1213 - أنواعُ العِبادَةِ

1213. TYPES OF WORSHIP

3935.عيسى عليه السلام - لِرجُلٍ - : ما تَصنَعُ ؟ قالَ : أتَعَبَّدُ، قالَ : فمَن يَعودُ علَيكَ ؟ قالَ : أخي، قالَ: أخوكَ أعبَدُ مِنكَ .¹

3935. Prophet Jesus (AS) asked a man, ‘What are you doing?’ The man replied, ‘I am worshipping.’ So he asked, ‘Then who is it that supports you [financially]?’ He replied, ‘My brother’, to which Prophet Jesus (AS) said, ‘Your brother is a better worshipper than you.’²

3936.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : العِبادَةُ عَشرَةُ أجزاءٍ، تِسعَةُ أجزاءٍ في طَلَبِ الحَلالِ .³

3936.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Worship consists of ten parts, nine of which are to do with earning a lawful living.’⁴

3937.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : نَظَرُ الوَلَدِ إلى‏ والِدَيهِ حُبّاً لَهُما عِبادَةٌ .⁵

3937.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘A son’s looking at his parents with love is a form of worship [of Allah].’⁶

3938.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : النَّظَرُ إلَى العالِمِ عِبادَةٌ، والنَّظَرُ إلَى الإمامِ المُقسِطِ عِبادَةٌ، وَالنَّظَرُ إلَى الوالِدَينِ بِرَأفَةٍ وَرحمَةٍ عِبادَةٌ، وَالنَّظَرُ إلى‏ أخٍ تَوَدُّهُ في اللَّهِ عَزَّوجلَّ عِبادَةٌ .⁷

3938.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Looking at [the face of] a scholar is worship, looking at [the face of] a just leader (Imam) is worship, looking at one’s parents with kindness and mercy is worship, and looking at the face of a brother whom you love for the sake of Allah is worship.’⁸

3939.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : حُسنُ الظَّنِّ باللَّهِ مِن عِبادَةِ اللَّهِ تعالى‏ .⁹

3939.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Entertaining the best opinion about Allah is a form of worship of Allah, most High.’¹⁰

3940.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : التَّفَكُّرُ في مَلَكوتِ السّماواتِ والأرضِ عِبادَةُ المُخلِصينَ .¹¹

3940.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Pondering about the dominion of the heavens and the earth is the worship of the sincere ones.’¹²

3941.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنّ مِنَ العِبادَةِ لِينَ الكَلامِ وإفشاءَ السَّلامِ .¹³

3941.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Verily part of worship is to talk to people in a gentle manner and to spread the greeting of peace among them.’¹⁴

3942.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنّ فَوقَ كلِّ عِبادَةٍ عِبادَةً، و حُبُّنا أهلَ البَيتِ أفضَلُ عِبادَةٍ .¹⁵

3942.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Verily above every act of worship is an even better act of worship, and love for us, the household of the Prophet, is the best act of worship.’¹⁶