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1003 - تَفسيرُ الفَتى‏

1003. The True Significance of the Word 'fata' 1

3202.الكافي عَن عليِّ بنِ إبراهيمَ رَفَعَهُ : قالَ أبو عَبدِاللَّه عليه السلام لرَجُلٍ : ما الفَتى‏ عِندَكُم ؟ فقالَ لَهُ : الشابُّ ، فقالَ : لا ، الفَتى‏ : المُؤمِنُ ، إنَّ أصحابَ الكَهفِ كانوا شُيُوخاً فَسَمّاهُمُ اللَّهُ عَزَّوجلَّ فِتيَةً بِإيمانِهِم .2

3202. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) once asked a man, 'Who do you consider a fata?' to which the man replied, 'A young man.' Imam said, 'No, a fata is a believer, for verily the Companions of the Cave were middle-aged men, yet Allah called them fitya [plural of fata] because of their belief.' 3

1.Translator's Note: fata: youth - The Arabic term fata refers to youth but has acquired a meaning related much more to the youth associated with the eternal spring of the life of the spirit than to physical young age. Such a person, possessing futuwwa or 'spiritual chivalry', would be adorned with chivalrous characteristics of courage and generosity, and would be regarded with awe, reverence and trust by other Muslims. (See Nasr, Seyyed Hossein, "Spiritual Chivalry" in Islamic Spirituality: Manifestations, ed. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, ۳۰۴-۳۱۵, London: SCM Press, ۱۹۹۱)

2.الكافي : ۸ / ۳۹۵ / ۵۹۵ .

3.al-Kafi, v. ۸, p. ۳۹۵, no. ۵۹۵


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1002 - فَضلُ الشّابِّ العابِدِ

1002. THE VIRTUE OF A WORSHIPPING YOUNG MAN

3198.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ اللَّهَ تعالى‏ يُباهِي بالشابِّ العابِدِ المَلائكةَ ، يقولُ : اُنظُرُوا إلى‏ عَبدي ! تَرَكَ شَهوَتَهُ مِن أجلي .1

3198.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily Allah, most High, boasts about the worshipping young man to His angels, saying, 'Look at My servant! He has abandoned his desires for My sake.' 2

3199.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ اللَّهَ تعالى‏ يُحِبُّ الشابَّ التائبَ .3

3199.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily Allah, most High, loves the penitent young man.' 4

3200.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : فَضلُ الشّابِّ العابِدِ الذي تَعَبَّدَ في صِباهُ على الشيخِ الذي تَعَبَّدَ بعدَ ما كَبِرَت سِنُّهُ كَفَضلِ المُرسَلِينَ على‏ سائرِ الناسِ .5

3200.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The superiority of a young worshipper who worships Allah in his youth over an old man who worships after he has grown old, is as the superiority of the prophets over the rest of people.' 6

3201.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الشابَّ الذي يُفني شَبابَهُ في طاعَةِ اللَّهِ تعالى‏ .7

3201.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily Allah loves the young man who spends his entire youth in the obedience of Allah.' 8

1.كنز العمّال : ۴۳۰۵۷ .

2.Kanz al-Ummal, no. ۴۳۰۵۷

3.كنز العمّال : ۱۰۱۸۵ .

4.Ibid. no. ۱۰۱۸۵

5.كنز العمّال : ۴۳۰۵۹ .

6.Ibid. no. ۴۳۰۵۹

7.كنز العمّال : ۴۳۰۶۰ .

8.Ibid. no. ۴۳۰۶۰

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