681 - ما هُوَ أفضَلُ مِنَ الخَيرِ

681. WHAT IS BETTER THAN GOODNESS

2064.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لَيسَ بخَيرٍ مِنَ الخَيرِ إلّا ثَوابُهُ .¹

2064.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'There is nothing better than goodness except its own reward.' ²

2065.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : أحْسنُ مِن الصِّدقِ قائلُهُ ، وخَيرٌ مِن الخَيرِ فاعِلُهُ .³

2065.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Better than truthfulness is the one who practices it, and better than good is its doer.' ⁴

2066.الإمامُ الهاديُّ عليه السلام : خَيرٌ مِن الخَيرِ فاعِلُهُ ، وأجمَلُ مِن الجَميلِ قائلُهُ، وأرجَحُ مِن العِلمِ حامِلُهُ .⁵

2066.Imam al-Hadi (AS) said, 'Better than good is its doer, more beautiful than beautiful words is the one who says them and weightier than knowledge is the one who carries it.' ⁶

(اُنظر) الشرّ : باب 1017 .

(See also: EVIL: section 1017)

680 - صِفاتُ أهلِ الخَيرِ

680. The Characteristics of Good People

2063.بحار الأنوار : في حديثِ المِعراجِ : يا أحمدُ ، إنَّ أهلَ الخَيرِ وأهلَ الآخِرَةِ رَقيقَةٌ وُجوهُهم، كثيرٌحَياؤهُم، قليلٌ حُمْقُهُم ، كثيرٌ نَفْعُهُم ، قليلٌ مَكْرُهُم ، النّاسُ مِنْهم في راحَةٍ، وأنفسُهُم مِنْهم في تَعَبٍ ، كلامُهُم مَوْزونٌ ، مُحاسِبينَ لأنفُسِهِم مُتْعِبينَ لَها ، تَنامُ أعيُنُهم ولا تَنامُ قلوبُهُم ، أعينُهُم باكِيَةٌ ، وقُلوبُهُم ذاكِرَةٌ . إذا كُتِبَ النّاسُ مِن الغافِلينَ كُتِبوا مِن الذّاكِرينَ ... لا يَشْغَلُهُم عَنِ اللَّهِ شَي‏ءٌ طَرْفَةَ عَينٍ ، ولا يُريدونَ كَثْرَةَ الطَّعامِ ، ولا كَثرةَ الكلامِ ، ولا كَثرةَ اللِّباسِ . النّاسُ عِندَهُم مَوْتى‏ ، واللَّهُ عِندَهُم حيٌّ قَيّومٌ .¹

2063. It is narrated in the tradition recounting the Prophet's Ascension to the Heavens (al-miraj) that Allah addresses the Prophet (SAWA) saying, 'O Ahmad, Verily the good people and the people worthy of a good Hereafter have gentle countenances and much modesty, they possess little foolishness, they are of much benefit and they are seldom deceptive. People are at ease when with them whereas their souls are exhausted on account of them. Their words are balanced, they take account of their souls and exhaust them [through making them perform good]. Their eyes sleep but their hearts do not, their eyes weep and their hearts are remembering. When people are recorded as being neglectful, they are recorded amongst the remembering ones... Nothing preoccupies them from Allah for a split second. They do not desire much food, neither wish to speak much nor have many clothes. According to them, people are dead and Allah is the Living One, the All-Sustainer.' ²