hadith
3114
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Imam al-Sadiq (AS), when asked about the [meaning of the] saying of Abu Dharr: “There are three things that people hate but I love: I love death and I love poverty and I love tribulation”, said, ‘This is not as they have understood it. What he meant is that death in the obedience of Allah is more beloved to me than a life of disobedience to Allah; poverty in the obedience of Allah is more beloved to me than wealth [accompanied] with disobedience to Allah, and tribulation [accompanied] with obedience to Allah is more beloved to me than good health with disobedience to Allah.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ لمّا سُئلَ عمّا يُروى عن أبي ذَرٍّ: ثلاثةٌ يُبغِضُها الناسُ وأنا اُحِبُّها: اُحِبُّ المَوتَ واُحِبُّ الفَقرَ واُحِبُّ البَلاءَ ـ: إنّ هذا ليس على ما يَرَونَ ؛ إنّما عَنى: المَوتُ في طاعَةِ اللّهِ أحَبُّ إلَيَّ مِن الحَياةِ في مَعصيَةِ اللّهِ ، والفَقرُ في طاعةِ اللّهِ أحَبُّ إليَّ مِن الغِنى في مَعصيَةِ اللّهِ، والبَلاءُ في طاعَةِ اللّهِ أحَبُّ إلَيَّ مِن الصِّحَّةِ في مَعصيَةِ اللّهِ.
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