The Reward for Making Believers Happy There is a chapter on...

The Reward for Making Believers Happy There is a chapter on this subject in Usul al-Kafi . The importance of happiness and making people happy has been outlined there. We will review a few of them here. Abi Hamzeh al-Thumali quoted on the authority of Imam Sadiq on the authority of God’s Prophet: مَن سَرَّ مُؤمِناً فَقَدْ سَرَّني وَمَنْ سَرَّني فَقَدْ سَرَّ اللهَ. “Whoever makes a believer happy has indeed made me happy.

Whoever makes me happy has made God happy.” [^2] This tradition shows us that one way to please the Prophet and God is to make the people happy. This can play a very important role in fostering social unity, and in eliminating hard feelings and animosities. Jabir narrated that Imam Baqir said: تَبَسُّم المُؤمِنِ في وَجهِ المُؤمِنِ حَسَنةٌ وَصَرْفُ القَذى عَنهُ حَسَنَةٌ وَما عُبِدَ اللهُ بِشَيءٍ أَحَبُّ إلَيهِ مِن إدخَالِ السُّرورِ عَلى المُؤمِنِ.

“The smile of a believer at another believer is a good deed. Removing a speck from your brother’s eye is a good deed. No form of worshipping God is more loved by Him than making the believer happy.” ^3 Therefore, the best form of worshipping God is making others happy. Imam Baqir said: “In the supplications of Moses - the son of Imran - we read that God told Moses : “There are among My servants some for whom Heaven is destined and they shall have the rule there.” Then Moses asked: “O Lord!

Who are those who have such a special place in Heaven?” God said: “Those who make believers happy.” This tradition continues as follows: “If a believer who lives in a land that is ruled by an oppressive ruler migrates to a land in which pagans live, seeks asylum there and gets influenced by them; when he dies he will be told, “O My servant!

I would have let you reside in Heaven if you had any place there, but Heaven is forbidden for those who set up partners with me.” The fire will be ordered to seize that man but not to torture him, and he will be fed at proper times.