1649 - كِتمانُ المَرَضِ‏

1649. CONCEALING ONE'S SICKNESS

5765.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : قالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّوجلَّ : مَن مَرِضَ ثلاثاً فلَم يَشكُ إلى‏ أحَدٍ مِن عُوّادِهِ أبدَلتُهُ لَحماً خَيراً مِن لَحمِهِ ودَماً خَيراً مِن دَمهِ، فإن عافَيتُهُ عافَيتُهُ ولا ذَنبَ لَهُ، وإن قَبَضتُهُ قَبَضتُهُ إلى‏ رَحمَتي .¹

5765.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah Almighty has said, 'Whoever becomes sick three times and does not complain to any of his visitors, I change his flesh to flesh better than what he has and blood better than his blood. If I cure him, then I will cure him and he will have no sin, and if I take him [in death], I will take him to My Mercy.' ²

5766.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مِن كُنوزِ البِرِّ : كِتمانُ المَصائبِ ، والأمراضِ ، والصَّدَقَةِ .³

5766.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'From among the treasures of righteousness are: concealing one's tragedies, sicknesses and charity.' ⁴

5767.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن كَتَمَ وَجَعاً أصابَهُ ثلاثةَ أيّامٍ مِن‏النّاسِ وشَكا إلَى‏اللَّهِ، كانَ حَقّاً علَى اللَّهِ أن يُعافِيَهُ مِنهُ.⁵

5767.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Whoever suppresses pain that he has been inflicted with for three days from people and complains to Allah instead, Allah will rightfully cure him from it.' ⁶

5768.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن كَتَمَ الأطِبّاءَ مَرَضَهُ خانَ بَدَنَهُ .⁷

5768.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Whoever conceals his sickness from physicians has betrayed his body.' ⁸

5769.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: مَن كَتَمَ مَكنونَ دائهِ عَجَزَ طَبيبُهُ عَن شِفائهِ .⁹

5769.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Whoever conceals his hidden sickness, his physician will not be able to cure it.' ¹⁰

362 - المرض‏

362. SICKNESS

1648 - بَعضُ حِكَمِ المَرَضِ‏

1648. SOME REASONS BEHIND SICKNESS

5761.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: المَريضُ تَحاتُّ خَطاياهُ كَما يَتَحاتُّ وَرَقُ الشَّجَرِ .¹

5761.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The wrongdoings of a sick person shed away from him like the shedding of leaves from a tree.' ²

5762.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: لا يَمرَضُ مؤمنٌ ولا مؤمنةٌ ولا مسلمٌ ولا مسلمةٌ إلّا حَطَّ اللَّهُ بهِ خَطيئتَهُ .³

5762.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'No believer and Muslim - man or woman - fall sick except that Allah will wipe ou their sins.' ⁴

5763.الإمامُ الباقرُ أو الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليهما السلام : سَهَرُ لَيلَةٍ مِن مَرَضٍ أو وَجَعٍ أفضَلُ وأعظَمُ أجراً مِن عِبادَةِ سَنَةٍ .⁵

5763. Imam al-Baqir or Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Staying awake from sickness or pain for one night carries a greater reward than the worship of one year.' ⁶

5764.الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : إذا مَرِضَ المؤمنُ أوحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّوجلَّ إلى‏ صاحِبِ الشِّمالِ : لا تَكتُبْ على‏ عَبدي مادامَ في حَبسي ووَثاقي ذَنباً. ويُوحي إلى‏ صاحِبِ اليَمينِ أنِ اكتُبْ لِعَبدي ما كُنتَ تَكتُبُهُ في صِحَّتِهِ مِن الحَسَناتِ .⁷

5764.Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'When a believer becomes sick, Allah reveals unto the angel on his left [shoulder], 'Do not write a sin for my servant as long as he is in My confinement and My grasp, and He reveals unto the angel on his right [shoulder], 'Write for My servant what you were writing for him in merits when he was healthy.' ⁸

(اُنظر) الذنب : باب 780 .

(See also: SINNING: section 780)