592 - أدَبُ طَلَبِ الحاجَةِ

592. THE ETIQUETTE OF SEEKING A NEED

1787.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : اللَّهُمَّ لا تَجعَلْ بي حاجَةً إلى‏ أحدٍ مِن شِرارِ خَلْقِكَ ، وما جَعَلْتَ بي من حاجَةٍ فاجْعَلْها إلى‏ أحْسَنِهِم وَجْهاً ، وأسْخاهُم بها نَفْساً ، وأطْلَقِهِم بها لِساناً ، وأقلِّهِم علَيَّ بها مَنّاً .¹

1787.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'O Allah please do not make me require a need from bad people from among Your creation, and whatever You make me need, let it be from those with the most beautiful [happiest] faces, who are the most open-handed, have the most eloquent tongues and the least likely to remind me of their favour.' ²

1788.الإمامُ زينُ العابدينَ عليه السلام - لِمَن قالَ بحَضْرَتِهِ: اللَّهُمَّ أغْنِني عَن خَلْقِكَ - : لَيس هكذا ، إنّما النّاسُ بالنّاسِ، ولكِنْ قُل : اللَّهُمَّ أغْنِني عن شِرارِ خَلْقِكَ .³

1788. Someone once said in the presence of Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS), 'O Allah, free me of need from Your creation'. The Imam immediately responded, 'Not like that! People are in need of each other, rather say, 'O Allah, free me of need from the bad people from among Your creation.' ⁴

1789.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : إنّما مَثَلُ الحاجَةِ إلى‏ مَن أصابَ مالَهُ حَديثاً كمَثَلِ الدِّرْهَمِ في فَمِ الأفْعى‏ : أنتَ إلَيهِ مُحْوِجٌ وأنتَ مِنها على‏ خَطرٍ .⁵

1789.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Verily the example of one who is in need from someone who has recently attained wealth is that of a dirham [coin] in the mouth of a viper. You are in need of it but at the same time you are in danger of the viper.' ⁶

(اُنظر) السؤال (2) : باب 911 .

(See also: ASKING (2): section 911)