220 - الشَّقاوة

220. WRETCHEDNESS

1043 - خَصائِصُ الشَّقِيِ‏

1043. CHARACTERISTICS OF A WRETCHED PERSON

3305.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الشَّقِيُّ مَنِ انخَدَعَ لِهَواهُ وغُرُورِهِ .¹

3305.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The wretched one is he who lets himself be deceived by his whims and his delusion.' ²

3306.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنَّ الشَّقِيَّ مَن حُرِمَ نَفعَ ما اُوتِيَ مِنَ العَقلِ والتَّجرِبَةِ .³

3306.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Verily the wretched person is he who is deprived of drawing any benefit from his intellect and the experiences that he has been granted.' ⁴

3307.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : تَوَقَّوُا المَعاصِيَ واحبِسُوا أنفُسَكُم عنها ؛ فإنَّ الشَّقِيَّ مَن أطلَقَ فيها عِنانَهُ .⁵

3307.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Be on your guard against sins and restrain yourself from them, for verily the wretched one is he who gives himself free rein to them.' ⁶

1042 - أدنَى المؤمِنينَ شَفاعَةً

1042. THE MINIMUM NUMBER THAT A BELIEVER CAN INTERCEDE

3303.قالَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّي أشفَعُ يَومَ القِيامَةِ فَأشَفَّعُ ، ويَشفَعُ عَلِيٌّ فَيُشَفَّعُ ، ويَشفَعَ أهلُ بَيتي فَيُشفَعَّونَ ، وإنَّ أدنىَ المُؤمِنينَ شَفاعَةً لَيَشفَعُ في أربَعينَ مِن إخوانِهِ كُلٌّ قَدِ استَوجَبُوا النّارُ .¹

3303.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Among believers are those who intercede for as many as the people of Rabi'a and Mo?ar tribes and the believers who have the least right for intercession will intercede for thirty people.' ²

3304.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : إنّ أدنَى المؤمنينَ شَفاعَةً لَيَشفَعُ لِثلاثينَ إنساناً ، فَعِندَ ذلكَ يقولُ أهلُ النارِ : (فَما لَنا مِنْ شافِعِينَ* ولا صَديقٍ حَمِيمٍ)³ . ⁴

3304.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, The believer who can intercede the least shall intercede for up to thirty people,at this time the dweller of the fire would say ' Now then we have none to intercede [for us] Nor a single friend to feel [ for us].' ⁵⁶