549 - ثِقَلُ الحَقِ‏

549. THE WEIGHT OF THE TRUTH

(لَقَدْ جِئْنَاكُمْ بِالْحَقِّ وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَكُمْ لِلْحَقِّ كَارِهُونَ) .¹

"We certainly brought you the truth, but most of you were averse to the truth." ²

1651.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنَّ الحقَّ ثَقيلٌ مَرِي‏ءٌ ، وإنّ الباطِلَ خَفيفٌ وَبِي‏ءٌ .³

1651.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Truly the truth is heavy but wholesome, whereas falsehood is light but plagued.' ⁴

1652.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : لَمّا حَضَرَتْ أبي عليَّ ابنَ الحسينِ عليه السلام الوَفاةُ ضَمَّني إلى‏ صَدْرِهِ ثُمَّ قالَ : أيْ بُنيَّ ، اُوصيكَ بِما أوْصاني أبي حِينَ حَضَرَتْهُ الوَفاةُ - وبما ذَكَرَ أنّ أباهُ عليه السلام أوصاهُ بهِ - : أيْ بُنَيَّ ، اصبِرْ على‏ الحقِّ وإنْ كانَ مُرّاً .⁵

1652.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'At the time of his death, my father, Ali b. al-Husayn (AS) hugged me close to his chest and said, 'O my son! I advise you as my father advised me at the time of his death, and he proceeded to mention that his father had advised him, saying: 'O my son! Endure the truth even if it be bitter.' ⁶