Activity And Idleness
Tradition n. 391
قالَ رَسُولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم:
اَلعِبادَة سَبعُونَ جُز ءًا أَفضَلُها طَلَبُ الحَلالِ.
The Holy Prophet (S) said: “There are seventy branches of worship, the best of which is earning a living lawfully.”
At-Tahthib, vol. 6, p. 324
Tradition n. 392
قالَ الإمامُ أَميرُ المُؤمنينَ عَلِيٌّ عليه السلام :
هَيهاتَ مِن نَيلِ السَّعادَةِ اَلسُّكُونُ إِلى الهَوانِي وَالبِطالَةِ.
Imam Amir al-Mu’minin ‘Ali (‘a) said: “Never, never will prosperity be reached by remaining idle and lazy.”
Ghurar al-Hikam, p.197
Tradition n. 393
قالَ الإمامُ الباقِرُ عليه السلام :
إيّاكَ وَالكَسَلَ وَالضَّجَرَ فَاِنَّهُمـا مِفتاحُ كُـلِّ شَرٍّ.
Imam al-Baqir, the fifth Imam (‘a) said: “Avoid laziness and discontent. These two are the keys to every vice.”
Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 78, p. 175
Tradition n. 394
قالَ رَسُولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم:
رَوى أَنَسُ بنُ مالكٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم لَمّا أَقبَـلَ مِن غَـزوَةِ تَبُوكٍ اِستَقبَلَهُ سَع دُ الأََنصارِيِّ فَصافَحَهُ النَّبِيّ صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم ثُمَّ قالَ لَهُ: ما هذَا الَّذي أَك تَبَ يَدَي كَ؟ قالَ: يا رَسُـولَ اللهِ أَض ـرِبُ بِال مَـرِّ وَالمِس حاةِ فَأَن فَقُهُ عَلى عِيالي فَقَبَّلَ يَـدَهُ رَسُـولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم وَ قالَ: هذِهِ يَدٌ لا تَمَسُّهَا النّارُ.
When Sa'd Ansari responded to the Holy Prophet (S) that his hands were calloused because he used to work with a rope and a shovel to earn money to spend for his wife and children, he (S) kissed his hand (as an honour) and said: “This is a hand which the Fire (of Hell) will never touch.”
Usd al-Ghabah, vol. 2, p. 269
- A Bundle Of Flowers
- Introduction
- Preface
- The Opening Tradition
- Knowing Allah, His Greatness And His Grace
- Prayer And Its Effects
- Midnight Prayers
- Faith In Allah And Attaining His Pleasure
- Piety And Its Necessity In A Muslim
- Invocation
- Ahl Al-Bayt
- The Love Of Ahl Al-Bayt
- The Acceptable Characteristics
- The Real Followers Of Ahl Al-Bayt And Their Qualities
- Sin And Its Effects
- Knowledge And Its Value
- Knowledge And The Virtue Of Learning It
- Knowledge And The Virtue Of Teaching It
- The Excellence And Importance Of Scholars
- Being Attentive To The Hereafter
- Repentance
- Protecting The Honour Of Believers
- Righteous Deeds
- Injustice And Transgression
- The Rights Of Fellow Muslims
- Greetings
- Enjoining Right And Forbidding Wrong
- The Tongue And Its Evils
- Backbiting And Fault-Finding
- Telling Lies
- Companions & Friendship
- Immoral Friends
- Serving People
- Giving Loan
- Helping The Needy
- Donation & Pleasing The Believers
- Charity And Alms
- Regard For Kinship
- Kindness To Parents
- The Rights Of Children
- Suckling
- Marriage, A Great Worship
- Encouragement For Marriage
- Marriage Is The Key To Divine Mercy And A Good Temper
- Hasten To Marry
- Intercession And Help In Lawful Marriage
- Wife And Her Dower
- Dower: The Less The Better
- Marriage With Regard To Faith And Honesty
- Man's Intention In Marriage
- Earning A Livelihood
- Wives And Good Treatment To Their Husbands
- Honour Your Wives
- Wife And Pleasing Her Husband
- Admirable Qualities Of Wives
- Divorce And Its Effects
- Lowering The Gaze And Guarding The Modesty
- Women And Ornamentation
- Fornication And Its Harmful Effects
- Hygiene In Islam
- Business And Social Relationships
- Fraud In Bargain
- Lusts
- Worldly Possessions And Greedily Compiling Wealth
- This Fleeting World, Its Attractiveness And Poison
- The Neglectful Slaves Of This Deceitful World
- Greed and Futile Hopes
- Arrogance And Pride
- Moderation In Economic Affairs
- Consultation
- Activity And Idleness
- Martyrs And Martyrdom
- The Expected Mahdi (‘A) And His Government Of Justice
- The Muslim Ummah At The End Of The Time
- Lifetime Should Be Well Spent
- Religion And Studying Its Affairs
- Good Temper And Its Good Results
- The Disadvantages Of Anger And An Ill-Temper
- Asking For Divine Pardon
- Congregation Prayer
- Friendship With Ahl Al-Bayt (‘A) Or With Their Enemies?
- A Gift From Fatimah, The Prophet's Daughter
- The Recommendation Of Fatimah, The Prophet's Daughter To People
- The First And The Last One Of The Eleven Vicegerents
- References, Material And Tradition Sources