234 - الصِّغَر

234. CHILDHOOD

1119 - الصِّغَرُ

1119. CHILDHOOD

3563.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : عَرامَةُ¹ الصَّبيِّ في صِغَرِهِ زِيادَةٌ في عَقلِهِ في كِبَرِهِ .²

3563.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The naughtiness of a boy in his childhood is a sign of an excess of his intellect as an adult.’³

3564.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن لم يُجهِدْ نَفسَهُ في صِغَرِهِ لَم يَنبُلْ في كِبَرِهِ .⁴

3564.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who does not exert himself in his childhood will not be high-minded when he grows up.’⁵

3565.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن سَألَ في صِغَرِهِ أجابَ في كِبَرِهِ .⁶

3565.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who asks questions as a child is able to answer them himself as an adult.’⁷

3566.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن لَم يَتَعَلَّمْ في الصِّغَرِ لَم يَتَقَدَّمْ في الكِبَرِ .⁸

3566.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who does not learn as a child does not progress as an adult.’⁹

3567.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الجاهِلُ صَغيرٌ وإن كانَ شَيخاً، والعالِمُ كَبيرٌ وإن كانَ حَدَثاً .¹⁰

3567.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The ignorant man is a child even though he may be old, while the knowledgeable man is an adult even though he be young.’¹¹

3568.الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : تُستَحَبُّ عَرامَةُ الغُلامِ في صِغَرِهِ لِيَكُونَ حَليماً في كِبَرِهِ‏¹² .¹³

3568.Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, ‘Naughtiness of a boy in his childhood is good, as it will bring clemency to him as an adult.’¹⁴

(اُنظر) الوالد والولد : باب 1893 ؛ الأدب : باب 50 .

(See also: PARENT AND CHILD: section 1893 and DISCIPLINE: section 50)

1118 - صِراطُ الآخِرَةِ وَالمُرورُ عَلَيها

1118. Crossing the Path of the Hereafter (THE BRIDGE OVER HELL)

3557.موسى‏ عليه السلام - في المُناجاةِ - : إلهي، ما جَزاءُ مَن تلا حِكمَتَكَ سِرّاً وجَهراً ؟ قالَ : يا موسى‏، يَمُرُّ على الصِّراطِ كالبَرقِ .¹

3557. Prophet Moses (AS) asked Allah, supplicating, ‘My God, what is the reward of one who recites Your wisdom [i.e. divine Book] loudly and quietly?’ He replied, ‘O Moses, he will cross the Bridge like lightning.’²

3558.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أثبَتُكُم قَدَماً على الصِّراطِ أشَدُّكُم حُبّاً لأِهلِ بَيتي .³

3558.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Those of you who will have the firmest footing on the Bridge are those who have the strongest love for my household.’⁴

3559.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أسبِغِ الوُضُوءَ، تَمُرَّ على الصِّراطِ مَرَّ السَّحابِ .⁵

3559.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Perform the ritual ablution diligently and you will cross the Bridge like the passing of clouds.’⁶

3560.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : الصِّراطُ أدَقُّ مِن الشَّعرَةِ وأحَدُّ مِنَ السَّيفِ .⁷

3560.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The Bridge is thinner than a hair and sharper than a sword.’⁸

3561.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام في قولِ اللَّهِ عَزَّوجلَّ : (إنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرصادِ) - : قَنطَرَةٌ على الصِّراطِ لا يَجُوزُها عبدٌ بِمَظلِمَةٍ .⁹

3561. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said with regard to Allah’s verse in the Qur’an: “Indeed your Lord is in ambush”¹⁰ , ‘There is an arch on the Bridge that no servant having committed an act of injustice can traverse.’¹¹

3562.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام: الناسُ يَمُرُّونَ على الصِّراطِ طَبَقاتٍ : ... فَمِنهُم مَن يَمُرُّ مِثلَ البَرقِ، ومِنهُم مَن يَمُرُّ مِثلَ عَدْوِ الفَرَسِ، ومِنهُم مَن يَمُرُّ حَبْواً، ومِنهُم مَن يَمُرُّ مَشْياً ، ومِنهُم مَن يَمُرُّ مُتَعَلِّقاً قد تَأخُذُ النارُ مِنهُ شَيئاً وتَترُكُ شيئاً .¹²

3562.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘People will cross the Bridge in classes: some will cross it like lightning, some like a racehorse, some will crawl across it, and some will cross it barely hanging onto it, with the Fire burning a part of them and leaving a part.’¹³