521 - ما لا يُحاسَبُ عَلَيهِ‏

521. That Which One is Not Accountable For

1576.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : كُلُّ نَعيمٍ مَسؤولٌ عَنهُ يَومَ القِيامَةِ إلّا ما كانَ في سبيلِ اللَّهِ تعالى‏ .¹

1576.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Every bounty will be asked about on the Day of Resurrection except for what was [used] in the way of Allah, most High.' ²

1577.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن ذَكَرَ اسمَ اللَّهِ على‏ الطَّعامِ لَم يُسألْ عن نَعيمِ ذلكَ الطَّعامِ أبداً .³

1577.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Whoever utters the name of Allah on some food that he eats will never be asked [to account for] the bounty of that food.' ⁴

1578.الإمامُ الباقرُ أو الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليهما السلام : ثلاثٌ لا يُسألُ عَنها العَبدُ : خِرْقَةٌ يُواري بهاعَوْرَتَهُ ، أو كِسْرَةٌ يَسُدُّ بها جَوْعَتَهُ، أو بَيتٌ يَكُنُّهُ مِن الحَرِّ والبَرْدِ .⁵

1578. Imam al-Baqir or Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'There are three things which the servant will not be asked about: the cloth he used to cover his private parts, the piece of bread he used to sate his hunger with, and the house that used to protect him from the heat and the cold [the dire necessities of life].' ⁶

520 - أوَّلُ ما يُسألُ عَنهُ المَرءُ

520. The First Thing That Man Will Be Asked About

1574.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أوَّلُ ما يُسألُ عَنهُ العَبدُ حُبُّنا أهلَ البيتِ .¹

1574.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The first thing that man will be asked about is our love, the people of the Household (Ahl al-bayt).' ²

1575.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنَّ أوَّلَ ما يُسألُ عنهُ العَبدُ إذا وَقفَ بينَ يَديِ اللَّهِ جلّ جلالُهُ الصَّلَواتُ المَفْروضاتُ ، وعنِ الزَّكاةِ المَفْروضَةِ ، وعنِ الصِّيامِ المَفروضِ ، وعنِ الحَجِّ المَفْروضِ ، وعَن وَلايَتِنا أهلَ البيتِ ، فإنْ أقَرَّ بوَلايَتِنا ثُمَّ ماتَ علَيها قُبِلَتْ مِنهُ صَلاتُهُ وصَومُهُ وزَكاتُهُ وحَجُّهُ .³

1575.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The first thing that man will be asked about when he stands before Allah, Exalted be His Grandeur, is the obligatory prayers, the obligatory alms-tax (zakat), the obligatory fasting, the obligatory pilgrimage (hajj), and our guardianship (wilaya), the people of the Household. If he attests to our guardianship and dies believing that, his prayer, fasting, alms and pilgrimage will all be accepted.' ⁴