hadith
624
۞
The Prophet of God (a.s) said: “Whoever recognizes God and His Grandeur will shut his mouth up. He will neither talk nor eat. He will fast and stay up at night to pray.” They asked him: “O' Prophet of God! May our parents be your devoted servants! Are they God's saints?” He said: “God's saints are quiet, and their silence is in remembrance of God. They look, and their looking is to learn a lesson. They talk, and their sayings are words of wisdom. They walk around, and their walking is a blessing for the people. If their life was not predestined for them, their souls would leave their bodies from the fear of divine punishment and the eagerness for receiving divine rewards.”
قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): من عرف الله وعظمه منع فاه من الكلام، وبطنه من الطعام، وعنى نفسه بالصيام والقيام، قالوا: بآبائنا وأمهاتنا يا رسول الله، هؤلاء أولياء الله؟ قال: إن أولياء الله سكتوا فكان سكوتهم فكرا، وتكلموا فكان كلامهم ذكرا، ونظروا فكان نظرهم عبرة، ونطقوا فكان نطقهم حكمة، ومشوا فكان مشيهم بين الناس بركة، ولولا الآجال التي كتبت عليهم لم تستقر أرواحهم في أجسادهم خوفا من العذاب وشوقا إلى الثواب.
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