[7] The Admirable Conduct of a Believer...

[7] The Admirable Conduct of a Believer: كَنْزُ الْكَرَاجُكِيِّ، جَاءَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ عَنِ الْإِمَامِ الصَّادِقِ ع أَنَّهُ قَالَ: تَكَلَّمَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع بِأَرْبَعٍ وَ عِشْرِينَ كَلِمَةً قِيمَةُ كُلِّ كَلِمَةٍ مِنْهَا وَزْنُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ (The book) ‘Kanz’ of Al Karajaky’ – ‘It has come in the Hadeeth from the Imam Al-Sadiq -asws , having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen -asws spoke with twenty-four phrases, the value of each phrase from these is the weight of the skies and the earth.

قَالَ رَحِمَ اللَّهُ امْرَأً سَمِعَ حُكْماً فَوَعَى وَ دُعِيَ إِلَى رَشَادٍ فَدَنَا وَ أَخَذَ بِحُجْزَةِ هَادٍ فَنَجَا He -asws said: ‘May Allah -azwj have Mercy on a person who hears wisdom, so he retains it , and he is called to the rightful guidance, so he goes near, and he holds to a side of the guide so he attains salvation .

رَاقَبَ رَبَّهُ وَ خَافَ ذَنْبَهُ قَدَّمَ خَالِصاً وَ عَمِلَ صَالِحاً اكْتَسَبَ مَذْخُوراً وَ اجْتَنَبَ مَحْذُوراً رَمَى غَرَضاً وَ أَخَذَ عِوَضاً كَابَرَ هَوَاهُ وَ كَذَّبَ مُنَاهُ He watches out for his Lord -azwj and fears his sins. He advances sincerely and does righteous deeds, earning the treasure hoards (of Rewards) and shuns the cautions. He shoots a purpose and takes compensation. He considers his whims as large and belies his wishes.

حَذَّرَ أَمَلًا وَ رَتَّبَ عَمَلًا جَعَلَ الصَّبْرَ رَغْبَةَ حَيَاتِهِ وَ التُّقَى عُدَّةَ وَفَاتِهِ يُظْهِرُ دُونَ مَا يَكْتُمُ وَ يَكْتَفِي بِأَقَلَّ مِمَّا يَعْلَمُ لَزِمَ الطَّرِيقَةَ الْغَرَّاءَ وَ الْمَحَجَّةَ الْبَيْضَاءَ اغْتَنَمَ الْمَهَلَ وَ بَادَرَ الْأَجَلَ وَ تَزَوَّدَ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ. He is cautious of long hopes and arranges the deeds. He makes patience a desire of his life and piety a weapon of his expiry.