707 - ذَمُّ الدُّنيا مِن دونِ عِلمٍ‏

707. CRITICIZING THE WORLD WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE

2181.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا تَسُبُّوا الدنيا فَنِعمَتْ مَطِيَّةُ المؤمنِ ، فعلَيها يَبلُغُ الخيرَ وبها يَنجو مِن الشرِّ ، إنّهُ إذا قالَ العبدُ : لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الدنيا قالَتِ الدُّنيا : لَعَنَ اللَّهُ أعصانا لِرَبِّهِ !¹

2181.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Do not insult the world for it is the best mount for the believer, because by means of it he attains good and through it he is saved from evil. If a servant [of Allah] says: "May Allah curse the world", the world replies: "May Allah curse the most disobedient one towards his Lord from among us!".' ²

2182.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أيُّها الذامُّ للدنيا المُغتَرُّ بِغُرورِها المَخدُوعُ بِأباطيلِها ، أتَغتَرُّ بالدنيا ثُمّ تَذُمُّها ؟ ! أنتَ المُتَجرِّمُ علَيها أم هي المُتجَرِّمَةُ علَيكَ ؟ ! متى‏ استَهوَتْكَ أم متى‏ غَرَّتكَ؟ !... إنَّ الدنيا دارُ صِدقٍ لِمَن صَدَقَها ، ودارُ عافيةٍ لِمَن فَهِمَ عنها ، ودارُ غِنىً لِمَن تَزَوَّدَ مِنها .³

2182.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'O you who insult the world, who have been deceived by its deceit and cheated by its falsities, do you covet the world and then insult it? Should you accuse it or should it accuse you? When did it bewilder it or deceive you?!... Verily the world is an abode of truth for he who is truthful to it, an abode of wellbeing for hewho understands it, and an abode of riches for he who collects provision from it [for the next world].' ⁴