Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic Says...
Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic Says: Is the one who lays the foundation of his building on fear of Allah and Pleasure, better, or the one who lays the foundation of his building upon the brink of a cliff so it collapses with him into the Fire of Hell? [9:109] – the Verse. وَ تَفْسِيرُ التَّقْوَى تَرْكُ مَا لَيْسَ بِأَخْذِهِ بَأْسٌ حَذَراً عَمَّا بِهِ بَأْسٌ وَ هُوَ فِي الْحَقِيقَةِ طَاعَةٌ وَ ذِكْرٌ بِلَا نِسْيَانٍ وَ عِلْمٌ بِلَا جَهْلٍ مَقْبُولٌ غَيْرُ مَرْدُودٍ.
And the interpretation of piety is neglecting there is no problem with taking it, being careful from what there is a problem with taking it, and in the reality, it is obedience; and Zikr without forgetfulness, and knowledge without ignorance, are Accepted without being Rejected’’.
[11] ع، علل الشرائع ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ دِينَارٍ يَرْفَعُهُ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: افْتَخَرَ رَجُلَانِ عِنْدَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَقَالَ أَ تَفْتَخِرَانِ بِأَجْسَادٍ بَالِيَةٍ وَ أَرْوَاحٍ فِي النَّارِ إِنْ يَكُنْ لَكَ عَقْلٌ فَإِنَّ لَكَ خُلُقاً وَ إِنْ يَكُنْ لَكَ تَقْوَى فَإِنَّ لَكَ كَرَماً وَ إِلَّا فَالْحِمَارُ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ وَ لَسْتَ بِخَيْرٍ مِنْ أَحَدٍ.
(The book) ‘Ilal Al Sharaie’ – Ibn Idrees, from his father, from Al Ashari, from Ibrahim Bin Hashim, from Ja’far Bin Muhammad Bin Ibrahim Al Hamdany, from Al Abbas Bin Aamir, from Ismail Bin Dinar, raising it to, ‘Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘Two men prided (with their ancestors) in the presence of Amir Al-Momineen -asws . He -asws said: ‘Are you priding with the decayed bodies and the souls in the Fire?
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