785 - الرِّياءُ وَالشِّركُ‏

785. SHOWING OFF AND POLYTHEISM

2475.عدّة الداعي عن رسول اللَّه صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ أخوَفَ ما أخافُ علَيكُمُ الشِّركَ الأصغرَ . قالوا : وما الشِّركُ الأصغَرُ يا رسولَ اللَّهِ ؟ قالَ : الرياءُ .¹

2475.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The worst thing I fear for you is minor polytheism.' When asked what he meant by this, he replied, 'Showing off.' ²

2476.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : اِعلَمُوا أنَّ يَسِيرَ الرياءِ شِركٌ .³

2476.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Know that even the slightest showing off is tantamount to polytheism.' ⁴

2477.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام: سُئلَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله عن تفسيرِ قَولِ اللَّهِ: (فَمَنْ كانَ يَرْجُو لِقاءَ رَبِّهِ فَلْيَعمَلْ عَمَلاً صَالِحاً وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبادَةِ رَبِّهِ أَحَداً) فقال : مَن صَلَّى مُراءاةَ الناسِ فهُو مُشرِكٌ ... ومَن عَمِلَ عَملاً مِمّا أمَرَ اللَّهُ بهِ مُراءاةَ الناسِ فهُو مُشرِكٌ .⁵

2477.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'The Prophet (SAWA) was once asked about the interpretation of Allah's words in the Qur'an: "So whoever expects to encounter his Lord, let him act righteously, and not associate anyone with the worship of Allah" ⁶ . He replied, 'He who performs prayer in order to show people is a polytheist ... and he who performs any act commanded by Allah to show people is a polytheist.' ⁷

انظر : عنوان 215 «الشرك» .

(See also: POLYTHEISM)