381 - فَضلُ الحِراسَةِ

381. The Merit of Standing Guard

1204.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : حَرَسُ لَيلةٍ في سبيلِ اللَّهِ عزّوجلّ أفْضَلُ مِن ألفِ لَيلةٍ يُقامُ لَيلُها ويُصامُ نَهارُها .¹

1204.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Standing guard for a single night for the sake of Allah is better than a thousand nights spent in worship followed by fasting during the day.' ²

1205.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : عَيْنانِ لا تَمَسُّهُما النّارُ : عَينٌ بَكَتْ مِن خَشْيَةِ اللَّهِ ، وعَينٌ باتَتْ تَحْرُسُ في سبيلِ اللَّهِ .³

1205.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The eyes of two categories of people will never touch the fire: the one who cried out of fear of Allah, and the one who spent the night awake standing guard for the sake of Allah.' ⁴

380 - المُرابطَةُ

380. Keeping Posts

(وَأَعِدُّوا لَهُمْ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ مِنْ قُوَّةٍ وَمِنْ رِبَاطِ الْخَيْلِ تُرْهِبُونَ بِهِ عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ وَعَدُوَّكُمْ وَآخَرِينَ مِنْ دُونِهِم) .¹

"Prepare against them whatever you can of [military] power and war-horses, awing thereby the enemy of Allah, and your enemy, and others besides them, whom you do not know but Allah knows them." ²

(يا أيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اصْبِرُوا وَصَابِرُوا وَرَابِطُوا وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ) .³

"O you who have faith! Be patient, stand firm, and close [your ranks], and be wary of Allah so that you may be felicitous." ⁴

1202.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : رِباطُ يَومٍ في سبيلِ اللَّهِ خَيرٌ مِن الدُّنيا وما عَلَيها .⁵

1202.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Keeping your posts for a single day is better than the whole world and all that it contains.' ⁶

1203.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : كُلُّ عَملٍ مُنْقَطِعٌ عَن صاحبِهِ إذاماتَ إلّا المُرابِطَ في سبيلِ اللَّهِ ، فإنَّهُ يُنْمى‏ لَهُ عَملُهُ ويُجْرى‏ علَيهِ رِزْقُهُ إلى‏ يَومِ القِيامَةِ .⁷

1203.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Every action will be separated from its owner upon death, except the one who maintained his post for the sake of Allah, since it will be increased and rewarded to him until the Day of Resurrection.' ⁸