1401 - ذَمُّ الاشتِغالِ بِعُيوبِ النّاسِ ومُداهَنَةِ النَّفسِ‏

1401. THE REPREHENSION OF PREOCCUPYING ONESELF WITH THE FAULTS OF WHILST FLATTERING ONESELF

4710.عيسى عليه السلام : يا عَبيدَ السّوءِ ، تَلومونَ النّاسَ عَلَى الظَّنِّ ، ولا تَلومونَ أنفُسَكُم عَلَى اليَقينِ ؟ !¹

4710. Prophet Jesus (AS) said, ‘O iniquitous servants, you blame others based on what you conjecture about them and do not blame yourselves in that which you know for certain [of your own wrong doings]?!’²

4711.كنز العمّال : قالَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يُبصِرُ أحَدُكُمُ القَذى‏ في عَينِ أخيهِ ، ويَنسى الجِذعَ - أو قالَ : الجِذْلَ - في عَينِه !³

4711. Kanz al-Ummal: ‘The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘How can you notice a speck in your brother’s eye but overlook the tree stump in your own?!’⁴

4712.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : كَفى‏ بِالمَرءِ عَيباً أن يَنظُرَ مِنَ النّاسِ إلى‏ ما يَعمى‏ عَنهُ مِن نَفسِهِ ، ويُعَيِّرَ النّاسَ بِما لا يَستَطيعُ تَركَهُ ، ويُؤذي جَليسَهُ بِما لا يَعنيهِ .⁵

4712.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The fault that lies within a man’s own self is more than enough to prevent him from prying into other people’s faults, which he himself possesses but to which he is blind; or from blaming others for that which he himself is unable to abandon; or from bothering the one he is sitting next to by prying into matters that are none of his business.’⁶

4713.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن نَظَرَ في عُيوبِ النّاسِ فأنكَرَها ثُمَّ رَضِيَها لِنَفسِهِ ، فذلكَ الأحمَقُ بِعَينِهِ .⁷

4713.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The one who pries into others’ faults, disapproves of them, and then adopts them for himself, is truly a fool.’⁸

4714.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أكبَرُ (أكثرُ) العَيبِ أن تَعيبَ ما فيكَ مِثلُه .⁹

4714.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The greatest fault is when one criticises others for the same faults present in oneself.’¹⁰

295 - العَيب‏

295. THE FAULT

1400 - مَدحُ مَن شَغَلَهُ عَيبُهُ عَن عُيوبِ النّاسِ‏

1400. PRAISE FOR ONE WHOSE OWN Fault Preoccupies Him from FINDING FAULT IN OTHERS

4705.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : طوبى‏ لِمَن شَغَلَهُ عَيبُهُ عَن عُيوبِ النّاسِ .¹

4705.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Blessed be the one whose own fault preoccupies him from finding faults in others.’²

4706.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أعقَلُ النّاسِ مَن كانَ بِعَيبِهِ بَصيراً ، وعَن عَيبِ غَيرِهِ ضَريراً .³

4706.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The most intelligent of people is he who is well aware of his own faults and blind to others’ faults.’⁴

4707.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن أبصَرَ عَيبَ نَفسِهِ شُغِلَ عَن عَيبِ غَيرِه .⁵

4707.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who observes his own faults is preoccupied from others’ faults.’⁶

4708.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : أنفَعُ الأشياءِ لِلمَرءِ سَبقُهُ النّاسَ إلى‏ عَيبِ نَفسِهِ .⁷

4708.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘The most beneficial thing for a man is his precedence over others at knowing his own fault.’⁸

4709.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إذا رَأيتُمُ العَبدَ مُتَفَقِّداً لِذُنوبِ (النّاسِ) ناسِياً لِذُنوبِهِ ، فَاعلَموا أنَّهُ قَد مُكِرَ بِهِ .⁹

4709.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘When you see a man inspecting other people’s sins and forgetting his own sins, then know that he is deluding himself.’¹⁰