515 - عِلَّةُ الحُزنِ وَالفَرَحِ مِن غَيرِ سَبَبٍ عرَفُ‏

515. The Reason for Sorrow and Joy for an Unknown Cause

1559.علل الشرائع عن أبي بصيرٍ : دَخَلتُ على‏ أبي عبدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام ومَعي رجُلٌ مِن أصْحابِنا ، فقُلتُ لَهُ : جُعِلتُ فِداكَ يابنَ رسولِ اللَّهِ ، إنّي لَأغْتَمُّ وأحْزَنُ مِن غَيرِ أنْ أعْرِفَ لِذلكَ سَبباً ، فقالَ أبو عبدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام : إنَّ ذلكَ الحُزنَ والفَرحَ يَصِلُ إلَيكُم مِنّا؛ لأ نّا إذا دَخلَ علَينا حُزنٌ أو سُرورٌ كانَ ذلكَ داخِلاً علَيكُم ، لأ نّا وإيّاكُم مِن نُورِ اللَّهِ عزّوجلّ .¹

1559. Abu Basir narrated, 'I once went to visit Abu Abdillah [al-Sadiq] (AS) along with one of our companions. I said to him, 'O son of the Prophet! Could I but sacrifice myself for you. I grieve and become sorrowful without knowing the cause of that.' So Abu Abdillah (AS) replied, 'Truly that sorrow and joy reaches you from us, for when sorrow or joy comes to us it comes to you too, for indeed we and you are all from the Light of Allah, Mighty and Exalted.' ²

1560.بحار الأنوار : رُوي أنَّه سئلَ العالِمُ عليه السلام عنِ الرّجُلِ يُصْبِحُ مَغْموماً لا يَدْري سَببَ غَمِّهِ ، فقالَ : إذا أصابَهُ ذلكَ فلْيَعْلَمْ أنَّ أخاهُ مَغْمومٌ ، وكذلكَ إذا أصْبَحَ فَرْحانَ لغَيرِ سَببٍ يُوجِبُ الفَرَحَ ، فباللَّهِ نَسْتَعينُ على‏ حُقوقِ الإخْوانِ .³

1560. It is narrated in Bihar al-Anwar that the scholar [al-Sadiq] (AS) was once asked about why a man may wake up in the morning feeling sad without knowing the reason for his sorrow. He said, 'If that happens to him then he should know that his brother is in sorrow, and similarly if he wakes up happy without a specific reason for that joy. And Allah's help do we seek with regard to the rights of the brothers.' ⁴

514 - عِلاجُ الحُزنِ‏

514. Overcoming for Sorrow

(أَلَا إِنَّ أَوْلِيَاءَ اللَّهِ لا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ).¹

"Look! The friends of Allah will indeed have no fear nor will they grieve." ²

1550.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ اللَّهَ - بحُكْمِهِ وفَضْلِه - جَعلَ الرَّوحَ والفَرحَ في اليقينِ والرِّضا ، وجَعلَ الهَمَّ والحُزنَ في الشَّكِّ والسُّخْطِ .³

1550.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Truly Allah, out of His wisdom and grace, placed bliss and happiness in conviction and contentment, and placed worry and sorrow in doubt and discontentment.' ⁴

1551.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أيُّها النّاسُ ، هذهِ دارُ تَرَحٍ لا دارُ فَرَحٍ ، ودارُ الْتِواءٍ لا دارُ اسْتِواءٍ ، فمَن عَرَفها لَم يَفْرَحْ لِرَجاءٍ ، ولَم يَحْزَنْ لِشَقاءٍ .⁵

1551.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'O people! This is the house of pain and not the house of joy, and the house of writhing [in pain] not the house of repose. So he who knows it will neither rejoice for ease and nor will he grieve for misfortune.' ⁶

1552.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : قَولُ : «لا حَولَ ولا قُوّةَ إلّا باللَّهِ» فيهِ شِفاءٌ مِن تِسعَةٍ وتِسْعينَ داءً ، أدْناها الهَمُّ .⁷

1552.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'There is remedy in the statement "There is no might or power save in Allah" (la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah) for ninety-nine ailments, the least of them being anxiety.' ⁸

1553.مطالب السؤول عن ابنِ عبّاسٍ : ما انْتَفَعْتُ بكلامٍ بَعدَ رسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله كانْتِفاعي بكِتابٍ كَتَبَهُ عليُّ بنُ أبي طالبٍ عليه السلام ، فإنَّهُ كَتبَ إلَيَّ : أمّا بَعدُ فإنَّ المَرءَ يَسوؤهُ فَوتُ ما لَم يَكُن لِيُدْرِكَهُ ، ويَسُرُّهُ دَرْكُ ما لَم يَكُن لِيَفوتَهُ ، فلْيَكُنْ سُرورُكَ بما نِلْتَ مِن آخِرَتِكَ ، ولْيَكُن أسَفُكُ على‏ ما فاتَكَ مِنها ، وما نِلْتَ مِن دُنْياكَ فلا تَكُنْ بهِ فَرِحاً ، وما فاتَكَ مِنها فلا تَأْسَ علَيهِ حُزْناً ، ولْيَكُنْ هَمُّكَ فيما بَعدَ المَوتِ . والسَّلامُ .⁹

1553. Ibn Abbas narrated, 'I have not profited by any speech after the Messenger of Allah (SAWA) more than by a letter written by Ali b. Abu Talib (AS). He wrote to me, saying, "But now, indeed man grieves for having missed that which he would not have attained anyway, and is overjoyed at attaining that which he would not have missed anyway. So, let your happiness be for what you attain for your Hereafter, and let your regret be for what you miss of it. Do not be happy for what you attain for this world, nor regret sorrowfully what you miss from it, and let your concern be for what comes after death, and peace be with you."' ¹⁰

1554.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : نِعْمَ طارِدُ الهُمومِ اليَقينُ ¹¹ .

1554.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'What an excellent repellent of worries conviction is.' ¹²

1555.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : غَسْلُ الثِّيابِ يُذهِبُ الهَمَّ والحُزنَ .¹³

1555.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Washing clothes takes away worry and sorrow.' ¹⁴

1556.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنْ كانَ كُلُّ شي‏ءٍ بقَضاءٍ وقَدَرٍ ، فالحُزْنُ لِماذا ؟!¹⁵

1556.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'If everything is determined by fate and destiny, then wherefore the sorrow?!' ¹⁶

1557.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : شَكا نَبيٌّ مِن الأنبياءِ إلى‏ اللَّهِ الغَمَّ ، فأمَرهُ بأكْلِ العِنَبِ .¹⁷

1557.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'One of the prophets complained of his grief to Allah. So He commanded him to eat grapes.' ¹⁸

1558.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن وَجَدَ هَمّاً ولا يَدري ما هُو فلْيَغْسِلْ رأسَهُ .¹⁹

1558.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'He who finds himself sorrowful for no reason should wash his head.' ²⁰

(اُنظر) السرور : باب 935 .

(See also: HAPPINESS: section 935)