1313 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ عِفَّةِ البَطنِ وَالفَرجِ‏

1313. ENJOINMENT OF RESTRAINING THE STOMACH AND THE PRIVATE PARTS

4306.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أكثَرُ ما تَلِجُ بِهِ اُمَّتيَ النّارَ الأجوَفانِ : البَطنُ والفَرجُ .¹

4306.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Most of my community who will enter the Fire will be as a result of two cavities: the stomach and the private parts.’²

4307.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: إنَّ موسى‏ - صلّى اللَّهُ عليهِ و سَلَّمَ - آجَرَ نَفسَهُ ثَمانِيَ سِنينَ ، أو عَشراً ، عَلى‏ عِفَّةِ فَرجِهِ وطَعامِ بَطنِهِ .³

4307.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily Moses (AS) engaged himself for eight or ten years in restraining his private parts and his stomach.’⁴

4308.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : ما عُبِدَ اللَّهُ بِشَي‏ءٍ أفضَلَ مِن عِفَّةِ بَطنٍ وفَرجٍ .⁵

4308.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘Allah can be worshipped with no act better than restraint of the stomach and the private parts.’⁶

283 - العفّة

283. SELF-RESTRAINT

1312 - الحَثُّ عَلَى العَفافِ‏

1312. ENJOINMENT OF SELF-RESTRAINT

(وَلْيَسْتَعْفِفِ الَّذِينَ لا يَجِدُونَ نِكاحاً حَتَّى‏ يُغْنِيَهُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ) .¹

“Those who cannot afford marriage should be continent until Allah enriches them out of His grace.”²

(يَحْسَبُهُمُ الْجاهِلُ أغْنِياءَ مِنَ التَّعَفُّفِ) .³

“The unaware suppose them to be well-off because of their reserve.”⁴

4299.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الحَيِيَّ المُتَعفِّفَ ، ويُبغِضُ البَذِيَّ السّائلَ المُلحِفَ .⁵

4299.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily Allah, Mighty and Exalted, loves the reserved and shy and chaste person, and despises the bawdy and importunate beggar.’⁶

4300.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ما المُجاهِدُ الشَّهيدُ في سَبيلِ اللَّهِ بِأعظَمَ أجراً مِمَّن قَدَرَ فعَفَّ ، لَكادَ العَفيفُ أن يَكونَ مَلَكاً مِنَ المَلائكَةِ .⁷

4300.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The fighter who is martyred in the way of Allah has no greater reward than the one who is able to sate himself but remains chaste. The chaste person may well become one of the angels.’⁸

4301.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : العِفَّةُ رَأسُ كُلِّ خَيرٍ .⁹

4301.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Self-restraint is the root of all good.’¹⁰

4302.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : العِفَّةُ أفضَلُ الفُتُوَّةِ .¹¹

4302.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Self-restraint is the best part of spiritual chivalry (futuwwa).’¹²

4303.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : العَفافُ يَصونُ النَّفسَ ويُنَزِّهُها عَنِ الدَّنايا .¹³

4303.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Self-restraint protects the soul from all sides and keeps it away from base things.’¹⁴

4304.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : زَكاةُ الجَمالِ العَفافُ .¹⁵

4304.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The zakat of beauty is chastity.’¹⁶

4305.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : عِفّوا عَن نِساءِ النّاسِ تَعِفَّ نِساؤكُم .¹⁷

4305.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Restrain yourselves from other people’s women and your own women will remain chaste.’¹⁸