Imam Sadiq -asws said: “I like to thank Allah -azwj one hundred (100) times whenever a new blessing is granted to me -asws .” [35] وَ مَنْ يَتَّبِعِ السُّمْعَةَ يُسَمِّعِ اللَّهُ بِهِ الْكَذِبَةَ وَ مَنْ يَتَوَلَّ الدُّنْيَا يَعْجِزْ عَنْهَا وَ مَنْ يَعْرِفِ الْبَلَاءَ يَصْبِرْ عَلَيْهِ وَ مَنْ لَا يَعْرِفْهُ يَنْكُلْ وَ الرَّيْبُ كُفْرٌ وَ مَنْ يَسْتَكْبِرْ يَضَعْهُ اللَّهُ وَ مَنْ يُطِعِ الشَّيْطَانَ يَعْصِ اللَّهَ وَ مَنْ يَعْصِ اللَّهَ يُعَذِّبْهُ اللَّهُ وَ مَنْ يَشْكُرْ يَزِيدُهُ اللَّهُ وَ مَنْ يَصْبِرْ عَلَى الرَّزِيَّةِ يُعِنْهُ اللَّهُ وَ مَنْ يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ فَحَسْبُهُ اللَّهُ (Rasool-Allah -saww said:) The one who seeks fame (show-off), Allah -azwj makes him to be named as a liar, and the one who loves the world will be frustrated from it.
And the one who recognises the affliction would be patient against it, and the one who does not recognise it will be tortured (during it). And the doubt is disbelief, and the one who is arrogant, Allah -azwj Puts him in his place. And the one who obeys Satan -la disobeys Allah -azwj , and the one who disobeys Allah -azwj is Punished by Allah -azwj . The one who is thankful, Allah -azwj Increases for him, the one who is patient upon a loss is Helped by Allah -azwj .
The one who places reliance upon Allah -azwj , Allah -azwj suffices for him. [36] عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ الْعَزْرَمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ مَنِ اشْتَكَى لَيْلَةً فَقَبِلَهَا بِقَبُولِهَا وَ أَدَّى إِلَى اللَّهِ شُكْرَهَا كَانَتْ كَعِبَادَةِ سِتِّينَ سَنَةً قَالَ أَبِي فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مَا قَبُولُهَا قَالَ يَصْبِرُ عَلَيْهَا وَ لَا يُخْبِرُ بِمَا كَانَ فِيهَا فَإِذَا أَصْبَحَ حَمِدَ اللَّهَ عَلَى مَا كَانَ Imam Abu Abdullah -asws said: Whoever suffers from illness during a night and bears it with patience and thanks Allah -azwj in the morning , is rewarded 60 years’ of acts of worship.
I asked what is the criterion of acceptance? Imam -asws replied: To remain patient during his sufferings at night and not to narrate to others what he experienced and thank Allah -azwj upon getting up in the morning. [37] أكثروا ذكر الله جل و عز على الطعام و لا تلفظوا فيه فإنه نعمة من نعم الله و رزق من رزقه يجب عليكم شكره و حمده Mention Allah -azwj very much during eating food.