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356 - اللّهو

356. AMUSEMENT

1631 - اللَّهوُ

1631. AMUSEMENT

(اِعْلَمُوا أَنَّمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا لَعِبٌ وَلَهْوٌ وَزِينَةٌ وَتَفَاخُرٌ بَيْنَكُمْ) .1

"Know that the life of this world is just play and diversion, and glitter, and mutual vainglory among you." 2

(وَإِذَا رَأَوا تِجَارَةً أَوْ لَهْواً انْفَضُّوا إِلَيْهَا وَتَرَكُوكَ قائماً قُلْ مَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ اللَّهْوِ وَمِنَ التِّجَارَةِ وَاللَّهُ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ) .3

"When they sight a deal or a diversion, they scatter off towards it and leave you standing! Say, 'What is with Allah is better than diversion and dealing, and Allah is the best of providers." 4

5694.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أيُّها النّاسُ ، اتَّقوا اللَّهَ ؛ فما خُلِقَ امرؤٌ عَبَثاً فيَلهوَ ، ولا تُرِكَ سُدىً فيَلغوَ !5

5694.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'O people, revere Allah, for man was not created in vain that he may amuse himself, nor has he been abandoned to futility that he may be in vain!' 6

5695.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : اللّهوُ قُوتُ الحَماقَةِ .7

5695.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Amusement is the provision of stupidity.' 8

5696.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : شَرُّ ما ضُيِّعَ فيهِ العُمرُ اللَّعِبُ .9

5696.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The worst thing that life is wasted on is play.' 10

1.الحديد : ۲۰ .

2.Quran ۵۷:۲۰

3.الجمعة : ۱۱ .

4.Quran ۶۲:۱۱

5.نهج البلاغة : الحكمة ۳۷۰ .

6.Nahj al-Balagha, Saying ۳۷۰

7.غرر الحكم : ۹۳۷ .

8.Ghurar al-Hikam, no. ۹۳۷

9.غرر الحكم : ۵۷۲۹ .

10.Ibid. no. ۵۷۲۹

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