عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْقَاسَانِيِّ عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ:
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إِذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِعَبْدٍ خَيْراً زَهَّدَهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ فَقَّهَهُ فِي الدِّينِ وَ بَصَّرَهُ عُيُوبَهَا وَ مَنْ أُوتِيَهُنَّ فَقَدْ أُوتِيَ خَيْرَ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ وَ قَالَ لَمْ يَطْلُبْ أَحَدٌ الْحَقَّ بِبَابٍ أَفْضَلَ مِنَ الزُّهْدِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ هُوَ ضِدٌّ لِمَا طَلَبَ أَعْدَاءُ الْحَقِّ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مِمَّا ذَا قَالَ مِنَ الرَّغْبَةِ فِيهَا وَ قَالَ أَ لَا مِنْ صَبَّارٍ كَرِيمٍ فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ أَيَّامٌ قَلَائِلُ أَلَا إِنَّهُ حَرَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تَجِدُوا طَعْمَ الْإِيمَانِ حَتَّى تَزْهَدُوا فِي الدُّنْيَا. - قَالَ وَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ إِذَا تَخَلَّى الْمُؤْمِنُ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا سَمَا وَ وَجَدَ حَلَاوَةَ حُبِّ اللَّهِ وَ كَانَ عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الدُّنْيَا كَأَنَّهُ قَدْ خُولِطَ وَ إِنَّمَا خَالَطَ الْقَوْمَ حَلَاوَةُ حُبِّ اللَّهِ فَلَمْ يَشْتَغِلُوا بِغَيْرِهِ. - قَالَ وَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّ الْقَلْبَ إِذَا صَفَا ضَاقَتْ بِهِ الْأَرْضُ حَتَّى يَسْمُوَ.
Read English translationHide English translationMuhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn
10. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Muhammad ibn Ali al- Qasani from those he has mentioned (in his book) from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Qasim from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘When Allah wants good for a servant (of Allah) He makes him reduce his interest in worldly matters, grants him good understanding in religion, and shows him his shortcomings. Whoever receives these things receives the good of both this and the next life.’ The Imam then said, ‘For the seekers of truth no other door is better than abstinence from worldly matters and this is exactly opposite to what the enemies of the truth search for.’ I (the narrator) then asked, ‘May Allah keep my soul in service for your cause, abstinence in what?’ The Imam said, ‘It is abstinence in desire for worldly matters, except one who exercises graceful patience. It (the worldly life) is only few days. It is unlawful for you to sense the test of belief without reducing your interest in worldly things.’ I (the narrator) heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘When the believer evacuates worldly matters from his self he gains new heights. He then senses the sweetness of the love for Allah and to the people of the world he looks like those whose power of reason is mixed and confused. In fact, they have become mixed with the love of Allah and have cut off all business with the others.’ I (the narrator) heard the Imam saying, ‘When a heart is cleared, the earth will look small for him until he gains real height.’”
Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.
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[1]أي عيوب الدنيا.« و من اوتيهن» أي تلك الخصال الثلاث. و فيه اشعار بأنها لا تتيسر إلّا بتوفيق اللّه تعالى( آت).ص 130
[2]أي مما ذا طلب أعداء الحق مطلوبهم. و قوله:« الا من صبار كريم» استثناء من الرغبة يعنى إلّا أن يكون الرغبة فيها من صبار كريم فانها لا تضره لانه يزوى نفسه عنها و يزويها عن نفسه و يحتمل أن يكون الهمزة استفهامية و لا نافية و من مزيدة و المعنى ألا يوجد صبار كريم النفس يصبر عن الدنيا و يزهد فيها.« و انما هي أيّام قلائل» هو ترغيب في الزهد و تسهيل لتحصيله( فى)ص 130
[3]من السمو: العلو و الارتفاع.ص 130
[4]خولط أي أفسد عقله بما خالطه من المفسدة( فى)ص 130