النَّاسِ فَضَحَ نَفسَهُ عِندَهُم.

النَّاسِ فَضَحَ نَفسَهُ عِندَهُم. 86- He who reveals his poverty before others will disgrace himself. 87- مُجَالَسَةُ الَأشرَارِ تُورِثُ سُوءَ الظَّنِّ بِالَاخيَارِ. 87- To be in the company of villains will result in suspecting the good. 88- مَا نَزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ اَجَلُّ وَلَا اَعَزُّ مِن ثَلاثَةٍ: اَلتَّسلِيمِ وَالبِرِّ وَاليَقِين. 88- Resignation, beneficence and certi- tude are the most precious bleSSings descended by Heaven.

89- قُلتُ لِلرَّضا عَلَيهِ السَّلَامُ : مَاتَقُولُ فِي القُرآنِ؟. فَقَالَ کَلَامُ الله لَا تَتَجاوَزُوهُ، وَلَا تَطلُبُوا الهُد?َ فيِ غَيرِهِ فَتَضِلُّوا. 89- Rayan says I said to Imam Reza (as) "What do you say about Quran?" '1 He said Quran is the speech of God. . Do not step ahead of it. And do not seek the guidance, except from Quran, for, you will go astray.

90- وسُئِلَ عَن خِيَار العِبَادِ، فَقَالَ (ع): اَلَّذِينَ إذَا اَحسَنُوا استَبشَرُوا وَإذَا اَسَاءوا استَغفَرُوا، وَإذَا أُعطُوا شَکَرُوا، وَإذَا ابتُلُوا صَبَرُوا وَإذَا غَضِبُوا عَفَوا . 90- A person asked Imam Reza (as) "who are the best of the servants?" He replied", Those who get happy when they perform a good deed & when ever they do a bad & evil work they ask forgiveness from God. And whenever they are given any benediction (boon) they thank (for it) God.

And while they get angery, they overlook. (remit). 91- لِلعُجبِ دَرَجَاتٌ: مِنهَا أَن يُزَيَّنَ لِلعَبدِ سُوءُ عَمَلِهِ فَيَرَاهُ حَسَناً فَيُعجبُهُ وَيَحسِبُ أَنَّهُ يُحسِنُ صُنعاً. وَمِنهَا أَن يُؤمِنَ العَبدُ بِرَبَّهِ فَيَمُنَّ عَلَ? الله وَلله المِنَّةُ عَلَيهِ فِيهِ . 91- There are a few stages of self admiration. one of those is that the bad actions of a person get so very decorated in his eyes that he admires them (as virtues).

And another one is that a servant acquires faith, in God and boasts of a favour to Him. And God has done a favour to him in that (faith). 92- إنَّ الله عَزَّوَجَلَّ أَمَرَ بِثَلَاثَةٍ مَقرُونٍ بِها ثَلَاثَةٌ أُخرَ?: أَمَرَ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَالزَّکاةِ: فَمَن صَلَّ? وَلَم يُزَکَّ لَم يَقبَل مِنهُ صَلَاتهُ، وَ أَمَر بِاشُّکرِ لَهُ وَ لِلوَالِدَينِ: فَمَن لَم يَشکُر وَالِدَيهِ لَم يَشکُرِ الله ، وَأَمَرَ بِاتِّقَاءِ الله وَصِلَةِ الرَّحِمِ فَمَن لَم يَصِل رَحمَهُ لَم يَتَّقِ الله عَزَّوَجَلَّ.