hadith
583
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) told Ishaq ibn Amr: “O' Ishaq! Fear God as if you see Him. If you do not see Him, He sees you. If you believe that He does not see you, you are an infidel. If you know that He sees you, and display your disobedience of God away from the public eyes, you have considered Him to be the worst of those who see you.”
عنه (عليه السلام) قال
يا إسحاق، خف الله كأنك تراه فإن لم تره فإنه يراك، وإن كنت ترى أنه لا يراك فقد كفرت، وإن كنت تعلم أنه يراك ثم استترت عن المخلوقين بالمعاصي وبرزت له بها فقد جعلته في حد أهون الناظرين إليك.
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