674 - إذا أرادَ اللَّهُ بِعَبدٍ خَيراً

674. When Allah Wants Good for a Servant

2044.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إذا أرادَ اللَّهُ عزّوجلّ بعَبدٍ خَيراً فَقَّهَهُ في‏الدِّينِ، وزَهَّدَهُ في‏الدُّنيا، وبَصَّرَهُ بعُيوبِ نَفْسِهِ .¹

2044.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'When Allah wants good for a servant, He makes him proficient in the knowledge of religion, induces him to abstain from the world and gives him insight into his own faults.' ²

2045.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إذا أرادَ اللَّهُ بعَبدٍ خَيراً عاتَبَهُ في مَنامِهِ .³

2045.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'When Allah wants good for a servant, He censures him in his dreams.' ⁴

2046.كنز العمّال عن أبي عنبة: - قال رسول اللَّه صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - : إذاأرادَاللَّهُ‏بعَبدٍ خَيراً عَسَلَهُ . قيلَ : وما عَسَلَهُ ؟ قالَ : يَفتَحُ لَهُ عمَلاً صالِحاً قَبلَ مَوتِهِ ثُمَّ يَقْبِضُهُ علَيهِ .⁵

2046.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'When Allah wants good for a servant, He sweetens his affairs', at which he was asked, 'How does He sweeten affairs?' The Prophet (SAWA) replied, 'He opens the way for him to do righteous deeds before his death and causes him to die in the state of doing good.' ⁶

2047.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إذا أرادَ اللَّهُ بعَبدٍ خَيراً ألْهَمَهُ الْقَناعَةَ ، وأصْلَحَ لَه زَوجَهُ .⁷

2047.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'When Allah wants good for a servant, He inspires him with contentment and gives him a righteous spouse.' ⁸

2048.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنَّ اللَّهَ عزّوجلّ إذا أرادَ بعَبدٍ خَيراً نَكَتَ في قَلبِهِ نُكْتَةً بَيْضاءَ ، فَجالَ القَلبُ بطَلَبِ الحقِّ ، ثُمَّ هُو إلى‏ أمْرِكُم أسْرَعُ مِن الطّيرِ إلى‏ وَكْرِهِ .⁹

2048.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Verily when Allah wants good for a servant, He marks his heart with a white spot so that his heart is occupied with seeking the truth, then He is faster at fulfilling your needs than a bird flying to its nest.' ¹⁰