Chapter 7 - On Blaming the World

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hadith 1553

Imam Sadiq (a.s) narrated that Gabriel descended to the Prophet of God (a.s) and said

“Your Lord greets you and says: “I will convert all the deserts of Mecca to gold for you without the least reduction in your Heavenly ranks.” God's Prophet (a.s) looked at the deserts and said: “O' Lord! I shall thank you on the days I am full, and I shall beg from you on the days I am hungry.”

عنه (عليه السلام) قال

نزل جبرئيل على رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) فقال له: ربك يقرؤك السلام ويقول لك: هذه بطحاء مكة تكون لك رضراضة ذهب ولا تنقص مما ادخرت لك شيئا، قال: فنظر رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) إلى البطحاء، فقال: لا يا رب، ولكن أشبع يوما فأحمدك، وأجوع يوما فأسألك.

hadith 1554

Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s)

“What do I have to do with this world, and what does this world have to do with me? The story of me and the world is similar to that of a man who is riding on a hot day and reaches a tree. He takes a nap under the shade of the tree for a short while, and then goes on leaving the tree behind.”

عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال

قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): ما لي وللدنيا وما أنا والدنيا، إنما مثلي ومثلها كمثل راكب رفعت له شجرة في يوم صائف فنام تحتها ثم راح وتركها.

hadith 1557

Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s)

“What do I have to do with this world? The story of me and the world is similar to that of a man who is riding and reaches a tree. He rests under the shade of the tree for a short while, and then leaves the tree when its shade goes away.”

عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال

قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): ما أنا والدنيا! إنما مثلي ومثل الدنيا كمثل رجل راكب مر على شجرة لها فئ فاستظل تحتها، فلما أن مال الظل عنها ارتحل وذهب وتركها.

hadith 1564

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “The world is a prison for a believer and a cause of his grief. But it is the Heaven for the pagans, and is a source of comfort for them.”

وقال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): إن الدنيا سجن المؤمن وغم المؤمن، وإن الدنيا جنة الكافر وروح الكافر.

hadith 1565

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “The world is a prison for a believer. Are there any prisons in which there is any good?”

عنه (صلى الله عليه وآله) قال

إن الدنيا سجن المؤمن، فأي سجن جاء منه خير؟.

hadith 1570

In Rauzat al-Vaezeen it is narrated that God's Prophet (a.s) said

“The similitude of this world and the Hereafter can be best understood from the following example. Consider dipping your finger into the sea. How much water sticks to your finger when you withdraw it from the sea.”

من كتاب روضة الواعظين: قال النبي (صلى الله عليه وآله): ما الدنيا في الآخرة إلا مثل ما يجعل أحدكم إصبعه في اليم فلينظر بم يرجع.

hadith 1572

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “The world is the house of those who do not have a house, and the capital of those who do not have any capital. Whoever collects it is not intelligent; and whoever follows lustful desires does not have any understanding. Whoever opposes the world has no knowledge of it. Whoever is envious of the world does not comprehend it, and whoever strives for it, does not have certitude.”

قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): الدنيا دار من لا دار له، ومال من لا مال له، ولها يجمع من لا عقل له، وشهواتها يطلب من لا فهم له، وعليها يعادي من لا علم له، وعليها يحسد من لا فقه له، ولها يسعى من لا يقين له.

hadith 1573

It has been narrated that the

Prophet (a.s) recited the verse:“Is one whose heart God has opened to Islam, so that he has received enlightenment from God, (no better than one hard- hearted)?” [The Holy Quran: Zumar 39:22] and said: “When the light shines in the heart, it opens it and illuminates it.” He was asked: “O' Prophet of God! Is there any sign with which this can be recognized.” He said: “Abstaining from the world, and turning to the Hereafter, and being ready for death before it descends.”

روي أن النبي (صلى الله عليه وآله) قرأ: ﴿أفمن شرح الله صدره للاسلام فهو على نور من ربه﴾ فقال

إن النور إذا وقع في القلب انفسح له وانشرح، فقالوا: يا رسول الله، فهل لذلك علامة يعرف بها؟ قال: التجافي عن دار الغرور، والإنابة إلى دار الخلود، والاستعداد للموت قبل نزول الموت.

hadith 1576

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “Being attracted to this world increases sorrow and grief, and abstaining form this world will comfort the heart and the body.”

قال النبي (صلى الله عليه وآله): الرغبة في الدنيا تكثر الهم والحزن، والزهد في الدنيا يريح القلب والبدن.

hadith 1583

God's Prophet (a.s) passed by an insane man and asked what had happened to him. They said: “He is insane.” The Prophet (a.s) said: “His brain is injured. A real insane person is one who prefers this world to the Hereafter.”

مر رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) بمجنون، فقال: ما له؟ فقيل: إنه مجنون، فقال: بل هو مصاب، إنما المجنون من آثر الدنيا على الآخرة.

hadith 1584

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “O' Lord! Please anyone who believes in You, and witnesses to my Prophethood with (the reward of) meeting You. Ease your destiny for him, and give him a little wealth.”

وقال (صلى الله عليه وآله): اللهم من آمن بك وشهد أني رسولك فحبب إليه لقاءك وسهل عليه قضاءك وأقلل ماله.

hadith 1590

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “O' Lord! I seek refuge in You from this world, since this world prevents me from paying attention to the Hereafter.”

كان النبي (صلى الله عليه وآله): يقول: " اللهم إني أعوذ بك من الدنيا، فإن الدنيا تمنع الآخرة ".