707 - ذَمُّ الدُّنيا مِن دونِ عِلمٍ‏

707. CRITICIZING THE WORLD WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE

2181.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا تَسُبُّوا الدنيا فَنِعمَتْ مَطِيَّةُ المؤمنِ ، فعلَيها يَبلُغُ الخيرَ وبها يَنجو مِن الشرِّ ، إنّهُ إذا قالَ العبدُ : لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الدنيا قالَتِ الدُّنيا : لَعَنَ اللَّهُ أعصانا لِرَبِّهِ !¹

2181.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Do not insult the world for it is the best mount for the believer, because by means of it he attains good and through it he is saved from evil. If a servant [of Allah] says: "May Allah curse the world", the world replies: "May Allah curse the most disobedient one towards his Lord from among us!".' ²

2182.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أيُّها الذامُّ للدنيا المُغتَرُّ بِغُرورِها المَخدُوعُ بِأباطيلِها ، أتَغتَرُّ بالدنيا ثُمّ تَذُمُّها ؟ ! أنتَ المُتَجرِّمُ علَيها أم هي المُتجَرِّمَةُ علَيكَ ؟ ! متى‏ استَهوَتْكَ أم متى‏ غَرَّتكَ؟ !... إنَّ الدنيا دارُ صِدقٍ لِمَن صَدَقَها ، ودارُ عافيةٍ لِمَن فَهِمَ عنها ، ودارُ غِنىً لِمَن تَزَوَّدَ مِنها .³

2182.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'O you who insult the world, who have been deceived by its deceit and cheated by its falsities, do you covet the world and then insult it? Should you accuse it or should it accuse you? When did it bewilder it or deceive you?!... Verily the world is an abode of truth for he who is truthful to it, an abode of wellbeing for hewho understands it, and an abode of riches for he who collects provision from it [for the next world].' ⁴

706 - الدُّنيا لِمَن تَرَكَها

706. THE WORLD BELONGS TO ONE WHO HAS ABANDONED IT

2178.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أوحَى اللَّهُ تَبارَكَ وَتَعالى‏ إلى الدنيا : اِخْدِمي مَن خَدَمَنِي ، وأتْعِبي مَن خَدَمَكِ .¹

2178.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily Allah revealed to the world, 'Tire and wear out the one who serves you, and serve the one who serves me you.' ²

2179.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الدنيا لِمَن تَرَكَها والآخرةُ لِمَن طَلَبَها .³

2179.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The world is for the one who abandons it and the Hereafter is for the one who seeks it.' ⁴

2180.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَثَلُ الدنيا كَظِلِّكَ؛ إن وَقَفتَ وَقَفَ ، وإن طَلَبتَهُ بَعُدَ .⁵

2180.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The example of this world is like your shadow for if you stand still, it stands still and if you chase it, it distances itself.' ⁶