1488 - الفَقرُ المَمدوحُ والمَذمومُ‏

1488. PRAISEWORTHY AND DISPARAGED POVERTY

5068.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - لمّا سُئلَ عمّا يُروى‏ عن أبي ذَرٍّ : ثلاثةٌ يُبغِضُها الناسُ‏وأنا اُحِبُّها : اُحِبُّ المَوتَ واُحِبُّ الفَقرَ واُحِبُّ البَلاءَ - : إنّ هذا ليس على‏ ما يَرَونَ‏¹ ؛ إنّما عَنى‏ :المَوتُ في طاعَةِ اللَّهِ أحَبُّ إلَيَّ مِن الحَياةِ في مَعصيَةِ اللَّهِ ،والفَقرُ في طاعةِ اللَّهِ أحَبُّ إليَّ مِن‏الغِنى‏ في‏مَعصيَةِ اللَّهِ ، والبَلاءُ في طاعَةِاللَّهِ أحَبُ‏إلَيَّ مِن الصِّحَّةِ في مَعصيَةِ اللَّهِ .²

5068. Imam al-Sadiq (AS), when asked about the [meaning of the] saying of Abu Dharr: "There are three things that people hate but I love: I love death and I love poverty and I love tribulation", said, 'This is not as they have understood it. What he meant is that death in the obedience of Allah is more beloved to me than a life of disobedience to Allah; poverty in the obedience of Allah is more beloved to me than wealth [accompanied] with disobedience to Allah, and tribulation [accompanied] with obedience to Allah is more beloved to me than good health with disobedience to Allah.' ³

5069.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : الفَقرُ مَعَنا خَيرٌ من‏الغِنى‏ مع غَيرِنا ، والقَتلُ مَعَنا خَيرٌ من الحَياةِ مَع غَيرِنا .⁴

5069.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Poverty with us [i.e. our guardianship] is better than wealth with other than us, and death with us is better than life with other than us.' ⁵

5070.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : غِنىً يَحجُزُكَ عنِ الظُّلمِ خَيرٌ مِن فَقرٍ يَحمِلُكَ علَى الإثمِ .⁶

5070.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Wealth that prevents you from oppression is better than poverty that drives you to sin.' ⁷

5071.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : الفَقرُ المَوتُ الأحمَرُ ، [ قالَ الراوي : ]فقلتُ لأبي عبدِاللَّهِ عليه السلام : الفَقرُ مِن الدِّينارِ والدِّرهَمِ ؟ فقالَ : لا ، ولكن مِن الدِّينِ .⁸

5071.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Poverty is red death.' The narrator said, 'I asked Abu Abdullah [al-Sadiq] (AS), 'Poverty of dinars and dirhams?' He said, 'No, rather poverty in one's faith.' ⁹