The Desire

The most courageous of people is he who overcomes his desires.

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  ما تَحَت ظِلِّ السَّماءِ مِن إلهٍ يُعبَدُ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ أعظَمَ عِندَ اللَّهِ مِن هَوىً مُتَّبَعٍ . الدرّ المنثور : 6 / 261 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'There is no god worshipped beneath the shadow of the sky other than Allah, considered worse by Allah than a desire pursued.' al-Durr al-Manthur, v. 2, p. 261

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  إنّ إبليسَ قالَ : أهلَكتُهُم بِالذُّنوبِ فأهلَكوني بالاستِغفارِ، فلَمّا رأيتُ ذلكَ أهلَكتُهُم بالأهواءِ فهُم يَحسَبونَ أ نّهُم مُهتَدونَ فلا يَستَغفِرونَ . الترغيب والترهيب : 1 / 87 / 13 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Satan said, 'I have destroyed them with sins and they have destroyed me with their seeking for forgiveness from Allah, so when I saw this, I destroyed them with their own desire, so they think that they are guided and they do not seek forgiveness.' al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib, v. 1, p. 87, no. 13

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  إنّما سُمِّيَ الهَوى‏ لأ نّهُ يَهوي بصاحِبِهِ . سنن الدارمي : 1 / 115 / 401 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Desires (hawa) have been called thus because they overthrow (yahwi) the one who possesses them.' Sunan al-Darimi, p. 407

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  رُبَّ شَهوَةِ ساعَةٍ تُورِثُ حُزناً طَويلاً . بحار الأنوار : 77 / 82 / 3 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Many a desire of one moment brings about long-lasting grief.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 82, no. 3

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  يقولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّوجلَّ : وَعِزَّتي وجَلالي ... لا يُؤثِرُ عَبدٌ هَواهُ على‏ هَوايَ إلّا شَتَّتُّ علَيهِ أمرَهُ ، ولَبَّستُ علَيهِ دُنياهُ ، وشَغَلتُ قَلبَهُ بها ، ولَم اُؤْتِهِ مِنها إلّا ما قَدَّرتُ لَهُ . الكافي : 2 / 335 / 2 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah Almighty said, 'By My Might and Exaltedness... no sooner does a servant prefer his own desire over My desire than I disperse his affairs, disturb his life with his world, occupy his heart with it, and do not give him thereof other than what I have allotted for him.' al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 335, no. 2

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  حَرامٌ على‏ كُلِّ قَلبٍ عزّي‏  بِالشَّهَواتِ أن يَجُولَ في مَلَكوتِ السَّماواتِ . تنبيه الخواطر : 2 / 122 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'It is forbidden for every heart that is full of desires to journey through the realms of the Heavens.' Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 122

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  حَرامٌ على‏ كُلِّ قَلبٍ مُتَوَلِّهٍ بِالشَّهَواتِ أن يَسكُنَهُ الوَرَعُ . تنبيه الخواطر : 2 / 122 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'It is forbidden for every heart that is ruled by desires to have piety reside therein.' Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 122

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  أشجَعُ النّاسِ مَن غَلَبَ هَواهُ . معاني الأخبار : 195 / 1 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The most courageous of people is he who overcomes his desires.' Maani al-Akhbar, p. 195, no. 1

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  إنّ الشَّديدَ لَيسَ مَن غَلَبَ النّاسَ ، ولكِنَّ الشَّديدَ مَن غَلَبَ على‏ نَفسِهِ . تنبيه الخواطر : 2 / 10 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A strong person is not one who overcomes people, but a strong person is one who overcomes his own self.' Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 10

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  يقولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّوجلَّ : وعِزَّتي وجَلالي ... لايُؤثِرُ عَبدٌ هَوايَ على‏ هَواهُ إلّا استَحفَظتُهُ مَلائكَتي ، وكَفَّلتُ السَّماواتِ والأرَضِينَ (الأرضَ) رِزقَهُ ، وكُنتُ لَهُ مِن وراءِ تِجارَةِ كُلِّ تاجِرٍ ، وأتَتهُ الدُّنيا وهِيَ راغِمَةٌ . الكافي : 2 / 335 / 2 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah Almighty said, 'By My Might and Exaltedness...no sooner does a servant prefer My desire over his own desire than I protect him with My angels, and charge the heavens and the earth with his sustenance. I will be for him behind every transaction of every trader, and the world will only come to him forcefully.' al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 335, no. 2