364 - الجَنَّةُ مَحفوفَةٌ بِالمَكارِهِ‏

364. Paradise Surrounded by Trials

(أَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ أَنْ تَدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ وَلَمّا يَعْلَمِ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ جاهَدُوا مِنْكُمْ وَيَعْلَمَ الصّابِرِينَ) .¹

"Do you suppose that you would enter Paradise, while Allah has not yet ascertained those of you who have waged jih?d and not ascertained the steadfast?" ²

1154.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : بالمَكارِهِ تُنالُ الجَنّةُ .³

1154.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Through trials one attains Paradise.' ⁴

1155.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : الجَنّةُ مَحفوفةٌ بالمَكارِهِ والصَّبرِ ، فمَن صَبرَ على‏ المَكارِهِ في الدُّنيا دَخلَ الجَنّةَ . وجَهنّمُ مَحفوفةٌ باللَّذّاتِ والشَّهَواتِ ، فمَن أعطى‏ نَفْسَهُ لَذَّتَها وشَهْوَتَها دَخلَ النّارَ .⁵

1155.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Paradise is surrounded by trials and patience. So whoever endures trials in the world will enter Paradise. Hell is surrounded by pleasures and desires. Thus, whoever allows himself its pleasures and desires [of the world] will enter the Fire.' ⁶

1156.الإمامُ الرِّضا عليه السلام : مَن سألَ اللَّهَ الجَنّةَ ولَم يَصْبِرْ على‏ الشَّدائدِ فَقدِ اسْتَهْزأ بنَفْسِهِ .⁷

1156.Imam al-Rida (AS) said, 'Whoever asks Allah for Paradise but does not endure tribulations has in fact ridiculed himself.' ⁸