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hadith 1825
Hadith #
1825
Book
Mishkāt al-Anwār
Volume
1
Part
Section 8 - On Undesirable Characteristics
Chapter
Chapter 4 - On Conceit
Source
ʿAlī b. al-Ḥasan al-Ṭabrisī
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In Al-Zuhd al-Nabi it has been narrated that Imam Baqir (a.s) quoted on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s) that God the Almighty said
“I am better aware of what will improve My religion. There are those religious believers who strive to worship Me, and get up from their warm cuddly beds for nighttime supplications. They impose hardships on themselves for My worship. Since I love them, I make them fall asleep to protect their health. They go to sleep and wake up in the morning, and blame themselves. However, they do not know that if I had left them to themselves to worship Me as much as they wanted, they would get haughty and become ruined. This will be due to their conceit to the extent that they think they are better than all others who worship Me, and they have passed all the stages of worshipping, and have perfected it. This will force them away from Me, while they themselves think that they are close to Me. Thus those who do good deeds should not rely on deeds which they do for getting rewards from Me, since if they try, they will trouble themselves and waste their time spending it in My worship. Still they will be deficient, and cannot attain the depth of My Servitude. They cannot attain any of the honor, Heavenly blessings, divine attention and high ranks near Me that they seek. They can only rely on My Mercy, and be pleased with My Favor, and they should have a good opinion about Me and trust. Then they will benefit from My Mercy, and by My forgiving I will take them to Heaven, and Forgive them since I am God the Beneficent and the Merciful and am known by these Names.”
من كتاب زهد النبي (صلى الله عليه وآله) عن أبي جعفر (عليه السلام) قال
قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): قال الله تعالى: أنا أعلم بما يصلح عليه أمر ديني، إن من دين عبادي المؤمنين لمن يجتهد في عبادتي فيقوم من رقاده ولذيذ وساده، فيتهجد لي الليالي فيتعب نفسه في عبادتي فأضربه بالنعاس الليلة والليلتين نظرا مني له وإبقاء عليه، فينام حتى يصبح فيقوم وهو ماقت لنفسه زارئ عليها، ولو أخلي بينه وبين ما يريد من عبادتي لدخله من ذلك العجب فيصيره العجب إلى الفتنة بأعماله، فيأتيه من ذلك ما فيه هلاكه لعجبه بأعماله ورضاه عن نفسه، حتى يظن أنه قد فاق العابدين وجاز في عبادته حد التقصير فيتباعد عند ذلك مني وهو يظن أنه يتقرب إلي، فلا يتكل العاملون على أعمالهم التي يعملونها لثوابي، فإنهم لو اجتهدوا وأتعبوا أنفسهم، [وأفنوا] أعمارهم في عبادتي كانوا مقصرين غير بالغين في عبادتهم كنه عبادتي فيما يطلبون عندي من كرامتي والنعيم في جناتي و عظيم عنايتي وجزيل جناني ورفيع الدرجات العلى في جواري، ولكن برحمتي فليثقوا وبفضلي فليفرحوا وإلى حسن الظن بي فليطمئنوا، فإن رحمتي عند ذلك تداركهم وبمني أبلغهم رضواني ومغفرتي وألبسهم عفوي، فإني أنا الله الرحمان الرحيم وبذلك تسميت.
Tags Arrogance/PrideNight Prayer

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