414 - الوالِد والوَلد

414. PARENT AND CHILD

1877 - فَضلُ الوَلدِ

1877. THE VIRTUE OF HAVING CHILDREN

6721.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ لِكُلِّ شَجَرَةٍ ثَمَرَةً ، وثَمَرَةُ القَلبِ الوَلَدُ .¹

6721.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'For every tree there is a fruit and the fruit of the heart is the child.' ²

6722.الإمامُ زينُ العابدينَ عليه السلام : مِن سَعادَةِ الرّجُلِ أن يَكونَ لَهُ وُلْدٌ يَستَعينُ بِهِم .³

6722. Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said, 'It is part of the prosperity of a man that he has offspring who can be an aid to him.' ⁴

6723.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : مِن سَعادَةِ الرّجُلِ أن يَكونَ لَهُ الوَلَدُ يَعرِفُ فيهِ شِبهَهُ : خَلقَهُ ، وخُلقَهُ ، وشَمائلَهُ .⁵

6723.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'It is part of the prosperity of a man that he has a child wherein he can see his own likeness: in his looks, his character, and his virtues.' ⁶

1876 - الاِتّكالُ إلى‏ غَيرِ اللَّهِ‏

1876. RELYING ON OTHER THAN ALLAH

6718.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يَقولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّوجلَّ : ما مِن مَخلوقٍ يَعتَصِمُ بمَخلوقٍ دُوني إلّا قَطَعتُ أبوابَ السَّماواتِ والأرضِ دُونَهُ ، فإن دَعاني لَم اُجِبْهُ ، وإن سَألَني لَم اُعطِهِ .¹

6718.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah Almighty has said, 'Any creature who resorts to another creature instead of Me, I will shut the doors of Heaven and earth from him, such that if he calls Me, I will not answer him, and if he requests from Me, I will not give him.' ²

6719.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا تَتَّكِلْ إلى‏ غَيرِ اللَّهِ فيَكِلَكَ اللَّهُ إلَيهِ .³

6719.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Do not rely on other than Allah, for Allah will relegate you to him.' ⁴

6720.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إيّاكَ والثِّقَةَ بنَفسِكَ ؛ فإنَّ ذلكَ مِن أكبَرِ مَصائدِ الشَّيطانِ .⁵

6720.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Beware of being completely self-reliant, for that is one of the greatest snares of Satan.' ⁶