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Hadith 521
Hadith #
521
Book
Al-Khiṣāl
Volume
1
Section
6
Part
Part 4: On Four-Numbered Characteristics
Chapter
The Four Desirable Things for People in This Ephemeral World
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq
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4-7 Ahmad ibn al-Hassan al-Qat’tan narrated that Al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Askari quoted Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Juwhary, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Am’marat, on the authority of his father that Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “
The people desire four things in this ephemeral world: wealth; comfort; easy life and respect. Wealth comes with contentment. Whoever seeks it in having a lot of wealth shall not find it. Comfort comes with having fewer worries. Whoever has more things to worry about shall not find it. An easy life comes with having very little work to do. Whoever seeks it in a lot of work shall not find it. Respect comes with obeying the Creator. Whoever seeks it in serving the people shall not find it.”
4-7 حدثنا أحمد بن الحسن القطان قال: حدثنا الحسن بن علي السكري قال: حدثنا محمد بن زكريا الجوهري قال: حدثنا جعفر بن محمد بن عمارة، عن أبيه، قال
قال الصادق جعفر بن محمد عليهما السلام: مطلوبات الناس في الدنيا الفانية أربعة: الغنى والدعة وقلة الاهتمام والعز. فأما الغنى فموجود في القناعة، فمن طلبه في كثرة المال لم يجده، وأما الدعة فموجودة في خفة المحمل، فمن طلبها في ثقله لم يجدها. وأما قلة الاهتمام فموجودة في قلة الشغل، فمن طلبها مع كثرته لم يجدها. وأما العز فموجود في خدمة الخالق، فمن طلبه في خدمة المخلوق لم يجده
Tags Wealth/Materialism

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