1849 - ذَمُّ خُلفِ الوَعدِ

1849. REPROACHING THE BREAKING OF A PROMISE

6577.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : عِدَةُ المُؤمنِ أخاهُ نَذرٌ لا كَفّارَةَ لَهُ ، فمَن أخلَفَ فبِخُلفِ اللَّهِ بَدأَ ، ولِمَقتِهِ تَعَرَّضَ ، وذلكَ قَولُهُ : (يا أيُّها الّذِينَ آمَنُوا لِمَ تَقُولونَ ما لا تَفْعَلُونَ)¹ .²

6577.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The promise of a believer to his brother is a vow for which there is no [prescribed] penance, so he who breaks a promise has first broken his promise to Allah and subjects himself to His discontentment, as Allah says: "O you who have faith! Why do you say what you do not do?" ³⁴

6578.الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : إذا وَعَدتُمُ الصِّغارَ فأوفُوا لَهُم ؛ فإنَّهُم يَرَونَ أنّكُم أنتُمُ الّذينَ تَرزُقونَهُم ، وإنّ اللَّهَ لايَغضَبُ بشَي‏ءٍ كغَضَبِهِ لِلنِّساءِ والصِّبيانِ .⁵

6578.Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'When you make a promise to children then fulfil that promise to them, because they perceive you as the one who provides them with the means of subsistence, and Allah is not angered by anything the way He is angered by [matters pertaining to] the rights of women and children.' ⁶

1848 - ما لا يَنبَغي مِنَ الوَعدِ

1848. WHAT SHOULD NOT BE PROMISED

6574.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا تَعِدَنَّ عِدَةً لا تَثِقُ مِن نَفسِكَ بإنجازِها .¹

6574.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Do not make a promise that you are not confident of fulfilling.' ²

6575.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لاتَعِدَنَّ أخاكَ وَعداً لَيسَ في يَدِكَ وَفاؤُهُ .³

6575.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Do not make a promise to your brother that you are incapable of fulfilling.' ⁴

6576.الإمامُ الكاظِمُ عليه السلام : إنّ العاقِلَ ... لا يَعِدُ ما لا يَقدِرُ عَلَيهِ .⁵

6576.Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'An intelligent person....does not make a promise he cannot fulfill.' ⁶