I -azwj am Named with that!
I -azwj am Named with that!”’ [6] Always Seek Good Advice: الخصال ابْنُ الْمُتَوَكِّلِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَطَّارِ عَنِ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ آدَمَ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَا عَلِيُّ لَا تُشَاوِرَنَّ جَبَاناً فَإِنَّهُ يُضَيِّقُ عَلَيْكَ الْمَخْرَجَ وَ لَا تُشَاوِرَنَّ الْبَخِيلَ فَإِنَّهُ يَقْصُرُ بِكَ عَنْ غَايَتِكَ وَ لَا تُشَاوِرَنَّ حَرِيصاً فَإِنَّهُ يُزَيِّنُ لَكَ شَرَهاً (The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – Ibn Al Mutawakkil, from Muhammad Al Attar, from Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Adam, raising it, said, ‘O Ali -asws !
Do not consult a coward for he will narrow the outlet upon you -asws , and do not consult a stingy one for he will make you -asws fall short from your -asws goal, nor consult a greedy one for he will beautify the wickedness to you -asws ! وَ اعْلَمْ يَا عَلِيُّ أَنَّ الْجُبْنَ وَ الْبُخْلَ وَ الْحِرْصَ غَرِيزَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ يَجْمَعُهَا سُوءُ الظَّنِ. And know, O Ali -asws ! The cowardliness, and the stinginess, and the greediness are one instinct.
The evils thoughts (with Allah -azwj ) combine these’’. [7] Never be content with reassurances from others: – ثو، ثواب الأعمال أَبِي عَنْ سَعْدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ الْبَخْتَرِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ قَوْماً أَذْنَبُوا ذُنُوباً كَثِيرَةً فَأَشْفَقُوا مِنْهَا وَ خَافُوا خَوْفاً شَدِيداً وَ جَاءَ آخَرُونَ فَقَالُوا ذُنُوبُكُمْ عَلَيْنَا فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْهِمُ الْعَذَابَ ثُمَّ قَالَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى خَافُونِي وَ اجْتَرَأْتُمْ.
(The book) ‘Sawaab Al Amaal’ – My father, from Sa’ad, from Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hafs Bin Al Bakhtary who said, ‘Abu Abdullah -asws said: ‘A (group of) people committed many sins, so they felt sorry due to it, and they feared with intense fear, and another (group of people) came and said, ‘Your sins are upon us!’ So, Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic Sent down the Punishment upon them’.
Then the Blessed and Exalted Said: ‘They are fearing Me -azwj and you are being audacious?’’ [8] صحيفة الرضا عليه السلام عَنِ الرِّضَا ع عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ لَا يَغُرَّنَّكَ ذَنْبُ النَّاسِ عَنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَ لَا نِعْمَةُ النَّاسِ مِنْ نِعْمَةِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ وَ لَا تُقَنِّطِ النَّاسَ مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَ أَنْتَ تَرْجُوهَا لِنَفْسِكَ.
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