1221 - الحَثُّ عَلَى استِقلالِ الخَيرِ مِنَ النَّفسِ‏

1221. ENJOINMENT OF UNDERVALUING THE GOOD THAT ONE DOES

3987.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - في صِفَةِ العاقِلِ - : يَستَكثِرُ قَليلَ الخَيرِ مِن غَيرِهِ، ويَستَقِلُّ كَثيرَ الخَيرِ مِن نَفسِهِ .¹

3987.The Prophet (SAWA) said, describing the intelligent person, ‘He regards the little good that others do as being much and regards the abundance of good that he himself does as being little.’²

3988.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : اِستَقلِلْ مِن نَفسِكَ كَثيرَ الطّاعَةِ للَّهِ‏ِ؛ إزراءً عَلَى النَّفسِ وتَعَرُّضاً لِلعَفوِ .³

3988.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘Undervalue the abundant acts of obedience that you perform for Allah, in contempt of your lower self and in order to expose yourself to Allah’s pardon.’⁴

3989.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : قالَ إبليسُ - لَعنةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيهِ - لِجُنودِهِ : إذا استَمكَنتُ مِنِ ابنِ آدَمَ في ثَلاثٍ لَم اُبالِ ما عَمِلَ؛ فإنَّهُ غَيرُ مَقبولٍ مِنهُ : إذا استَكثَرَ عَمَلَهُ، ونَسِيَ ذَنبَهُ، ودَخَلَهُ العُجبُ .⁵

3989.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Iblis [Satan] – may Allah’s curse be on him – says to his troops, ‘If I can gain mastery over three things in man, I will no longer care how much good he does for it will not be accepted from him: if he overrates his good deeds, forgets his sins, and is overcome by self-admiration.’⁶