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819 - استِبطاءُ الرِّزقِ‏

819. Impatience With Regards to One's Sustenance

2565.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يقولُ اللَّهُ سبحانَهُ وتعالى‏ : لِيَحذَرْ عَبدِي الذي يَستَبطِئُ رزقِي أن أغضَبَ فَأفتَحَ علَيهِ باباً مِن الدنيا !1

2565.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah, Glorified and most High, says, "Let my servant be warned that if he is impatient with regard to My sustenance, then I will get angry and open to him a door of this world [and its temptations]".' 2

2566.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن أنعَمَ اللَّهُ تعالى‏ علَيهِ نِعمَةً فَليَحمَدِ اللَّهَ تعالى‏ ، ومَنِ استَبطَأ (علَيهِ) الرِّزقَ فَليَستَغفِرِ اللَّهَ .3

2566.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever Allah bestows His bounties upon must praise Allah, and whoever is impatient with regards to his sustenance must seek Allah's forgiveness.' 4

2567.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن استَبطَأ الرِّزقَ فَليُكثِرْ مِن التَّكبيرِ ، ومَن كَثُرَهَمُّهُ وغَمُّهُ فَليُكثِرْ مِن الاستِغفارِ .5

2567.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'He who is impatient with regards to his sustenance must increase his proclamation of Allah's greatness 6 , and he who worries and frets much [about his livelihood] must increase his seeking of forgiveness.' 7

انظر : الإستغفار : باب 1431 .

(See also: SEEKING FORGIVENESS: section 1431)

1.بحار الأنوار : ۸۱ / ۱۹۵ / ۵۲ .

2.Bihar al-Anwar, v. ۸۱, p. ۱۹۵, no. ۵۲

3.عيون أخبار الرِّضا : ۲ / ۴۶ / ۱۷۱ .

4.Uyun Akhbar al-Rida (AS), v. ۲, p. ۴۶, no. ۱۷۱

5.كنز العمّال : ۹۳۲۵ .

6.Takbir or proclaiming Allahu akbar: Allah is the greatest

7.Kanz al-Ummal, no. ۹۳۲۵

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