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Hadith 205
Hadith #
205
Book
Al-Amālī
Volume
1
Section
1
Part
Twenty Third Assembly
Chapter
Abu Dharr’s words of wisdom
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. Muḥammad al-Mufīd
۞
1. He said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad reported to me from his father Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Walid al-Qummi, from Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Saffar, from al-Abbas ibn Ma’roof, from ‘Ali ibn Mahzyar from al-Husayn ibn Saeed al-Ahwazi, from al-Nadhr ibn Suwaid and Ibn Abi Najran together, from Asim from Abu Baseer from Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali al-Baqir, may Allah bless them both, that Abu Dharr, may Allah bless him with mercy, used to say
"O Seeker of knowledge! Nothing in this world is worthy of mention except an act which, if good, benefits others, and if bad, harms others, except those who Allah saves with mercy. ’O Seeker of knowledge! Do not allow family and possessions to occupy you against yourself. For one day, you will depart from them, like a guest who stayed with them overnight and left during the day for others. And this world and the next are like a station where you alight, and then move towards the next. The time span between death and resurrection is like a brief sleep, from which you will wake up. ’O Seeker of knowledge! Send beforehand to establish a status in the eyes of Allah, for you are indeed mortgaged against your deeds. What you sow, so shall you reap. ’O Seeker of knowledge! Say your daily prayers, before such days and nights arrive when you are unable to pray! The example of the daily prayers is that of a person who calls upon a benign monarch, who patiently listens to his needs till he has finished. So is a Muslim in his prayers that Allah grants His attention to him till he finishes his prayers. ’O Seeker of knowledge! Give in charity before you arrive at a situation where you can neither give nor prevent. The example of one who gives charity and alms is like a person wanted for having killed and then he implores: ’Do not kill me, and grant me a prescribed time during which I may toil to please you.’ So is for a Muslim, with the permission of Allah! Every time he gives in charity, a knot around his neck is undone; thus, Allah saves people, having been pleased with them. And when Allah is pleased with someone, He frees him from hellfire. ’O Seeker of knowledge! A heart which has no Truth in it, is like a ruined house which has no restorer. ’O Seeker of knowledge! This tongue is indeed a key of good and a key of evil. So set a seal on your mouth, the way you set a seal on your gold and on your papers. ’O Seeker of knowledge! These are the examples Allah has set forth for people and none can understand them but the learned ones."
1 - قال: حدثني أحمد بن محمد، عن أبيه محمد بن الحسن بن الوليد القمي عن محمد بن الحسن الصفار، عن العباس بن معروف، عن علي بن مهزيار، عن الحسين بن سعيد الأهوازي، عن النضر بن سويد، وابن أبي نجران جميعا، عن عاصم ، عن أبي بصير، عن أبي جعفر محمد بن علي الباقر صلوات الله عليهما
إنه قال: إن أبا ذر - رحمه الله - كان يقول: يا مبتغي العلم كأن شيئا من الدنيا لم يكن شيئا إلا عملا ينفع خيره، ويضر شره إلا من رحم الله. يا مبتغي العلم لا يشغلك أهل ولا مال عن نفسك، أنت يوم تفارقهم كضيف بت فيهم ثم غدوت من عندهم إلى غيرهم، والدنيا والآخرة كمنزل نزلته ثم عدلت عنه إلى غيره، وما بين الموت والبعث إلا كنومة نمتها ثم استيقظت منها. يا مبتغي العلم قدم لمقامك بين يدي الله فإنك مرتهن بعملك، وكما تدين تدان. يا مبتغي العلم صل قبل أن لا تقدر على ليل ولا نهار تصلي فيه، إنما مثل الصلاة لصاحبها بإذن كمثل رجل دخل على سلطان فأنصت له حتى فرغ من حاجته، كذلك المرء المسلم ما دام في صلاته لم يزل الله ينظر إليه حتى يفرغ من صلاته. يا مبتغي العلم تصدق قبل ألا تقدر أن تعطي شيئا ولا تمنع منه، إنما مثل الصدقة لصاحبها كمثل رجل طلبه القوم بدم فقال: لا تقتلوني واضربوا لي أجلا لأسعى في مرضاتكم، كذلك المرء المسلم بإذن الله، كلما تصدق بصدقة حل عقدة من رقبته حتى يتوفى الله أقواما وقد رضي عنهم، ومن رضي الله عنه فقد عتق من النار. يا مبتغي العلم إن قلبا ليس فيه من الحق شئ كالبيت الخراب الذي لا عامر له. يا مبتغي العلم إن هذا اللسان مفتاح خير ومفتاح شر فاختم على فمك كما تختم على ذهبك وورقك. يا مبتغي العلم إن هذه الأمثال ضربها الله للناس، وما يعقلها إلا العالمون.

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