[3] Preparation for Society...
[3] Preparation for Society: قَالَ الْإِمَامُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْبَاقِرُ ع دَخَلَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ [عَلِيِّ بْنِ] مُسْلِمِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ الزُّهْرِيُّ عَلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ زَيْنِ الْعَابِدِينَ ع وَ هُوَ كَئِيبٌ حَزِينٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ زَيْنُ الْعَابِدِينَ ع: مَا بَالُكَ مَهْمُوماً مَغْمُوماً قَالَ: يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ هُمُومٌ وَ غُمُومٌ تَتَوَالَى عَلَيَّ- لِمَا امْتُحِنْتُ [بِهِ] مِنْ جِهَةِ حُسَّادِ (نِعْمَتِي، وَ الطَّامِعِينَ) فِيَّ، وَ مِمَّنْ أَرْجُوهُ وَ مِمَّنْ قَدْ أَحْسَنْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَيَخْلُفُ ظَنِّي The Holy Imam Muhammad -asws Bin Ali Al-Baqir -asws said: ‘Muhammad Bin Ali Bin Muslim Bin Shahaab Al-Zuhry came to Ali Husayn Zayn ul-Abideen -asws in a state of grief.
Imam Zayn Ul Abideen -asws said to him: ‘ Why are you so worried and distressed?’ He replied: ‘I am distressed due to the greed of those who have their eyes set on my wealth. Those that I had set my hope on turned out to be opposite to that. . فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ [زَيْنُ الْعَابِدِينَ] ع: احْفَظْ عَلَيْكَ لِسَانَكَ تَمْلِكْ بِهِ إِخْوَانَكَ. قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ: يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أُحْسِنُ إِلَيْهِمْ بِمَا يَبْدُرُ مِنْ كَلَامِي.
قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع: هَيْهَاتَ هَيْهَاتَ- إِيَّاكَ وَ أَنْ تُعْجَبَ مِنْ نَفْسِكَ بِذَلِكَ وَ إِيَّاكَ أَنْ تَتَكَلَّمَ بِمَا يَسْبِقُ إِلَى الْقُلُوبِ إِنْكَارُهُ، وَ إِنْ كَانَ عِنْدَكَ اعْتِذَارُهُ، فَلَيْسَ كُلُّ مَنْ تُسْمِعُهُ نُكْراً أَمْكَنَكَ أَنْ تُوَسِّعَهُ عُذْراً Ali Bin Al Husayn Zayn Ul Abideen -asws said to him: ‘Protect your tongue and you will overcome your brothers.’ Zuhry said: ‘O son of the Messenger of Allah -asws , I always talk to them nicely.’ Ali Bin Al-Husayn -asws said: ‘Never!
Never! I am surprised at this, which has come from your heart. And beware of saying that which hearts do not accept. If you had offered an apology, then it is quite possible that your apology has not reached to everyone (you have hurt).’ ثُمَّ قَالَ: يَا زُهْرِيُّ مَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَقْلُهُ مِنْ أَكْمَلِ مَا فِيهِ، كَانَ هَلَاكُهُ مِنْ أَيْسَرِ مَا فِيهِ.
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