518 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ مُحاسَبَةِ النَّفسِ‏

518. Enjoinment of Accounting for One's Self

(يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَلْتَنْظُرْ نَفْسٌ مَا قَدَّمَتْ لِغَدٍ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَبِيرٌ بِما تَعْمَلُونَ) .¹

"O you who have faith! Be wary of Allah, and let every soul consider what it sends ahead for tomorrow, and be wary of Allah. Allah is indeed well aware of what you do." ²

1567.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : حاسِبوا أنْفُسَكُم قَبلَ أنْ تُحاسَبوا ، وزِنوها قَبلَ أنْ تُوزَنوا ، وتَجَهَّزوا للعَرْضِ الأكْبَرِ .³

1567.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Take account of your selves before you are held to account, and evaluate them before you are held for evaluation, and prepare yourselves for the Greatest Exposure.' ⁴

1568.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : قَيِّدوا أنْفُسَكُم بالمُحاسَبَةِ ، وامْلِكوها بالمُخالَفَةِ .⁵

1568.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Restrict your [lower] selves by holding them accountable and control them by opposing them.' ⁶

1569.الإمامُ زينُ العابدينَ عليه السلام : ابنَ آدمَ ، إنّكَ لا تَزالُ بخَيرٍ ما كانَ لكَ واعِظٌ مِن نَفْسِكَ ، وما كانَتِ المُحاسَبَةُ مِن هَمِّكَ .⁷

1569. Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said, 'O son of Adam! You will continue to thrive as long as you are the admonisher of your self, and as long as accounting for yourself is one of your concerns.' ⁸

1570.الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : لَيس مِنّا مَن لَم يُحاسِبْ نَفْسَهُ في كُلِّ يَومٍ ، فإنْ عَمِلَ خَيراً اسْتَزادَ اللَّهَ مِنهُ وحَمِدَ اللَّهَ علَيهِ ، وإنْ عَمِلَ شَيئاً شَرّاً اسْتَغْفَرَ اللَّهَ وتابَ إلَيهِ .⁹

1570.Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'The one who does not take account of himself every single day is not one of us. And when he performs a good deed, he should ask Allah to enable him to do more, and when he commits an evil deed, he must seek Allah's forgiveness and repent for it.' ¹⁰