1853 - آدابُ المَوعِظَةِ

1853. ETIQUETTES OF EXHORTATION

(اُدْعُ إِلَى‏ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الحَسَنَةِ وَجَادِلْهُمْ بِالّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ ضَلَّ عَنْ سَبِيلِهِ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِينَ).¹

"Invite to the way of Your Lord with wisdom and good advice and dispute with them in a manner that is best. Indeed your Lord knows best those who stray from His way, and He knows best those who are guided." ²

6599.جابر بن سَمُرَة : كانَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله لا يُطيلُ المَوعِظَةَ يَومَ الجُمُعَةِ ، إنّما هُنَّ كَلِماتٌ يَسيراتٌ .³

6599. Jabir b. Samura said, 'The Prophet (SAWA) never prolonged the exhortation on Friday, but rather used simple phrases.' ⁴

6600.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: نُصحُكَ بَينَ المَلَأِ تَقْريعٌ .⁵

6600.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Your advice to a congregation of people is like chiding.' ⁶

6601.الإمامُ العسكريُّ عليه السلام : مَن وَعَظَ أخاهُ سِرّاً فَقَد زانَهُ ، ومَن وَعَظَهُ عَلانِيَةً فَقَد شانَهُ .⁷

6601.Imam al-Askari (AS) said, 'He who exhorts his brother in secret has indeed adorned him, and he who exhorts him in public has dishonoured him.' ⁸

(اُنظر) التبليغ : باب 260 .

(See also: PROPAGATION: section 260)

1852 - في كُلِّ شَي‏ءٍ مَوعِظَةٌ

1852. THERE IS EXHORTATION IN EVERYTHING

6595.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنّ في كُلِّ شَي‏ءٍ مَوعِظَةً وعِبرَةً لذَوي اللُّبِّ والاعتِبارِ .¹

6595.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Verily, there is an exortation and lesson in everything for those who have wisdom and take lesson.' ²

6596.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لِلكَيِّسِ في كُلِّ شَي‏ءٍ اتِّعاظٌ .³

6596.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'There is exortation in everything for the sagacious.' ⁴

6597.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن كانَت لَهُ فِكرَةٌ فَلَهُ في كُلِّ شَي‏ءٍ عِبرَةٌ .⁵

6597.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'There is exortation in everything for he who contemplates.' ⁶

6598.الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام - في كِتابِهِ إلى‏ هارونَ الرَّشيدِ ، لَمّا طَلَبَ مِنهُ المَوعِظَةَ - : ما مِن شَي‏ءٍ تَراهُ عَينُكَ إلّا وفيهِ مَوعِظَةٌ .⁷

6598. Imam al-Kazim (AS) said in his letter to Harun al-Rashid, when he asked him for exhortation, 'Every single thing your eye sees contains an exhortation.' ⁸

(See also: THE MORAL LESSON: section 1206)