71 - الجمال‏

71. BEAUTY

353 - اللَّهُ جميلٌ يُحِبُّ الجَمالَ‏

353. Allah is Beautiful and He Loves Beauty.

(قُلْ مَنْ حَرَّمَ زِينَةَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي أَخْرَجَ لِعِبَادِهِ وَالطَّيِّبَاتِ مِنَ الرِّزْقِ * قُلْ هِيَ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا خالِصَةً يَوْمَ الْقِيامَة) .¹

"Say, 'Who has forbidden the adornment of Allah which He has brought forth for His servants, and the good things of [His] provision?' Say, 'These are for the faithful in the life of this world, and exclusively for them on the Day of Resurrection." ²

1121.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ اللَّهَ تعالى‏ جميلٌ يُحِبُّ الجَمالَ ، ويُحِبُّ أنْ يَرى‏ أثَرَ نِعمَتِهِ على‏ عَبدِهِ ، ويُبغِضُ البُؤْسَ والتَّباؤسَ .³

1121.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah, most High, is beautiful and He loves beauty. And He likes to see the evidence of His bounty on His servant. He loathes misery and pretending to be miserable.' ⁴

1122.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ مِن عَبدِهِ إذا خَرجَ إلى‏ إخْوانِهِ أنْ يَتَهيّأَ لَهُم ويَتَجَمّلَ .⁵

1122.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah likes for His servant, when he leaves to meet his brothers, to dress himself well and to beautify himself.' ⁶

1123.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لِيَأخُذْ أحدُكُم مِن شارِبهِ والشَّعْرِ الّذي في أنْفِهِ، ولْيَتَعاهَدْ نَفْسَهُ ، فإنَّ ذلك يَزيدُ في جمَالِهِ .⁷

1123.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Each one of you should trim his moustache and the hairs in his nose and he should groom himself for this enhances his beauty.' ⁸

1124.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : البَسْ وتَجَمّلْ ، فإنَّ اللَّهَ جميلٌ‏يُحِبُّ الجَمالَ ، وليَكُن مِن حَلالٍ .⁹

1124.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Dress up and beautify yourself, for Allah is beautiful and He loves beauty; and make sure it is lawful [beautification].' ¹⁰

352 - غُسلُ الجُمُعَةِ

352. Bathing on Friday

1120.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يا عليُّ ، على‏ النّاسِ كُلَ‏سَبعةِ أيّامٍ الغُسلُ ، فاغْتَسِلْ في كُلِّ جُمُعةٍ ولَو أنّكَ تَشْتري الماءَ بِقُوتِ يَومِكَ وتَطْويهِ، فإنَّهُ ليسَ شَي‏ءٌ مِن التَّطَوُّعِ أعْظَمَ مِنهُ .¹

1120.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'O Ali! People must bathe [at least] once every seven days, so bathe every Friday, even if you have to buy the water with [the money set aside for] your provision of that day and go without food, for there is no recommended act of worship greater than it.' ²