hadith
1587
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God the Almighty told Moses: “This world is a punishment for Adam's mistake. I punished him by placing him in this world and, made this world cursed. Whatever is in this world is cursed unless it is for Me. O' Moses! My good servants abstained from this world according to the level of recognition they had of Me. The rest of the people got attached to this world due to their ignorance. There is no one who honors this world and his eyes get illuminated by it, and there is no one who considers it to be nothing and does not benefit from it.” Imam Sadiq (a.s) then said
“Try to remain unknown if you can. Do not be afraid of getting blamed by the people, since you will be praised by God. Ameer al-Momineen said: “There is no good in this world except for two people: those who add to their good deeds everyday, and those who compensate for their sins by repenting, but how do they know that their repentance is accepted? I swear by God that even if he prostrates so much that his neck breaks, God will not accept his repentance except through the friendship of us, the holy household (of the Prophet). Know that others who benefit from this world are those who respect our rights and hope to receive rewards through us, and are content with their food, clothing and head covering. In this affair they are fearful.
عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
قال الله تعالى لموسى: يا موسى، إن الدنيا دار عقوبة عاقبت فيها آدم عند خطيئته وجعلتها ملعونة، ملعون ما فيها إلا ما كان منها لي، يا موسى، إن عبادي الصالحين زهدوا فيها بقدر علمهم بي، وسائرهم من خلقي رغبوا فيها بقدر جهلهم بي، وما من أحد من خلقي عظمها فقرت عينه فيها ولم يحقرها أحد إلا انتفع بها. ثم قال أبو عبد الله (عليه السلام): إن قدرتم أن لا تعرفوا فافعلوا، وما عليك إن لم يثن الناس عليك، وما عليك أن تكون عند الناس مذموما إذا كنت عند الله محمودا، إن أمير المؤمنين - صلوات الله عليه - كان يقول: لا خير في الدنيا إلا لأحد رجلين: رجل يزداد كل يوم إحسانا، ورجل يتدارك سيئته بالتوبة، وأنى له بالتوبة؟ والله لو سجد حتى ينقطع عنقه ما قبل الله منه إلا بولايتنا أهل البيت! ألا ومن عرف حقنا ورجا الثواب فينا ورضي بقوته، وما يستر عورته وما يكن رأسه، وهم في ذلك خائفون وجلون.
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