1744 - التَّحَدُّثُ بِنِعمَةِ اللَّهِ‏

1744. PROCLAIMING ABOUT THE BOUNTIES OF ALLAH

(وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ) .¹

"And as for your Lord's blessing, proclaim it!" ²

6182.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ أن يَرى‏ أثَرَ نِعمَتِهِ على‏ عَبدِهِ .³

6182.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah loves to see the signs of His bounties on His servant.' ⁴

6183.أبو الأحوَصِ عن أبيهِ : دخلتُ على رسولِ اللَّه صلى اللَّه عليه وآله فرآني سيّئ الهيئة ، فقال النبيّ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله هل لك من شي‏ء ؟ قال : نعم من كلّ المال قد أتاني اللَّه . فقال : إذا كان لك مالٌ فليُرى‏ عليك .⁵

6183. Abu al-Ahwas, narrating from his father said, 'I visited the Prophet (SAWA) and he saw me with a bad appearance, so the Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Do you own anything?' I said, 'Yes, all the wealth that Allah has given me.' He (SAWA) said, 'If you have wealth then it should be seen on you.' ⁶

6184.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: إنّ اللَّهَ جَميلٌ يُحِبُّ الجَمالَ، ويُحِبُّ أن يَرى‏ أثَرَ النِّعمَةِ على‏ عَبدِهِ .⁷

6184.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Allah is Beautiful and He loves beauty, and He loves to see the sign of His bounties on His servant.' ⁸

6185.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إذا أنعَمَ اللَّهُ على‏ عَبدِهِ بنِعمَةٍ فظَهَرَت علَيهِ سُمِّيَ حَبيبَ اللَّهِ مُحَدِّثاً بنِعمَةِ اللَّهِ ، وإذا أنعَمَ اللَّهُ على‏ عَبدٍ بِنِعمَةٍ فلَم تَظهَرْ علَيهِ سُمِّيَ بَغيضَ اللَّهِ مُكَذِّباً بنِعمَةِ اللَّهِ .⁹

6185.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'When Allah blesses His servant with bounties and it is manifest about him, he is called the beloved of Allah and a proclaimer of Allah's bounties, and when Allah blesses a servant with bounties and he does not show it, he is called the despiser of Allah and a denier of Allah's bounties.' ¹⁰

6186.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنّي لَأكرَهُ لِلرّجُلِ أن يَكونَ علَيهِ نِعمَةٌ مِن اللَّهِ فلا يُظهِرُها .¹¹

6186.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Indeed I hate for a man to have been bestowed bounties by Allah and to not show it.' ¹²