177 - ما يَكمُلُ بِهِ الإيمانُ‏

177. That Which Completes Faith

541.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ثلاثةٌ مَن كُنَّ فيهِ يَسْتَكمِلُ إيمانُهُ : رجُلٌ لا يَخافُ في اللَّهِ لَوْمةَ لائمٍ ، ولا يُرائي بشَي‏ءٍ مِن عَمَلِهِ ، وإذا عَرَضَ علَيهِ أمْرانِ أحدُهُما للدُّنيا والآخَرُ للآخِرَةِ ، اخْتارَ أمرَ الآخِرَةِ علَى الدُّنيا .¹

541.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Three qualities, when present in an individual, will complete his faith: a man who does not fear the reproach of an admonisher for the sake of Allah, who never shows off in any of his actions, and who when faced with two matters, one for this world and the other for the Hereafter, he chooses the matter of the Hereafter over the world.' ²

542.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا يَسْتَكمِلُ عبدٌ الإيمانَ حتّى‏ يُحِبَّ لأخيهِ ما يُحِبُّ لِنَفْسِهِ ، وحتّى‏ يَخافَ اللَّهَ في مِزاحِهِ وجِدِّهِ .³

542.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A servant's faith is incomplete until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself, and until he fears Allah both in times of jesting as well as seriousness.' ⁴

543.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا يُكْمِلُ عبدٌ الإيمانَ باللَّهِ حتّى‏ يكونَ فيه خَمْسُ خِصالٍ : التّوكّلُ علَى اللَّهِ ، والتّفْويضُ إلَى اللَّهِ ، والتَّسْليمُ لأمرِ اللَّهِ ، والرِّضا بِقَضاءِ اللَّهِ ، والصّبرُ على‏ بَلاءِ اللَّهِ . إنّه مَن أحَبَّ في اللَّهِ ، وأبْغَضَ في اللَّهِ ، وأعطى‏ للَّهِ ، ومَنعَ للَّهِ ، فَقدِ اسْتَكْمَلَ الإيمانَ .⁵

543.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A servant's faith in Allah is not complete until he has five attributes in him: complete reliance upon Allah, entrusting [his affairs] to Allah, submission to Allah's will, contentment with Allah's decree, and patience in Allah's tribulations. Certainly one who loves for the sake of Allah, hates for the sake of Allah, gives for the sake of Allah, and withholds for the sake of Allah has in fact completed faith.' ⁶

544.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أكْمَلُكُم إيماناً أحْسَنُكُم خُلقاً .⁷

544.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The most perfect in faith from among you is the one with the best character.' ⁸

545.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ثلاثٌ مَن كُنَّ فيهِ كَمُلَ إيمانُهُ : العقلُ ، والحِلْمُ ، والعِلمُ .⁹

545.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Three attributes, when present in an individual, complete his faith: intellect, clemency and knowledge.' ¹⁰

546.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا يَكْمُلُ إيمانُ عبدٍ حتّى‏ يُحِبَّ مَن أحَبَّهُ اللَّهُ سبحانه ، ويُبغضَ مَن أبْغَضَهُ اللَّهُ سبحانَهُ .¹¹

546.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'A servant's faith is not complete until he loves one whom Allah, the Glorious, loves and hates one whom Allah, the Glorious, hates.' ¹²

547.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لا يَسْتَكمِلُ عبدٌ حقيقةَ الإيمانِ حتّى‏ تكونَ فيه خِصالٌ ثلاثٌ : الفِقهُ في الدِّينِ ، وحُسْنُ التَّقديرِ في المَعيشةِ ، والصَّبرُ علَى الرَّزايا .¹³

547.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'A servant cannot attain the reality of faith until there exist in him three attributes: learning the religion, good [i.e. economical] assessment of his living expenses, and patience in sufferings.' ¹⁴

176 - الإيمانُ وَالآثامُ‏

176. Faith and Sins

537.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا يُخرِجُ المؤمنَ من إيمانِهِ ذَنبٌ ، كَما لا يُخرِجُ الكافِرَ مِن كُفرِهِ إحسانٌ .¹

537.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A sin cannot expel the faithful person from his faith, just as an act of goodness cannot expel an infidel from his faithlessness.' ²

538.كنز العمّال عن رسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن قالَ: «لا إله إلّا اللَّهُ» مُخْلِصاً دَخلَ الجنّةَ . قِيلَ : وما إخلاصُها ؟ قالَ : أنْ تَحْجِزَهُ عَن مَحارِمِ اللَّهِ .³

538.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever sincerely says: 'There is no god but Allah' (la ilaha illallah) will enter Paradise.' He was asked, 'And where does the sincerity of it [i.e. the statement] lie?' He said, 'In guarding it from what Allah has prohibited.' ⁴

539.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا تَزالُ لا إله إلّا اللَّهُ تَنْفَعُ مَن قالَها حتّى‏ يُسْتَخَفَّ بها ، والاسْتِخْفافُ بِحَقِّها أنْ يَظْهَرَ العملُ بالمَعاصي فلا يُنْكِروهُ ولا يُغَيِّروهُ .⁵

539.The Prophet (SAWA) said, '[The statement] 'There is no god but Allah' will benefit whoever recites it until he depreciates it. And depreciating its right is when sins are openly committed, and they neither prohibit them, nor do they change them.' ⁶

540.الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام - وقد سُئلَ عنِ الكبائرِ : هلْ تُخرِجُ مِن الإيمانِ ؟ - : نَعَم ، وما دُونَ الكبائرِ ، قالَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : «لا يَزْني الزّاني وهُو مؤمنٌ ولا يَسْرِقُ السّارقُ وهُو مؤمنٌ» .⁷

540. Imam al-Kazim (AS), when asked about the grave sins and whether they expel one from faith?', replied, 'Yes.' [And when asked about other than grave sins], said, 'The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'An adulterer would never commit adultery whilst still a believer and a thief would never steal whilst still a believer.' ⁸