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276 - التّعزية

276. CONDOLENCE

1295 - تَعزِيَةُ المُصابِ‏

1295. CONDOLING WITH ONE WHO IS GRIEF-STRICKEN1

4242.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن عَزّى‏ مُصاباً كانَ لَهُ مِثلُ أجرِهِ .2

4242.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever condoles with a grief-stricken person receives the same reward as him.’3

4243.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن عَزَّى الثَّكلى‏ أظَلَّهُ اللَّهُ في ظِلِّ عَرشِهِ يَومَ لا ظِلَّ إلّا ظِلُّهُ .4

4243.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Whoever condoles with a mother bereaved of her child will be shaded by Allah by the shade of His Throne on the Day when no other shade will avail.’5

4244.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : كَفاكَ مِنَ التَّعزِيَةِ بأن يَراكَ صاحِبُ المُصيبَةِ .6

4244.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘The minimum condolence required of you is that the bereaved one sees you present.’7

1.This refers mainly to a bereaved person who is grieving the loss of a loved one, though it also includes any other type of affliction or misfortune that may befall someone and for which one may express sympathy or condolences (ed.)

2.بحار الأنوار : ۸۲ / ۹۴ / ۴۶ .

3.Bihar al-Anwar, v. ۸۲, p. ۹۴, no. ۴۶

4.الكافي : ۳ / ۲۲۷ / ۳ .

5.al-Kafi, v. ۳, p. ۲۲۷, no. ۳

6.كتاب من لا يحضره الفقيه : ۱ / ۱۷۴ / ۵۰۵ .

7.al-Faqih, v. ۱, p. ۱۷۴, no. ۵۰۵

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