69 - الجماعة

69. THE CONGREGATION

349 - يَدُ اللَّهِ مَعَ الجَماعَةِ

349. Allah's Hand Is With The Congregation

1109.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أيُّها النّاسُ ، علَيكُم بالجَماعةِ ، وإيّاكُم والفُرْقةَ .¹

1109.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'O people, stay with the congregation and stay away from division.' ²

1110.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يدُ اللَّهِ على‏ الجَماعةِ ، فإذا اشْتَذَّالشّاذُّ مِنهُم اخْتَطَفَهُ الشّيطانُ كما يَخْتَطِفُ الذِّئبُ الشّاةَ الشّاذّةَ مِن الغَنَمِ .³

1110.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah's Hand [i.e. divine aid] is with the congregation. Whenever a straying individual deviates, Satan snatches him up like a wolf snatches a sheep straying from the herd.' ⁴

1111.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يدُ اللَّهِ معَ الجَماعةِ .⁵

1111.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah's Hand [i.e. divine aid] is with the congregation.' ⁶

1112.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : الجَماعةُ رَحمَةٌ والفُرْقَةُ عَذابٌ .⁷

1112.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Congregation [upon the truth] is a mercy and division is chastisement.' ⁸

348 - مَن لا يَنبَغي مُجالَسَتُهُ‏

348. Whom One Should Not Sit With

1104.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إيّاكُم ومُجَالَسةَ المَوتى‏ ! قيلَ : يا رسولَ اللَّهِ ، مَنِ المَوتى‏ ؟ قال : كُلُّ غَنيٍّ أطْغاهُ غِناهُ .¹

1104.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Mixing with the seekers of this world brings shame on religion and weakens certainty.' ²

1105.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : خُلطَةُ أبناءِ الدُّنيا تَشينُ الدِّينَ ، وتُضعِفُ اليَقينَ‏³ .

1105.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Beware of sitting with the dead.' He was asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, who are the dead?' He replied, 'Every rich person whose wealth has made a tyrant of him.' ⁴

1106.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مُجالَسَةُ أهلِ الهَوى‏ مَنْساةٌ للإيمانِ ، ومَحْضَرَةٌ للشَّيطانِ .⁵

1106.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Sitting with people of base desires causes heedlessness of one's faith, and invites Satan thereat.' ⁶

1107.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لا تَصْحَبوا أهلَ البِدَعِ ولا تُجالِسوهُم فتَصيروا عِند النّاسِ كواحِدٍ مِنهُم .⁷

1107.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Do not take the people of innovation (bida) as companions and do not sit with them lest you be considered one of them in people's eyes.' ⁸

1108.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إيّاكُم ومُجَالَسةَ المُلوكِ وأبناءِالدُّنيا ، ففي ذلكَ ذَهابُ دِينِكُم ويُعقِبُكُم نِفاقاً ، وذلكَ داءٌ دَوِيٌّ لا شِفاءَ لَهُ ، ويُورِثُ قَساوَةَ القَلبِ ، ويَسْلُبُكُم الخُشوعَ ، وعلَيكُم بالأشْكالِ مِن النّاسِ والأوْساطِ مِن النّاسِ فعِندَهُم تَجِدونَ مَعادِنَ الجَوهرِ .⁹

1108.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Beware of sitting with kings and worldly people, for in this there is the erosion of your religion and it will bring about hypocrisy in you, and this is a serious disease from which there is no cure. It will also engender hardheartedness and deprive you of true submission [to Allah]. You must stick to those people who are most like you and the middle classes of people, for it is with them that you find the true jewels [great talents].' ¹⁰