1293 - ما يوجِبُ العُزلَةَ

1293. THAT WHICH DRIVES ONE TO SOLITUDE

4238.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - لَمّا سُئلَ عَن عِلَّةِ اعتِزالِه - : فَسَدَ الزَّمانُ وتَغَيَّرَ الإخوانُ ، فرَأيتُ الانفِرادَ أسكَنَ لِلفُؤادِ .¹

4238. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) was once asked the reason for his solitude away from people, to which he replied, ‘Times have become corrupt and brothers have changed, so I found solitude to be most calming for the heart.’²

4239.الإمامُ العسكريُّ عليه السلام : الوَحشَةُ مِنَ النّاسِ عَلى‏ قَدرِ الفِطنَةِ بِهِم .³

4239.Imam al-Askari (AS) said, ‘Estrangement from people comes about as a direct result of knowing them too well.’⁴

275 - العزلة

275. SOLITUDE

1292 - فَضلُ العُزلَةِ

1292. THE VIRTUE OF SOLITUDE

4233.الكافي : مِمّا ناجَى اللَّهُ تَعالى‏ بِهِ موسى‏ : كُن خَلَقَ الثِّيابِ جَديدَ القَلبِ ، تَخفى‏ عَلى‏ أهلِ الأرضِ ، وتُعرَفُ في أهلِ السَّماءِ .¹

4233. It is narrated in al-Kafi: ‘Allah conversed with Prophet Moses saying, ‘Be clad in threadbare clothes though having a clean, fresh heart. Be unknown to the people of the earth, though famous among those in the heavens.’²

4234.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : العُزلَةُ عِبادَةٌ .³

4234.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Solitude is worship.’⁴

4235.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الانفِرادُ راحَةُ المُتَعَبِّدينَ .⁵

4235.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Seclusion is the comfort of the devoted worshippers.’⁶

4236.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَنِ انفَرَدَ عَنِ النّاسِ أنِسَ بِاللَّهِ سُبحانَهُ .⁷

4236.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who secludes himself from people seeks company with Allah, Glory be to Him.’⁸

4237.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَنِ اعتَزَلَ النّاسَ سَلِمَ مِن شَرِّهِم .⁹

4237.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who isolates himself from people is safe from their evil.’¹⁰