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From him, from his father, from the one who narrated it, Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘There is no leeway for you with regards to what descends by you from what you do not know except for the restraint from it, and the verification regarding it, and the referring to the Imams -asws of the Muslims until you understand the Truth regarding it, and it carries you upon the intended way. Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic Says: therefore ask the people of the Reminder if you don’t know [16:43] ’.

[18] The Taffakur (Deep Thinking): It’s an extremely important and rare quality ‘contemplating’, which very few of us are able to benefit from, Allah -azwj has emphasized it in the Holy Quran, e.g.

[19] , وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَنْ خَلَقَ لَكُمْ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا لِتَسْكُنُوا إِلَيْهَا وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَكُمْ مَوَدَّةً وَرَحْمَةً ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ (30:21) And one of His signs is that He created mates for you from yourselves that you may find rest in them, and He put between you love and compassion; most surely there are signs in this for a people who reflect. (30:21).

في كتاب الخصال عن أبى حمزة الثمالى عن أبى جعفر عليه السلام قال: قال أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام: جمع الخير كله في ثلاث خصال: النظر والسكوت والكلام، و كل نظر ليس فيه اعتبار فهو سهو، وكل سكوت ليس فيه فكر فهو غفلة، وكل كلام ليس فيه ذكر فهو لغو، فطوبى لمن كان نظره عبرا، وسكوته فكرا، وكلامه ذكرا، وبكى على خطيئته وأمن الناس شره.

In the Book Al-Khisaal, from Abu Hamza Al-Sumaly, who has said: ‘Abu Ja’far -asws has said that ‘Amir-ul-Momineen -asws said: ‘All good has been gathered in three characteristics – The consideration, and the silence, and the speech. And every view in which there is no consideration, so it is an oversight. And every silence, in which there is no pondering, so it is negligence. And every speech in which there is no Remembrance, so it is vain talk’.

[20] Advice of Amir-ul-Momineen -asws on Taffakur: عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَقُولُ نَبِّهْ بِالتَّفَكُّرِ قَلْبَكَ وَ جَافِ عَنِ اللَّيْلِ جَنْبَكَ وَ اتَّقِ اللَّهَ رَبَّكَ Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfali from al-Sakuni who has narrated the following from Abu Abd Allah -asws : Amir-ul-Momineen -asws has said, Awaken your heart by ‘Taffakur’ deep thinking.

Keep your side off the bed at night and be pious before your Lord, Allah -azwj .

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