وَ امْلَأْ قُلُوبَهُمْ حَيَاءً مِنْكَ حَتَّى يَسْتَحْيُوا...
وَ امْلَأْ قُلُوبَهُمْ حَيَاءً مِنْكَ حَتَّى يَسْتَحْيُوا مِنْكَ كُلَّ وَقْتٍ وَ تُبَصِّرُهُمْ بِآفَاتِ الدُّنْيَا وَ آفَاتِ أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَ وَسَاوِسِ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ مَا فِي نَفْسِي وَ أَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ- And Fill their hearts with modesty from You -azwj until they are embarrassed from You -azwj all the time, and Make them insightful with afflictions of the world and their own afflictions, and insinuations of Satan -la , for You -azwj Know what is within myself -saww and You -azwj are All-Knowing of the hidden matters!’ يَا أَحْمَدُ عَلَيْكَ بِالْوَرَعِ فَإِنَّ الْوَرَعَ رَأْسُ الدِّينِ وَ وَسَطُ الدِّينِ وَ آخِرُ الدِّينِ إِنَّ الْوَرَعَ يُقَرِّبُ الْعَبْدَ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى- (He -azwj Said): “O Ahmad -saww !
Upon you is to be with the devoutness, for the devoutness is head of the religion, and middle of the religion, and end of the religion. The devoutness draws the servant closer to Allah -azwj the Exalted.
يَا أَحْمَدُ إِنَّ الْوَرَعَ كَالشُّنُوفِ بَيْنَ الْحُلِيِّ وَ الْخُبْزِ بَيْنَ الطَّعَامِ إِنَّ الْوَرَعَ رَأْسُ الْإِيمَانِ وَ عِمَادُ الدِّينِ إِنَّ الْوَرَعَ مَثَلُهُ كَمَثَلِ السَّفِينَةِ كَمَا أَنَّ فِي الْبَحْرِ لَا يَنْجُو إِلَّا مَنْ كَانَ فِيهَا كَذَلِكَ لَا يَنْجُو الزَّاهِدُونَ إِلَّا بِالْوَرَعِ- O Ahmad -azwj ! The devoutness is like the ear-ring between the ornaments, and the bread between the foods. The devoutness is head of the Eman, and the pillar of religion.
The devoutness, its example is like an example of the ship just as it is in the sea, not is saved except the one who was in it, like the ascetics cannot be saved except with the devoutness. يَا أَحْمَدُ مَا عَرَفَنِي عَبْدٌ وَ خَشَعَ لِي إِلَّا وَ خَشَعْتُ لَهُ- O Ahmad -saww ! No servant recognises Me -azwj and humbles to Me -azwj except I -azwj Humble to him.
يَا أَحْمَدُ الْوَرَعُ يَفْتَحُ عَلَى الْعَبْدِ أَبْوَابَ الْعِبَادَةِ فَتَكَرَّمَ بِهِ عِنْدَ الْخَلْقِ وَ يَصِلُ بِهِ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- O Ahmad -saww ! The devoutness opens the doors of worship upon the servants, so he becomes honourable by it in presence of the people, and he connects by it to Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic.
يَا أَحْمَدُ عَلَيْكَ بِالصَّمْتِ فَإِنَّ أَعْمَرَ الْقُلُوبِ قُلُوبُ الصَّالِحِينَ وَ الصَّامِتِينَ وَ إِنَّ أَخْرَبَ الْقُلُوبِ قُلُوبُ الْمُتَكَلِّمِينَ بِمَا لَا يَعْنِيهِمْ- O Ahmad -saww !
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