يَا بَنِيَّ إِنَّ الْقُلُوبَ جُنْدٌ مُجَنَّدَةٌ تَتَلَاحَظُ...
يَا بَنِيَّ إِنَّ الْقُلُوبَ جُنْدٌ مُجَنَّدَةٌ تَتَلَاحَظُ بِالْمَوَدَّةِ وَ تَتَنَاجَى بِهَا وَ كَذَلِكَ هِيَ فِي الْبُغْضِ فَإِذَا أَحْسَسْتُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ فِي قَلْبِكُمْ شَيْئاً فَاحْذَرُوهُ. O my -asws sons! The hearts are recruited soldiers, who notice the cordiality and whimper with it, and like that these are in the hatred.
So, when you love the man from without there being any good having preceded from him to you, then wish (good from) him, and when you hate the man from without any evil having preceded from to you, then be careful of him’’.
[6] نهج، نهج البلاغة مِنْ وَصِيَّتِهِ لِلْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع لَمَّا ضَرَبَهُ ابْنُ مُلْجَمٍ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ وَ أَخْزَاهُ أُوصِيكُمَا بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ وَ أَنْ لَا تَبْغِيَا الدُّنْيَا وَ إِنْ بَغَتْكُمَا وَ لَا تَأْسَفَا عَلَى شَيْءٍ مِنْهَا زُوِيَ عَنْكُمَا (The book) ‘Nahj Al Balagah’ – ‘From his -asws bequest to Al-Hassan -asws and Al-Husayn -asws when Ibn Muljim -la , may Allah -azwj Curse him -la and he -asws was seized: ‘I -asws bequeath to you -asws both with fearing Allah -azwj , and you -asws will not seek the world and even if it seeks you -asws , and you -asws will not express regret upon anything from it impeded from you -asws .
وَ قُولَا بِالْحَقِّ وَ اعْمَلَا لِلْآخِرَةِ وَ كُونَا لِلظَّالِمِ خَصْماً وَ لِلْمَظْلُومِ عَوْناً أُوصِيكُمَا وَ جَمِيعَ وُلْدِي وَ أَهْلِي وَ مَنْ بَلَغَهُ كِتَابِي بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ وَ نَظْمِ أَمْرِكُمْ وَ صَلَاحِ ذَاتِ بَيْنِكُمْ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ جَدَّكُمَا ص يَقُولُ صَلَاحُ ذَاتِ الْبَيْنِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ عَامَّةِ الصَّلَاةِ وَ الصِّيَامِ And speak the truth and work for the Hereafter and be disputants to the oppressor and supporters to the oppressed.
I -asws bequeath to you -asws two and entirety of my -asws sons, and my family, the to the one my -asws letter reached, to be with fear of Allah -azwj systemise your affairs, and reconcile what is between yourselves, for I -asws have heard your -saww grandfather -asws saying: ‘Reconcile between yourselves is superior to the general Salat and the Fasts’. اللَّهَ اللَّهَ فِي الْأَيْتَامِ فَلَا تُغِبُّوا أَفْوَاهَهُمْ وَ لَا يَضِيعُوا بِحَضْرَتِكُمْ Allah -azwj ! Allah -azwj regarding the orphans!
Do not be heedless of their mouths nor let them be dropped in your presence. وَ اللَّهَ اللَّهَ فِي جِيرَانِكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ وَصِيَّةُ نَبِيِّكُمْ مَا زَالَ يُوصِي بِهِمْ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ سَيُوَرِّثُهُمْ And Allah -azwj ! Allah -azwj regarding your neighbours, for it is a bequest of your Prophet -saww .
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