378 - النّظافة

378. CLEANLINESS

1737 - الحَثُّ عَلَى النَّظافَةِ

1737. ENJOINMENT OF CLEANLINESS

6144.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ اللَّهَ طَيِّبٌ يُحِبُّ الطَّيِّبَ، نَظيفٌ يُحِبُّ النَّظافَةَ .¹

6144.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Indeed Allah is pleasant and loves all that is pleasant. He is clean and loves cleanliness.' ²

6145.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : طَهِّروا هذهِ الأجسادَ طَهَّرَكُمُ اللَّهُ ؛ فإنّهُ لَيسَ عَبدٌ يَبيتُ طاهِراً إلّا باتَ مَعَهُ مَلَكٌ في شِعارِهِ ، ولا يَتَقَلَّبُ ساعَةً مِن اللّيلِ إلّا قالَ : اللّهُمّ اغفِرْ لعَبدِكَ فإنّهُ باتَ طاهِراً .³

6145.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Purify these bodies and Allah will purify you. For when a servant sleeps in a state of purity, an angel sleeps with him [engaged] in his remembrance. Any time of the night when he turns over, the angel says, 'O Allah forgive Your servant, for he has slept pure.' ⁴

6146.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - لَمّا أبصَرَ رجُلاً شَعثاً شَعرُ رأسِهِ ، وَسخَةً ثِيابُهُ ، سَيّئةً حالُهُ - : مِن الدِّينِ المُتعَةُ وإظهارُ النِّعمَةِ .⁵

6146. The Prophet (SAWA), when he saw a man whose hair on his head was dishevelled, whose clothes were dirty, and who had a bad appearance, said, 'It is part of religion to enjoy oneself and to display one's bounties.' ⁶

6147.جابرُ بنُ عبد اللَّهِ : أتانا رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله فرأى‏ رجُلاً شَعِثاً قد تَفَرَّقَ شَعرُهُ ، فقالَ : أما كانَ يَجِدُ هذا ما يُسَكِّنُ بهِ شَعرَهُ ؟ ! ورأى‏ رجُلاً آخَرَ (و) علَيهِ ثيابٌ وسِخَةٌ فقالَ : أما كانَ هذا يَجِدُ ماءً يَغسِلُ بهِ ثَوبَهُ ؟ !⁷

6147. Jabir b. Abdullah al-Ansari said, 'The Prophet (SAWA) visited us, and he saw an untidy man whose hair was dishevelled, so he said, 'Did this man not find anything with which to tame his hair?!' He then saw another man, who was wearing dirty clothes, so he said, 'Did this man not have any water to wash his clothes with?!' ⁸

6148.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : تَنَظَّفوا بكُلِّ ما استَطَعتُم ؛ فإنَّ اللَّهَ تعالى‏ بَنَى الإسلامَ علَى النَّظافَةِ ، ولَن يَدخُلَ الجَنَّةَ إلّا كُلُّ نَظيفٍ .⁹

6148.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Keep yourselves as clean as possible, for Allah Almighty built Islam on cleanliness, and no one will ever enter Heaven unless they are clean.' ¹⁰

6149.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ النّاسِكَ النَّظيفَ.¹¹

6149.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Indeed Allah loves the clean worshipper.' ¹²

6150.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَنِ اتَّخَذَ ثَوباً فلْيُنَظِّفْهُ .¹³

6150.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever wears clothes must clean them.' ¹⁴

6151.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : النَّظيفُ مِن الثِّيابِ يُذهِبُ الهَمَّ والحُزنَ ، وهُو طَهورٌ للصَّلاةِ .¹⁵

6151.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Clean clothes take away sorrow and grief, and it is [a condition of] purity for prayers.' ¹⁶

6152.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : كَنسُ البُيوتِ يَنفي الفَقرَ .¹⁷

6152.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Sweeping of the houses eradicates poverty.'¹⁸

6153.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : غَسلُ الإناءِ وكَسحُ الفِناءِ، مَجلَبَةٌ للرِّزقِ .¹⁹

6153.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Washing dishes and sweeping the courtyard attracts sustenance.' ²⁰

6154.الإمامُ الرِّضا عليه السلام : مِن أخلاقِ الأنبياءِ التَّنَظُّفُ .²¹

6154.Imam al-Rida (AS) said, 'From the morals of the prophets is cleanliness.' ²²

1736 - جَوابُ الإمامِ لِمَن دَعاهُ إلَى المُناظَرَةِ

1736. THE IMAM'S ANSWER TO ONE WHO INVITED HIM TO DEBATE

6143.الإمامُ الحسينُ عليه السلام - لرجُلٍ قالَ لَهُ : اجلِسْ حتّى‏ نَتَناظَرَ في الدِّينِ - : يا هذا أنا بَصيرٌ بدِيني مَكشوفٌ علَيَّ هُداي ، فإن كُنتَ جاهِلاً بدِينِكَ فاذهَبْ واطلُبْهُ ، ما لي ولِلمُماراةِ ؟! وإنَّ الشَّيطانَ لَيُوَسوِسُ لِلرّجُلِ ويُناجيهِ ويقولُ : ناظِرِ النّاسَ في الدِّينِ كيلا يَظُنّوا بكَ العَجزَ والجَهلَ !¹

6143. Imam Husayn (AS) replied to a man who said, 'Sit down so we can debate about religion' - 'O you, I am aware of my religion, and my path is clear for me. So, if you are ignorant about your religion then go and seek it. What do I have to do with disputation?! Indeed the devil tempts a person and calls him, saying, 'Debate with people regarding their religion so that they do not think of you as incapable and ignorant.' ²