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Hadith 1179
Hadith #
1179
Book
Al-Khiṣāl
Volume
1
Section
14
Part
Part 22: On Forty And above-Numbered Characteristics
Chapter
On Those who Live for Forty Years or More
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq
۞
22-24 It has been narrated with these documentations and on the authority of Davood ibn al-Nue’man, on the authority of Sayf, on the authority of Abi Basir that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “
Verily, a man has an amplitude [of freedom] until forty years; but when he reaches forty, God the Almighty and Glorious, reveals to His angels, ‘Verily, I have made My servant come of age, so now be strict and severe with him and record and write down his every action, whether it is a minor one or a major one, and whether his works are abundant or sparse.’”He added, “Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) said, ‘When a person reaches forty years of age he is told to watch his actions since he no longer has any excuses. Those who are forty years old do not deserve to bring excuses like those who are only twenty-years old. What seeks either of them is the same thing . It is not sleep. Therefore, talk less and work hard due to the fear of death which is approaching.”
22-24 وبهذا الاسناد، عن داود بن النعمان، عن سيف، عن أبي بصير قال
قال أبوعبد الله عليه السلام: إن العبد لفي فسحة من أمره ما بينه وبين أربعين سنة، فاذا بلغ أربعين سنة أوحى الله عز وجل إلى ملائكته أني قد عمرت عبدي عمرا [وقد طال] فغلظا وشددا وتحفظا واكتبا عليه قليل عمله وكثيره وصغيره وكبيرهقال: وقال أبوجعفر عليه السلام: إذا أتت على العبد أربعون سنة قيل له: خذ حذرك فإنك غير معذور، وليس ابن أربعين سنة أحق بالعذر من ابن عشرين سنة، فان الذي يطلبهما واحد، وليس عنهما براقد، فاعمل لما أمامك من الهول، ودع عنك فضول القول
Tags Fear of God (Khashya)Repentance

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