764 - لا يَنبَغي لِلمُؤمِنِ أن يُذِلَّ نفسَهُ‏

764. A BELIEVER MUST NEVER DISGRACE HIMSELF

2377.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن أقَرَّ بالذُّلِّ طائعاً فَلَيسَ مِنّا أهلَ البيتِ .¹

2377.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever succumbs to degrading himself is not considered from among us, the Ahl al-bayt.' ²

2378.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنَّ اللَّهَ تَبارَكَ وتعالى‏ فَوَّضَ إلى المؤمنِ كُلَّ شي‏ءٍ إلّا إذلالَ نَفسِهِ .³

2378.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Verily Allah, Blessed and most High, has placed everything at the disposal of the believer except that which brings disgrace upon him.' ⁴

2379.مشكاة الأنوار عن داوود الرَّقّي : سمعتُ أبا عبدِاللَّهِ عليه السلام يقولُ : لا يَنبَغي للمؤمنِ أن يُذِلَّ نفسَهُ ، قيلَ لَهُ : وكيفَ يُذِلُّ نَفسَهُ ؟ قالَ : يَتَعَرَّضُ لِما لايُطيقُ فَيُذِلُّها .⁵

2379.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'A believer must never disgrace himself.' When asked by someone how this disgrace comes about, he replied, 'By going out of his way to obtain that which is beyond his control, he ends up disgracing himself.' ⁶