1015 - شَرٌّ مِنَ الشَّرِّ

1015. WORSE THAN EVIL

3232.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : خَصلَتانِ ليسَ فَوقَهُما مِنَ البِرِّ شَي‏ءٌ : الإيمانُ بِاللَّه والنَّفعُ لِعبادِ اللَّهِ ، وخَصلَتانِ لَيسَ فَوقَهُما مِنَ الشَّرِّ شَي‏ءٌ : الشِّركُ بِاللَّهِ والضُّرُّ لِعِبادِ اللَّهِ .¹

3232.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'There are two virtues unexcelled by anything better: faith in Allah, and being of benefit to Allah's servants. And there are two iniquities unsurpassed by anything worse: associating something with Allah, and causing harm to Allah's servants.' ²

3233.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنّهُ ليسَ شَي‏ءٌ بِشرٍّ مِنَ الشَّرِّ إلّا عِقابَهُ ، ولَيسَ شَي‏ءٌ بِخَيرٍ مِنَ الخَيرِ إلّا ثَوابَهُ .³

3233.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'There is nothing worse than an evil deed except for its own punishment, and there is nothing better than a good deed except for its own reward.' ⁴

3234.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : فاعِلُ الشَّرِّ شَرٌّ مِنهُ .⁵

3234.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The doer of evil is worse than the evil itself.' ⁶

(اُنظر) الخير : باب 681 .

(See also: GOOD: section 681)