1405 - ما يُغَطِّي العُيوبَ‏

1405. WHAT COVERS UP THE FAULTS

4728.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : العِلمُ والمالُ يَستُرانِ كُلَّ عَيبٍ ، والجَهلُ والفَقرُ يَكشِفانِ كُلَّ عَيبٍ .¹

4728.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Knowledge and wealth cover up every fault, whereas ignorance and poverty disclose every fault.’²

4729.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الاحتِمالُ قَبرُ العُيوبِ .³

4729.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Tolerance is the grave of faults.’⁴

4730.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : غِطاءُ العُيوبِ العَقلُ .⁵

4730.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The intellect is the coverer of faults.’⁶

4731.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن كَساهُ الحَياءُ ثَوبَهُ ، لَم يَرَ النّاسُ عَيبَهُ .⁷

4731.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who covers himself with the cloak of modesty, people cannot see his flaws.’⁸

4732.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن كساهُ العِلمُ ثَوبَهُ ، اختَفى‏ عَنِ النّاسِ عَيبُهُ .⁹

4732.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who covers himself with the cloak of knowledge, his faults remain hidden from people.’¹⁰

4733.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : عَيبُكَ مَستورٌ ما أسعَدَكَ جَدُّكَ .¹¹

4733.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Your faults will remain concealed as long as your good fortune assists you.’¹²

1404 - ذَمُّ تَتَبُّعِ العُيوبِ‏

1404. REPREHENSIBILITY OF PURSUING OF PEOPLE’S FAULTS

(وَيْلٌ لِكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ¹ لُمَزَةٍ ) .²

“Woe to every scandal-monger and slanderer.”³

4722.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا تَتَّبِعوا عَوراتِ المُؤمِنينَ ؛ فإنَّهُ مَن تَتَبَّعَ عَوراتِ المُؤمِنينَ تَتَبَّعَ اللَّهُ عَورَتَهُ ، ومَن تَتَبَّعَ اللَّهُ عَورَتَهُ فَضَحَهُ ولَو في جَوفِ بَيتِهِ .⁴

4722.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Do not seek to pursue the faults of believers, for verily whoever pursues the faults of believers, Allah will pursue his faults, and whoever’s faults Allah pursues, He will expose him, even if he be in the confines of his own home.’⁵

4723.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : تَأمُّلُ العَيبِ عَيبٌ .⁶

4723.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Anticipating attentively for a fault [in someone] is a fault in itself.’⁷

4724.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - مِن كِتابِهِ لِلأشتَرِ لَمّا وَلّاهُ مِصرَ - : وَلْيَكُنْ أبعَدَ رَعِيَّتِكَ مِنكَ ، وأشنَأهُم عِندَكَ ، أطلَبُهُم لِمَعايِبِ النّاسِ ؛ فإنَّ فِي النّاسِ عُيوباً ، الوالي أحَقُّ مَن سَتَرَها، فلا تَكشِفَنَّ عَمّاغابَ عَنكَ مِنها .⁸

4724. Imam Ali (AS), in a letter he wrote to al-Ashtar when he appointed him governor of Egypt, said, ‘The furthest of your subjects from you, and the worst of them in your view should be the one who is the most eager to pursue people’s shortcomings, because people do have faults and the ruler is the most appropriate person to conceal them, so do not ever seek to discover those faults which are hidden from you.’⁹

4725.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا تَبتَهِجَنَّ بِخَطاءِ غَيرِكَ ؛ فإنَّكَ لَن تَملِكَ الإصابَةَ أبَداً .¹⁰

4725.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Do not ever rejoice at someone else’s mistake, for verily you yourself will never be immune to committing mistakes.’¹¹

4726.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن عابَ عِيبَ ، ومَن شَتَمَ اُجيبَ .¹²

4726.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who finds faults will be accused of them himself, and he who insults will be retorted to [with worse].’¹³

4727.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : أبعَدُ ما يَكونُ العَبدُ مِنَ اللَّهِ أن يَكونَ الرَّجُلُ يُواخي الرَّجُلَ وهُوَ يَحفَظُ (عَلَيهِ) زَلّاتِهِ لِيُعَيِّرَهُ بِها يَوماً ما .¹⁴

4727.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘The furthest a servant can be from Allah is when he associates in a brotherly manner with someone while at the same time making note of all his faults in order to one day reproach him.’¹⁵

(اُنظر) عنوان 296 «التعبير» ؛ التجسس : باب 335 .

(See also: CONDEMNATION 296; SPYING: section 335)