268 - الاعتِذار

268. MAKING EXCUSES

1239 - التَّحذيرُ مِمّا يُعتَذَرُ مِنهُ‏

1239. CAUTION AGAINST DOING SOMETHING That One Would Later Have to EXCUSE ONESELF FOR

4039.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: إيّاكَ وما تَعتَذِرُ مِنهُ ؛ فإنَّ فيهِ الشِّركَ الخَفِيَّ .¹

4039.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Keep away from doing that which you must excuse yourself for, for verily that involves hidden polytheism.’²

4040.الإمامُ الحسينُ عليه السلام : إيّاكَ وما تَعتَذِرُ مِنهُ ؛ فإنَّ المُؤمِنَ لا يُسي‏ءُ ولا يَعتَذِرُ ، والمُنافِقَ كُلَّ يَومٍ يُسي‏ءُ ويَعتَذِرُ .³

4040.Imam al-Husayn (AS) said, ‘Keep away from doing that which you must excuse yourself for, for verily the believer neither commits a wrong nor makes excuses for himself, whereas the hypocrite commits wrongs and makes excuses for them everyday.’⁴

4041.مشكاة الأنوار عن بعضِ أصحابِهِ : قالَ أبو عَبدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام : لا يَنبَغي لِلمُؤمِنِ أن يُذِلَّ نَفسَهُ ، قُلتُ : بِما يُذِلُّ نَفسَهُ ؟ قالَ : يَدخُلُ فيما يَعتَذِرُ مِنهُ .⁵

4041. Mishkat al-Anwar: From one of the companions of Imam al-Sadiq (AS): Imam al-Sadiq said, ‘A believer must never humiliate himself.’ When asked how he would humiliate himself, he replied, ‘By embarking upon something which he later has to make excuses for.’⁶