268 - تَمحيصُ البَلاءِ لِلذُّنوبِ‏

268. Sins Are Offset By Ordeals

900.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الحَمدُ للَّهِ الّذي جَعلَ‏تَمْحيصَ ذُنوبِ شِيعتِنا في الدُّنيا بمِحْنتِهِم، لِتَسْلَمَ بِها طاعاتُهُم ويَسْتَحِقّوا علَيها ثَوابَها .¹

900.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Praise be to Allah, Who offset the sins of our followers (Shia) through their hardships, so that their obedience remains immune through it and they become deserving of reward as a result of it.' ²

901.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ما عاقَبَ اللَّهُ عَبداً مؤمناً في هذهِ الدُّنيا إلّا كانَ اللَّهُ أحْلَمَ وأمْجَدَ وأجْوَدَ وأكْرَمَ مِن أنْ‏يَعودَ في عِقابِهِ يومَ القيامةِ .³

901.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Whenever Allah punishes a believing servant in this world, [it is only because] He is too Clement, too Glorious, too Generous, and too Kind to requite him with punishment on the Day of Resurrection.' ⁴

902.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : إنَّ اللَّهَ تباركَ وتعالى‏ إذا كانَ مِن أمْرِهِ أن يُكرِمَ عَبداً وله عِندَه‏ذَنبٌ ابْتَلاهُ بالسُّقْمِ ، فإنْ لَم يَفعَلْ فبِالحاجةِ، فإنْ لَم يَفعَلْ شَدَّدَ علَيه عندَ المَوتِ . وإذا كانَ مِن أمرِهِ أنْ يُهينَ عَبداً ولَه عندَهُ حَسَنةٌ أصَحَّ بَدنَهُ، فإنْ لم يفعلْ وسَّعَ علَيهِ في مَعيشتِهِ ، فإنْ لَم يَفعلْ هَوّنَ علَيهِ المَوتَ .⁵

902.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'When Allah, Blessed and most High, wants to honour a servant who has previously committed a sin, He tries him with illness, and if not with that then with need. And if not with that, then He makes his death difficult. But when He wants to humiliate a servant who has done some good previously, He makes his body healthy, or makes his sustenance abundant, or makes his death easy.' ⁶

(اُنظر) الذنب : باب 780 .

(See also: SINNING: section 780)