[15] وَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ...
[15] وَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: كُنْتُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ يَا غُلَامُ أَوْ يَا غُلَيْمُ أَ لَا أُعَلِّمُكَ كَلِمَاتٍ يَنْفَعُكَ اللَّهُ بِهِنَّ And from Ibn Abbas who said, ‘I was in the presence of Rasool-Allah -saww . He -saww said: ‘O slave!’ (or said: ‘O boy!’) – ‘Shall I ‑saww teach you phrases Allah -azwj will Cause you to benefit by these?’ فَقُلْتُ بَلَى I said, ‘Yes’.
فَقَالَ احْفَظِ اللَّهَ يَحْفَظْكَ احْفَظِ اللَّهَ تَجِدْهُ أَمَامَكَ تَعَرَّفْ إِلَى اللَّهِ فِي الرَّخَاءِ يَعْرِفْكَ فِي الشِّدَّةِ إِذَا سَأَلْتَ فَاسْأَلِ اللَّهَ فَإِذَا اسْتَعَنْتَ فَاسْتَعِنْ بِاللَّهِ He -saww said: ‘Guard (yourself for) Allah -azwj , Allah -azwj will Guard you. You will find Him -azwj in front of you. Familiarise to Allah -azwj during the prosperity, He -azwj will Familiarise with you during the adversity. When you ask, then ask Allah -azwj .
When you seek assistance, seek Assistance with Allah -azwj . وَ اعْلَمْ أَنَّ فِي الصَّبْرِ عَلَى مَا نَكْرَهُ خَيْراً كَثِيراً وَ أَنَّ النَّصْرَ مَعَ الصَّبْرِ وَ أَنَّ الْفَرَجَ مَعَ الْكَرْبِ وَ أَنَ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْراً. And know that in the patience upon what we dislike, there is a lot of good, and the Help is with the patience, and the relief is with the distress, and with the difficulty, there is ease’’.
[16] الْمُسَكِّنُ عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ ع قَالَ: إِنَّ الصَّبْرَ وَ الْبَلَاءَ يَسْتَبِقَانِ إِلَى الْمُؤْمِنِ فَيَأْتِيهِ الْبَلَاءُ وَ هُوَ صَبُورٌ وَ إِنَّ الْجَزَعَ وَ الْبَلَاءَ يَسْتَبِقَانِ إِلَى الْكَافِرِ فَيَأْتِيهِ الْبَلَاءُ وَ هُوَ جَزُوعٌ. (The book) ‘Al Musakkin’ – from Rabie Bin Abdullah, ‘From Al-Sadiq -asws having said: ‘The patience and the affliction run to the Momin.
The afflictions come to him, and he is patient; and the panic and the affliction run to the Kafir and he flees, and calamity comes upon him and he panics’’. [17] وَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ص أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي مَرَضِ مَوْتِهِ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَيُّمَا عَبْدٍ مِنْ أُمَّتِي أُصِيبَ بِمُصِيبَةٍ مِنْ بَعْدِي فَلْيَتَعَزَّ بِمُصِيبَتِهِ بِي عَنِ الْمُصِيبَةِ الَّتِي تُصِيبُهُ بِغَيْرِي فَإِنَّ أَحَداً مِنْ أُمَّتِي لَنْ يُصَابَ بِمُصِيبَةٍ بَعْدِي أَشَدَّ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ مُصِيبَتِي.
And from the Prophet -saww having said during his -saww fatal illness: ‘O you people!
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