Neither let you wealth nor your children divert you away from the Zikr of Allah...

Neither let you wealth nor your children divert you away from the Zikr of Allah, and one who does that, so those, they would be the losers [63:9] وَأَنْفِقُوا مِنْ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ فَيَقُولَ رَبِّ لَوْلَا أَخَّرْتَنِي إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ فَأَصَّدَّقَ وَأَكُنْ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ {10} And spend from what We Graced from before the death comes to one of you, so he would be saying, ‘Lord!

If only You could Delay me to a near term so I can give charity and become from the righteous ones!’ [63:10] وَلَنْ يُؤَخِّرَ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِذَا جَاءَ أَجَلُهَا ۚ وَاللَّهُ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ {11} And never Respites a soul when its term comes, and Allah is Aware of what you are doing [63:11] ابن بابويه في (الفقيه): مرسلا عن الصادق (عليه السلام)، قال: سئل عن قول الله عز و جل: فَأَصَّدَّقَ وَ أَكُنْ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ، قال: «فَأَصَّدَّقَ من الصدقة وَ أَكُنْ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ أي أحج Ibn Babuwayh, in Al-Faqeeh, in a chain: Al-Sadiq -asws .

He -asws was asked about the Words of Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic: so I can give charity and become from the righteous ones!’ [63:10] . He -asws said: ‘(فَأَصَّدَّقَ) is from the charity; and become from the righteous ones – i.e., (perform) the Hajj’.

علي بن إبراهيم، قال: أخبرنا أحمد بن إدريس، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد، عن الحسين بن سعيد، عن النضر بن سويد، عن يحيى الحلبي، عن هارون بن خارجة، عن أبي بصير، عن أبي جعفر (عليه السلام)، في‏ قوله تعالى: وَ لَنْ يُؤَخِّرَ اللَّهُ نَفْساً إِذا جاءَ أَجَلُها قال: «إن عند الله كتبا موقوفة يقدم منها ما يشاء و يؤخر ما يشاء Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Ahmad Bin Idrees, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Husayn Bin Saeed, from Al-Nazar Bin Suweyd, from Yahya Al-Halby, from Haroun Bin Kharjat, from Abu Baseer, who has said: ‘Abu Ja’far -asws regarding the Words of the Exalted: And never Respites a soul when its term comes [63:11] .

He -asws said: ‘Surely in the Presence of Allah -azwj there is a Suspended Book. He -azwj Brings forward from it whatsoever He -azwj so Desires, and Delays whatsoever He -azwj so Desires.

فإذا كان ليلة القدر أنزل الله فيها كل شي‏ء يكون إلى ليلة مثلها، فذلك قوله تعالى: وَ لَنْ يُؤَخِّرَ اللَّهُ نَفْساً إِذا جاءَ أَجَلُها إذا أنزله و كتبه كتاب السماوات ، و هو الذي لا يؤخره So when it is the Night of Pre-determination (ليلة القدر), Allah -azwj Sends down during it everything which is to take place up to a Night similar to it. These are His -azwj Words: And never Respites a soul when its term comes [63:11] .

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