزَعِ الْيَوْم اْلاكْبَرِ : مَنْ اَعْطي مِنْ نَفْسِهِ ما هُوَ سائِلُهُمْ لِنَفْسِهِ وَ رَجُلٌ لَمْ يُقَدِّمْ يَدَاً وَلا رِجْلاً حَتّي يَعْلَمَ انَّهُ في طاعَةِ اللهِ قَدَّمَها اَوْ في مَعْصِيَتِهِ وَ رَجُلٌ لَمْ يَعِبْ اَخاهُ بِعَيْبٍ حَتّي يَتْرُكَ ذلِكَ الْعَيْبَ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ (بحارالانوار ج78ص141)
Do not make anyone your enemy although you may guess & think that he will not harm you & do not shirk & avoid any ones friendship even though you may think he will not benefit you. (BIHAR UL ANWAR , VOL 78 , P 160)
قال علي بن الحسين(ع) لا تُعادِيَنَّ أَحَداً وَإِنَ ظَنَنْتَ أَنَهُ لا يَضُرُّكَ وَ لا تَزْهَدَنَّ في صَداقَةَ أَحَدٍ وَإِنَ ظَنَنْتَ أَنَّهُ لا يَنْفَعُكَ (بحار الانوار ج78 ص160)
Indeed , the inner knowledge & gnosis & the zenith of the religion of a muslim is abandoning such talk which is meaningless & futile , & the scarcity of his dispute & argumenting , & his forbearance & his patience & fortitude & his politeness & good conduct. (TUHFUL AQOOL , P 279)
قال علي بن الحسين(ع) اِنَ الْمَعْرِفَةَ وَ كَمالَ دينِ الْمُسْلِمِ تَرْكُهُ الْكَلامَ فيما لا يَعْنِيِهِ وَ قْلَّةُ مِرائِهِ وَ حِلْمُهُ وَ صَبْرُهُ وَ حُسْنُ خُلْقِهِ (تحف العقول ص279)
To lessen the demands reqarding needs from others is the cash needlessness & wealth. (TUHFUL AQOOL , P 279)
قال علي بن الحسين(ع) قِلَّةُ طَلَبَ الْحَوائِجِ مِنَ النّاسِ هُوَ الْغَنيَ الْحاضِرُ (تحف العقول ص279)
