1376 - مَن لا يَنفَعُهُ عَمَلُهُ‏

1376. HE WHOSE DEEDS DO NOT BENEFIT HIM

4627.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ثَلاثٌ مَن لَم تَكُنْ فيهِ لَم يَقُمْ لَهُ عَمَلٌ: وَرَعٌ يَحجُزُهُ عَن مَعاصي اللَّهِ عَزَّوجلَّ، وخُلقٌ يُداري بِهِ النّاسَ ، وحِلمٌ يَرُدُّ بِهِ جَهلَ الجاهِلِ .¹

4627.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘There are three qualities which if a person does not possess, his action remains incomplete: piety which safeguards him from acts of disobedience to Allah, a good nature by means of which he maintains amicable relations with people, and clemency by means of which he retorts the rashness of the ignorant.’²

4628.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: ثَلاثَةٌ لا يَنفَعُ مَعَهُنَّ عَمَلٌ: الشِّركُ بِاللَّهِ ، وعُقوقُ الوالِدَينِ ، والفِرارُ مِنَ الزَّحفِ .³

4628.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘There are three sins to which the company of a good deed is to no avail: association of anything with Allah, insolence to one’s parents, and fleeing from the midst of a battle.’⁴

4629.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ما عَمِلَ مَن لَم يَحفَظْ لِسانَهُ.⁵

4629.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who does not guard his tongue has not performed any good deeds.’⁶

4630.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : لا يَنفَعُ مَعَ الشَّكِّ والجُحودِ عَمَلٌ .⁷

4630.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘A good deed accompanied by doubt and denial is to no avail.’⁸

4631.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لا يَقبَلُ اللَّهُ مِن مُؤمِنٍ عَمَلاً وهُوَ مُضمِرٌ عَلى‏ أخيهِ المُؤمِنِ سُوءاً .⁹

4631.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Allah does not accept a good deed from a believer as long as he harbours ill will against a fellow believing brother.’¹⁰

(اُنظر) الصلاة (1) : باب 1132 ؛ الإنفاق : باب 1763 .

(See also: PRAYER (1): section 1132; SPENDING: section 1763)