393 - الهَرَم‏

393. OLD AGE

1801 - الهََرمُ‏

1801. SENILITY

6373.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَثُلَ ابنُ آدَمَ وإلى‏ جَنبِهِ تِسعٌ وتِسعونَ مَنِيَّةً ، إن أخطَأتهُ المَنايا وَقَعَ في الهَرَمِ .¹

6373.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Man is such that ninety nine deaths are decreed for him, and if the deaths were to miss him, he would fall into senility.' ²

6374.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ثَمَرَةُ طُولِ الحَياةِ السَّقَمُ والهَرَمُ .³

6374.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The outcome of a long life is sickness and senility.' ⁴

1800 - العائِدُ في هِبَتِهِ‏

1800. TAKING BACK ONE'S GIFT

6371.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : العائدُ فِي هِبَتِهِ كالعائدِ في قَيئهِ .¹

6371.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'One who takes back a gift he has given is like one who swallows his own vomit.' ²

6372.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - في الرّجُلِ يَخرُجُ بِالصَّدَقَةِ لِيُعطِيَها السّائلَ فيَجِدَهُ قد ذَهَبَ - : فلْيُعطِها غَيرَهُ ، ولا يَرُدَّها في مالِهِ .³

6372. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said regarding a man who goes out with charity to give it to a beggar only to find that he has gone, 'Then he should give it to someone else and not return it back to his wealth.' ⁴