A hadith below...
A hadith below, quite comprehensively explains the importance of observing patience during the time of respite and that respite is from the most severe punishments.
كش، رجال الكشي خَلَفُ بْنُ حَمَّارٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَسْبَاطٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع إِنِّي تَرَكْتُ ابْنَ قِيَامَا مِنْ أَعْدَى خَلْقِ اللَّهِ لَكَ قَالَ ذَلِكَ شَرٌّ لَهُ قُلْتُ مَا أَعْجَبَ مَا أَسْمَعُ مِنْكَ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ Khalaf Bin Hamar, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ali Bin Asbat, from Al Husayn Ibn Al Hassan who said, ‘I said to Abu Al-Hassan Al-Reza -asws (8 th successor of the Prophet) ‘I left Ibn Qayama as one of the most inimical of the creatures of Allah -azwj to you -asws ’.
He (Al-Reza -asws ) said: ‘That is evil for him?’ I said, ‘How strange what I hear from you -asws (without any defence strategy) may I be sacrificed for you -asws ?’ قَالَ أَعْجَبُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ إِبْلِيسُ كَانَ فِي جِوَارِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي الْقُرْبِ مِنْهُ فَأَمَرَهُ فَأَبَى وَ تَعَزَّزَ وَ كَانَ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ فَأَمْلَى اللَّهُ لَهُ وَ اللَّهِ مَا عَذَّبَ اللَّهُ بِشَيْءٍ أَشَدَّ مِنَ الْإِمْلَاءِ وَ اللَّهِ يَا حُسَيْنُ مَا عَذَّبَهُمُ اللَّهُ بِشَيْءٍ أَشَدَّ مِنَ الْإِمْلَاءِ He -asws said: ‘Stranger than that is Iblees -la ( Satan ) He -la was in the vicinity of Allah -azwj Might and Majestic, in the nearness from Him -azwj , so He -azwj Commanded him -la , but he -la refused and was arrogant, and he -la was from the Kafir s, and Allah -azwj Respited for him -la .
By Allah -azwj ! Allah -azwj does not Punish with something severer than the respite . By Allah -azwj , O Husayn! Allah -azwj does not Punish them with anything severer than the respite ’’.
[23] Appendix: Hadith e Tariq الْبُرْسِيُّ فِي مَشَارِقِ الْأَنْوَارِ عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع أَنَّهُ قَالَ: يَا طَارِقُ الْإِمَامُ كَلِمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ حُجَّةُ اللَّهِ وَ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ وَ نُورُ اللَّهِ وَ حِجَابُ اللَّهِ وَ آيَةُ اللَّهِ Al Bursy in (the book) ‘Mashariq Al Anwaar, from Tariq Bin Shihab, ‘From Amir Al-Momineen -asws having said: ‘O Tariq!
The Imam -asws is Word of Allah -azwj , and Divine Authority of Allah -azwj , and Face of Allah -azwj , and Noor of Allah -azwj , and Veil of Allah -azwj , and Sign of Allah -azwj .
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