43 - البصيرة

43. INSIGHT

237 - البَصيرَةُ

237. Insight

(وَلَقَدْ ذَرَأْنَا لِجَهَنَّمَ كَثِيراً مِنَ الجِنِّ وَالإِنْسِ لَهُمْ قُلُوبٌ لَا يَفْقَهُونَ بِهَا وَلَهُمْ أَعْيُنٌ لا يُبْصِرُونَ بِهَا وَلَهُمْ آذَانٌ لا يَسْمَعُونَ بِهَا أُولئِكَ كَالْأَنْعَامِ بَلْ هُمْ أَضَلُّ أُولئِكَ هُمُ الْغافِلُونَ) .¹

"Certainly We have created for hell many of the jinn and humans: they have hearts with which they do not understand, they have eyes with which they do not see, they have ears with which they do not hear. They are like cattle; rather they are more astray. It is they who are the heedless." ²

781.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ليسَ الأعمى‏ مَن يَعْمى‏ بَصرُهُ ، إنَّما الأعمى‏ مَن تَعْمى‏ بَصيرتُهُ .³

781.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The blind is not someone who has lost his eyesight, but the one who has lost his insight.' ⁴

782.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : نَظَرُ البَصَرِ لا يُجْدي إذا عَمِيَتِ البَصيرةُ .⁵

782.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Eyesight is useless if the insight goes blind.' ⁶

783.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : فإنّما البَصيرُ مَن سمِعَ فتَفَكّرَ ، ونَظرَ فأبْصرَ ، وانْتَفعَ بالعِبَرِ ، ثُمّ سَلَكَ جَدَداً واضِحاً يَتَجنّبُ فيهِ الصَّرْعَةَ في المَهاوِي .⁷

783.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Indeed, the insightful one is he who listens and contemplates, looks and sees, derives benefit from lessons, then he takes a clear path on which he avoids the falls into abysses.' ⁸

784.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لَيستِ الرَّوِيَّةُ كَالمُعايَنَةِ مَع الإبْصارِ ؛ فقد تَكذِبُ العُيونُ أهلَها ، ولا يَغُشُّ العقلُ مَنِ اسْتَنْصحَهُ .⁹

784.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Vision is not dependent on the eyes, for the eyes may often belie their owners, yet the mind never deceives a man seeking its counsel.' ¹⁰

785.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : فَقْدُ البَصرِ أهْوَنُ مِن فِقْدانِ البَصيرةِ .¹¹

785.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Losing one's eyesight is easier than losing one's insight.' ¹²

786.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أبْصَرُ النّاسِ مَن أبْصَرَ عُيوبَهُ وأقْلَعَ عن ذُنوبِهِ .¹³

786. Imam li (AS) said, 'The most insightful person is he who sees his own flaws and refrains from sins as a result.' ¹⁴

42 - البِشر

42. CHEERFULNESS

236 - الحَثُّ عَلى حُسنِ البِشْرِ

236. Encouraging Cheerfulness

771.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : حُسْنُ البِشْرِ يَذهَبُ بالسَّخِيمةِ .¹

771.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Cheerfulness removes the grudge [of others].' ²

772.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : اِلْقَ أخاكَ بِوَجْهٍ مُنْبَسِطٍ .³

772.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Meet your brother with a cheerful face.' ⁴

773.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّكُم لَن تَسَعُوا النّاسَ بأموالِكُم ، فالْقُوهُم بِطَلاقةِ الوَجهِ وحُسْنِ البِشرِ .⁵

773.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'You will not be able to encompass all people with your money, so meet them with cheerful faces and joy.' ⁶

774.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : البَشاشَةُ حِبالَةُ المَوَدّةِ .⁷

774.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The smile is the trap of amity.' ⁸

775.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : البِشرُ شِيمةُ الحُرِّ .⁹

775.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Cheerfulness is the trait of the free.' ¹⁰

776.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : سَببُ المَحبّةِ البِشرُ .¹¹

776.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The cause of love is cheerfulness.' ¹²

777.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنّ بِشرَ المؤمنِ في وَجهِهِ ، وقُوّتَهُ في دِينِهِ ، وحُزنَهُ في قَلبِهِ .¹³

777.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The cheerfulness of the believer is on his face, his strength is in his religion, and his sorrow lies in his heart.' ¹⁴

778.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : بِشرُكَ يدُلُّ على‏ كَرَمِ نفسِكَ .¹⁵

778.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Your cheerfulness shows the generosity of your soul.' ¹⁶

779.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إذا لَقِيتُم إخْوانَكُم فَتَصافَحوا ، وأظْهِروا لَهمُ البَشاشَةَ والبِشرَ ، تَتَفَرّقوا وما علَيكُمْ مِن الأوْزارِ قد ذَهبَ .¹⁷

779.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'When you meet your brothers, shake hands with them and show them cheerfulness and joy; thus when you part company all your sins will have gone.' ¹⁸

780.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنَّ أحْسنَ ما يَأْلَفُ بهِ النّاسُ قلوبَ أوِدّائهِم ، ونَفَوا بهِ الضِّغْنَ عن قُلوبِ أعْدائهِم : حُسنُ البِشرِ عند لِقائهِم ، والتَّفَقُّدُ في غَيبتِهم ، والبَشاشةُ بِهم عند حُضورِهِم .¹⁹

780.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The best thing with which people can win the hearts of their loved ones and remove the animosity from the hearts of their enemies is cheerfulness upon meeting, asking about them in their absence, and smiling at them in their presence.' ²⁰