Chapter 8 - On Having a Good Opinion About God

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hadith 148

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “One night when the Prophet (a.s) was in Ayeshah's room, she asked him: “O' Prophet of God! Why is it that you always put yourself to so much trouble, even though all your past and future sins are forgiven?” He replied: “O' Ayeshah! Should I not be grateful?” Ayeshah said: “God's Prophet (a.s) always stood up on his toes.” Then the following verse was revealed: “We have not sent down the Quran to thee to be (an occasion) for thy distress.” [The Holy Quran: Ta-ha 20:2]

عن أبي جعفر (عليه السلام) قال

كان رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) عند عائشة ليلتها، قالت: يا رسول الله، ولم تتعب نفسك وقد غفر لك ما تقدم من ذنبك وما تأخر؟ فقال: يا عائشة، ألا أكون عبدا شكورا؟ قال: وكان رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) يقوم على أصابع رجليه، فأنزل الله ﴿طه﴾ ﴿ما أنزلنا عليك القرآن لتشقى﴾.

hadith 149

In Al-Mahasin it is narrated that Imam Baqir (a.s) said

“We find in (Imam) Ali ibn Abitalib's (a.s) book that God's Prophet (a.s) used to say the following when he gave a sermon on the mosque pulpit: “I swear by God who has no partners that no good of this world or the Hereafter has been granted to any believer, except due to his good opinion about God, his good behavior, and his avoidance of gossiping and slandering. And I swear by God who has no partners that God will not punish anyone after repentance and seeking forgiveness except due to his bad opinion about God, insufficient hope in God, bad behavior, and gossiping about believers. I swear by God who has no partners that there are no believers who have a good opinion about God and receive anything less than they expect from Him. This is so since God is Benevolent and has authority over all that is good, and is ashamed of one of his servants having a good opinion about Him and He acting otherwise. Therefore have a good opinion about God and be inclined to Him.”

من كتاب المحاسن: عن أبي جعفر (عليه السلام) قال: وجدنا في كتاب علي بن أبي طالب (عليه السلام) أن رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) قال

وهو على منبره: والله الذي لا إله إلا هو، ما أعطي مؤمن خير الدنيا والآخرة إلا بحسن ظنه بالله ورجائه له وحسن خلقه والكف عن اغتياب المؤمنين، والله الذي لا إله إلا هو لا يعذب الله مؤمنا بعد التوبة والاستغفار إلا بسوء ظنه بالله وتقصير من رجائه لله وسوء خلقه واغتيابه المؤمنين، والله الذي لا إله إلا هو، لا يحسن ظن عبد مؤمن بالله إلا كان الله عند ظن عبده المؤمن، لأن الله كريم بيده الخيرات، يستحي أن يكون عبده المؤمن قد أحسن به الظن والرجاء ثم يخلف ظنه ورجاءه، فأحسنوا بالله الظن وارغبوا إليه.

hadith 150

Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) said: “God is present in the mind of whoever has a good opinion about Him. It is God who said: “But this thought of yours which ye did entertain concerning your Lord, hath brought you to destruction, and (now) have ye become of those utterly lost!.” [The Holy Quran: Fussilat 41:23]

وقال أيضا (عليه السلام): ليس من عبد ظن به خيرا إلا كان عند ظنه به وذلك قوله عز وجل: ﴿وذلكم ظنكم الذي ظننتم بربكم أرداكم فأصبحتم من الخاسرين﴾.

hadith 151

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Jesus the son of Mary once sent two of his companions out to work. One returned thin like a dried stick and the other one returned and was chubby. Jesus asked the first one why he was thin. He said it was due to his fear of God. Then Jesus asked the one who was chubby for the reason he was chubby. He said it was due to his having a good opinion about God.”

عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال

بعث عيسى بن مريم رجلين من أصحابه في حاجة، فرجع أحدهما مثل الشن البالي، والآخر شحما وسمينا، فقال للذي مثل الشن: ما بلغ منك ما أرى؟ قال: الخوف من الله، وقال للآخر السمين: ما بلغ بك ما أرى؟ فقال: حسن الظن بالله.

hadith 152

Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted the following from Prophet David (a.s): “O' God! One who does not have a good opinion about You has no faith in You even if he has gotten to know you.”

عنه (عليه السلام) قال

قال النبي داود (عليه السلام): يا رب ما آمن بك من عرفك فلم يحسن الظن بك.

hadith 153

In Rauzat al-Vaezeen it is narrated that the

Prophet of God (a.s) said: “Do not die and depart from this world until you have formed a good opinion about God, since this is the price for Heaven.”

من كتاب روضة الواعظين: قال: قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): لا يموتن أحدكم إلا وهو يحسن الظن بالله، فإن حسن الظن بالله ثمن الجنة.