[2] وَ قَالَ ع لَا يَقِلُّ عَمَلٌ مَعَ التَّقْوَى وَ كَيْفَ...
[2] وَ قَالَ ع لَا يَقِلُّ عَمَلٌ مَعَ التَّقْوَى وَ كَيْفَ يَقِلُّ مَا يُتَقَبَّلُ And Ali Amir Al-Momineen -asws said: ‘ Do not consider as little, and deed with piety (a pure deed) , and how can one consider it as little what is Accepted (by Allah -azwj )?’ [3] عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ( عليه السلام ) إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الْأَعْمَالِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مَا عُمِلَ بِالسُّنَّةِ وَ إِنْ قَلَّ Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ubeyd, from Yunus, raising it, said, ‘Ali -asws Bin Al-Husayn -asws said: ‘ The most superior of the deeds in the Presence of Allah -azwj is what is performed by (following) the Sunnah , and even though it may be little’.
[4] الكافي عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْمُعَلَّى عَنِ الْوَشَّاءِ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع قَالَ: مَنْ عَمِلَ بِمَا افْتَرَضَ اللَّهُ فَهُوَ مِنْ أَعْبَدِ النَّاسِ.
(The book) ‘Al-Kafi’ – from Al-Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Al Moalla, from Al Washa, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Abu Hamza, ‘From Ali -asws Bin Al-Husayn -asws having said: ‘ One who works with that Allah -azwj which has been Obligated, so he is from the most worshipping of the people ’.
[5] كِتَابُ صِفَاتِ الشِّيعَةِ لِلصَّدُوقِ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَا عَلِيَّ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ لَا يَغُرَّنَّكَ بُكَاؤُهُمْ فَإِنَّ التَّقْوَى فِي الْقَلْبِ. ‘Kitab Sifaat Al Shia’ of Al Sadouq – By his chain, from Ali Bin Abdul Aziz who said, ‘Abu Abdullah -asws said (warning about showing off): ‘O Ali Bin Abdul Aziz! Do not let their crying deceive you, for the piety is in the heart ’.
[6] عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْمِنْقَرِيِّ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا قَالَ لَيْسَ يَعْنِي أَكْثَرَ عَمَلًا وَ لَكِنْ أَصْوَبَكُمْ عَمَلًا وَ إِنَّمَا الْإِصَابَةُ خَشْيَةُ اللَّهِ وَ النِّيَّةُ الصَّادِقَةُ وَ الْحَسَنَةُ Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Qasim Bin Muhammad, from Al Minqary, from Sufyan Bin Uyayna, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah -asws regarding the Words of Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic [67:2] that He may Test you – which of you is best in deeds (worship) .
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