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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech Gratitude And The Grateful Gratitude and the grateful-الشُّكر والشاكر Gratitude is one of the two rewards. 1ـ اَلشُّكْرُ أحَدُ الجَزائَيْن. Gratitude for blessings is a recompense for its past and a source of its [increase in the] future. 2ـ اَلشُّكْرُ عَلَى النِّعْمَةِ جَزاءٌ لِماضِيها، واجْتِلابٌ لآتيها.

Gratitude has greater value than a good action because the gratitude lasts while the good action comes to an end. 3ـ اَلشُّكْرُ أعْظَمُ قَدْراً مِنَ المَعْرُوفِ، لأنَّ الشُّكْرَ يَبْقى والمََعْرُوفَ يَفْنى. Be grateful and you will increase. 4ـ أُشْكُرْ تَزِدْ. Continue being grateful and the blessing upon you will continue. 5ـ اِسْتَدِمِ الشُّكْرَ، تَدُمْ عَلَيْكَ النِّعْمَةُ. Occupy yourself in being grateful for the blessing rather than being delighted by it.

6ـ اِشْتَغِلْ بِشُكْرِ النِّعْمَةِ عَنِ التَّطَرُّبِ بِها. Look frequently at those over whom you have been given superiority, for verily this is one of the gates [and means] of gratitude. 7ـ أكْثِرِ النَّظَرَ إلى مَنْ فُضِّلْتَ عَلَيْهِ، فَإنَّ ذلِكَ مِنْ أبْوابِ الشُّكرِ. Be grateful to the one who favours you and favour the one who is grateful to you, for indeed there is no end to favours when they are appreciated and there is no continuation for them when they are unappreciated.

8ـ أُشْكُرْ مَنْ أنْعَمَ عَلَيْكَ، وأنْعِمْ على مَنْ شَكَرَكَ، فَإنَّهُ لازَوالَ لِلنِّعْمَةِ إذا شُكِرَتْ، ولابَقاءَ لَها إذا كُفِرَتْ. Let the recompense for the blessing which has come upon you be the showing of goodness to one who wrongs you. 9ـ اِجْعَلْ جَزاءَ النِّعْمَةِ عَلَيْكَ الاَحْسانَ إلى مَنْ أساءَ إلَيْكَ. Be good neighbours to the blessings of religion and this world by showing gratitude to the one who guides you to them.

10ـ أحْسِنُوا جُوارَ نِعَمِ الدّينِ والدُّنيا بِالشُّكْرِ لِمَنْ دَلَّ (دَلَّكُم)عَلَيْها. Take advantage of gratitude, for the least of its benefits is increment [of blessings]. 11ـ اِغْتَنِمُوا الشُّكْرَ، فَأدْنى نَفْعِهِ الزِّيادَةُ. The best thing that spoken loudly [in order that others may hear] is the gratitude that is publicized. 12ـ أحْسَنُ السُّمْعَةِ شُكْرٌ يُنْشَرُ. The best gratitude for blessings is favoring others with them. 13ـ أحْسَنُ شُكْرِ النِّعَمِ اَلإنْعامُ بِها.

The most deserving of those to whom you do good is the one who does not disregard your good turn. 14ـ أحَقُّ مَنْ بَرِرْتَ مَنْ لايَغْفُلُ بِرَّكَ.