كَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع يَقُولُ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنَّ لِي بِذُلِّ نَفْسِي حُمْرَ النَّعَمِ وَ مَا تَجَرَّعْتُ جُرْعَةً أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ جُرْعَةِ غَيْظٍ لَا أُكَافِي بِهَا صَاحِبَهَا[1].
“I do not love to humiliate my soul even to achieve the best of the bounties. I have not swallowed a drop more beloved to me than the drop (in the form) of my anger for which I did not seek compensation from the source that had caused it to stir up.”
نِعْمَ الْجُرْعَةُ الْغَيْظُ لِمَنْ صَبَرَ عَلَيْهَا فَإِنَّ عَظِيمَ الْأَجْرِ لَمِنْ عَظِيمِ الْبَلَاءِ[2] وَ مَا أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ قَوْماً إِلَّا ابْتَلَاهُمْ.
“How wonderful indeed is the drop of anger for one who curbs it with exercising patience! Great rewards are for those who go through great trials and tribulations. Allah has not loved any people without exposing them to trials and tribulations.”
اصْبِرْ عَلَى أَعْدَاءِ النِّعَمِ فَإِنَّكَ لَنْ تُكَافِئَ مَنْ عَصَى اللَّهَ فِيكَ- بِأَفْضَلَ مِنْ أَنْ تُطِيعَ اللَّهَ فِيهِ[3].
“Be patient against the enemies (jealous) of bounties. You cannot seek a compensation from one who disobeys Allah in your case, more meritorious and better than obeying Allah in his case (exercise patience against his jealousy).”
كَظْمُ الْغَيْظِ عَنِ الْعَدُوِّ فِي دَوْلَاتِهِمْ تَقِيَّةً حَزْمٌ[4] لِمَنْ أَخَذَ بِهِ وَ تَحَرُّزٌ مِنَ التَّعَرُّضِ لِلْبَلَاءِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ مُعَانَدَةُ الْأَعْدَاءِ فِي دَوْلَاتِهِمْ وَ مُمَاظَّتُهُمْ[5] فِي غَيْرِ تَقِيَّةٍ تَرْكُ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ فَجَامِلُوا النَّاسَ[6] يَسْمَنْ ذَلِكَ لَكُمْ عِنْدَهُمْ وَ لَا تُعَادُوهُمْ فَتَحْمِلُوهُمْ عَلَى رِقَابِكُمْ فَتَذِلُّوا.
“To suppress one’s anger in the face of the enemy, the ruling party’s government, for protection ( Taqiyah ), is a cutting edge for those who adopt it. It is to avoid being exposed to suffering in this world and to the animosity of the ruling party in their government. Opposition to such ruling parties without maintain
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ كَظَمَ غَيْظاً إِلَّا زَادَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عِزّاً فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ وَ قَدْ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ الْكاظِمِينَ الْغَيْظَ وَ الْعافِينَ عَنِ النَّاسِ وَ اللَّهُ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ[1] وَ أَثَابَهُ اللَّهُ مَكَانَ غَيْظِهِ ذَلِكَ.
5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from certain individuals of his people from Malik ibn Hasin al-Sakuni who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘If a servant (of Allah) suppresses his anger, Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, increases his respect in this world and in the next world. Allah, the
مَنْ كَظَمَ غَيْظاً وَ لَوْ شَاءَ أَنْ يُمْضِيَهُ أَمْضَاهُ أَمْلَأَ اللَّهُ قَلْبَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ رِضَاهُ.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘Whoever suppressess his anger that he could let out if he wanted, Allah, on the Day of Judgment, will fill his heart with His happiness.’”
مَنْ كَظَمَ غَيْظاً وَ هُوَ يَقْدِرُ عَلَى إِمْضَائِهِ حَشَا اللَّهُ قَلْبَهُ أَمْناً وَ إِيمَاناً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ.
“Abu Ja’far (a.s.) has said, ‘Whoever controls his anger which he could allow to take its course, Allah on the Day of Judgment will fill his heart with security and belief.’”
قَالَ لِي يَا زَيْدُ اصْبِرْ عَلَى أَعْدَاءِ النِّعَمِ فَإِنَّكَ لَنْ تُكَافِئَ مَنْ عَصَى اللَّهَ فِيكَ بِأَفْضَلَ مِنْ أَنْ تُطِيعَ اللَّهَ فِيهِ يَا زَيْدُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفَى الْإِسْلَامَ وَ اخْتَارَهُ فَأَحْسِنُوا صُحْبَتَهُ بِالسَّخَاءِ وَ حُسْنِ الْخُلُقِ.
“Once the Imam said to me, ‘O Zayd be patient against the enemies of the bounties (jealous people). You cannot compensate (retaliate to offset your suffering) from one who disobeys Allah through causing you to suffer, in other ways more properly, than obeying Allah in his case (in not causing any suffering to him). O Z
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مِنْ أَحَبِّ السَّبِيلِ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ جُرْعَتَانِ جُرْعَةُ غَيْظٍ تَرُدُّهَا بِحِلْمٍ وَ جُرْعَةُ مُصِيبَةٍ تَرُدُّهَا بِصَبْرٍ.
“The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Of the most beloved path to Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, there are two drops: The drop of anger that one brushes aside and repels with tolerance and the drop of suffering that one wipes off with patience.’”
قَالَ لِي أَبِي يَا بُنَيَّ مَا مِنْ شَيْءٍ أَقَرَّ لِعَيْنِ أَبِيكَ مِنْ جُرْعَةِ غَيْظٍ عَاقِبَتُهَا صَبْرٌ وَ مَا مِنْ شَيْءٍ يَسُرُّنِي أَنَّ لِي بِذُلِّ نَفْسِي حُمْرَ النَّعَمِ.
“The Imam said, ‘My father once said to me, “My son, there is nothing more delightful to the eyes of your father than the drop (feeling) of anger that precedes patience. My receiving the most noble of the bounties does not bring me any happiness if it may cuase humiliation to my soul.’””
اصْبِرُوا[1] عَلَى أَعْدَاءِ النِّعَمِ[2] فَإِنَّكَ لَنْ تُكَافِئَ مَنْ عَصَى اللَّهَ فِيكَ بِأَفْضَلَ مِنْ أَنْ تُطِيعَ اللَّهَ فِيهِ.
“Bear patience against the enemies of the bounties (Jealous people). You cannot compensate (your loss) from one who has disobeyed Allah in your case, in a more proper way than obeying Allah in his case.”
قَالَ: مَا أُحِبُّ أَنَّ لِي بِذُلِّ نَفْسِي حُمْرَ النَّعَمِ وَ مَا تَجَرَّعْتُ مِنْ جُرْعَةٍ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ جُرْعَةِ غَيْظٍ لَا أُكَافِي بِهَا صَاحِبَهَا.
“I do not love to have the most noble of the bounties at the cost of humiliation to my soul. I have not swallowed any drop more beloved to me than the drop of anger for which I did not compensate from the one who caused it (my anger).”
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَا مِنْ جُرْعَةٍ يَتَجَرَّعُهَا الْعَبْدُ أَحَبَّ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ جُرْعَةِ غَيْظٍ يَتَجَرَّعُهَا عِنْدَ تَرَدُّدِهَا فِي قَلْبِهِ إِمَّا بِصَبْرٍ وَ إِمَّا بِحِلْمٍ[3].
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) once said to me, ‘The swallowing of a servant (of Allah) of no other drop is more beloved to Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, than the drop (feeling) of anger when it runs around in his heart, and he swallows it by means of patience and forbearance.’”