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Hadith 501
Hadith #
501
Book
Al-Khiṣāl
Volume
1
Section
203
Part
Part 3: On Three-Numbered Characteristics
Chapter
The Three Reasons Why People Worship God
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq
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3-259 Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Senani al-Mokattib - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Harun al-Soofi quoted Ubaydullah ibn Musa al-Hibal al-Tabary, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Hussein al-Khisahab, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Mohsin, on the authority of Yunus ibn Zabyan that Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “
There are three reasons why the people worship the Exalted the Honorable God. Some worship God in order to receive a reward. Such form of worship is that of greedy people. Some worship God out of fear ofthe Fire. Such form of worship is due to fear. I worship God since I love the Exalted the Honorable God. Such form of worship is that of noble ones. There is security in it as stated by the Honorable the Exalted God, ‘… and they will be secure from terror that Day’ and ‘Say: If ye do love God, Follow me: God will love you and forgive you your sins: ….’ Therefore, the Exalted the Honorable God loves whomever loves God. Whoever the Honorable the Exalted God loves is amongst the secure ones.”
3-259 حدثنا محمد بن أحمد السناني المكتب رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا محمد بن هارون الصوفي قال: حدثنا عبيد الله بن موسى الحبال الطبري قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسين الخشاب قال: حدثنا محمد بن محصن، عن يونس بن ظبيان قال
قال الصادق جعفر بن محمد عليهما السلام: إن الناس يعبدون الله عز وجل على ثلاثة أوجه، فطبقة يعبدونه رغبة في ثوابه فتلك عبادة الحرصاء وهو الطمـع، وآخـرونيعبدونه فرقا من النار فتلك عبادة العبيد وهي الرهبة، ولكني أعبده حبا له عز وجل فتلك عبادة الكرام وهو الامن لقوله عز وجل "وهم من فزع يومئذ آمنون" ولقوله عز وجل "قل إن كنتم تحبون الله فاتبعوني يحببكم الله ويغفر لكم ذنوبكم" فمن أحب الله أحبه الله عز وجل، ومن أحبه الله عز وجل كان من الآمنين
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