14 - الأمل‏

14. EXPECTATION

75 - الأمَلُ رَحمَةٌ

75. Expectation is a Mercy

233.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : الأملُ رَحمةٌ لِاُمّتي ، ولَوْلا الأملُ ما أرْضَعَتْ والِدَةٌ وَلَدَها، ولا غَرَسَ غارِسٌ شَجَراً .¹

233.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Expectation is a mercy for my community; without expectation no mother would nurse her child, nor would anyone plant a tree.' ²

234.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الأملُ رَفيقٌ مُؤْنِسٌ .³

234.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Expectation is an amiable companion.' ⁴

235.تنبيه الخواطر : بينما عيسَى بن مريم عليه السلام جالِسٌ وشَيخٌ يَعملُ بِمِسْحاةٍ ويُثيرُ بهِ الأرضَ ، فقالَ عيسى‏ عليه السلام: اللّهُمَّ انْزعْ عنه الأملَ . فَوَضَعَ الشَّيخُ المِسْحاةَ واضْطَجَعَ، فَلَبِثَ ساعةً فقالَ عيسى‏ عليه السلام : اللّهُمَّ ارْدُدْ إليهِ الأملَ ، فقامَ فَجَعَلَ يَعملُ .⁵

235. It is narrated in Tanbih al-Khawatir: 'While Jesus son of Mary (AS) was sitting, he saw a man working the land with a shovel. Jesus (AS) said, 'O Allah, take his expectation away from him!' The man put his shovel down and rested on the ground for an hour. Then Jesus (AS) said, 'O Allah, give him back his expectation!' The man stood up and returned to work.' ⁶

74 - قيمَةُ الإمارَةِ

74. The Value of Government

230.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - لابنِ عَبّاسٍ إذْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ : إنَّ الحَاجَّ قَدِ اجْتَمَعُوا لِيسْمَعُوا مِنْكَ ، وَهُوَ يَخْصِفُ نَعْلاً - : أمَا وَاللَّهِ لَهُما أحَبُّ إلَيَّ مِنْ أمْرِكُمْ هذَا ، إلّا أنْ اُقِيمَ حَدّاً أوْ أدْفَعَ بَاطِلاً .¹

230.Imam Ali (AS) said to ['Abdullah] Ibn 'Abbas, who entered his tent while he was mending his sandal, and told him, 'The pilgrims have gathered to listen to you' - 'I swear by Allah, these [sandals] have more value to me than ruling over you, except for being able to uphold the law and prevent wrongdoings.' ²

231.نهج البلاغة عن ابنِ عبّاسٍ : دَخلتُ على‏ أميرِ المؤمِنينَ عليه السلام بِذي قار وهوَ يَخصِفُ نَعلَه، فقالَ لِي : مَا قِيمَةُ هذَا النَّعْلِ ؟ فَقُلْتُ : لَا قِيمَةَ لَهَا! فَقَالَ عليه السلام : وَاللَّهِ لَهِيَ أحَبُّ إلَيَّ مِنْ إمْرَتِكُمْ، إلّا أنْ اُقِيمَ حَقّاً ، أوْ أدْفَعَ بَاطِلاً.³

231. Imam Ali (AS) asked Ibn 'Abbas [according to another account], 'What is the value of this sandal?' Ibn 'Abbas said, 'It is worthless.' He (AS) said, 'I swear by Allah, it has more value to me than ruling over you, except for being able to uphold the law and prevent wrong doing.' ⁴

232.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - فِي كِتابِه إلَى‏ ابنِ عبّاسٍ - : أمّا بَعْدُ، فَلَا يَكُنْ حَظُّكَ في وِلَايتِكَ مَالاً تَسْتَفِيدُهُ ، وَلَا غَيْظاً تَشْتَفِيهِ ، وَلكنْ إمَاتَةُ بَاطِلٍ وإحْيَاءُ حَقٍّ .⁵

232. Imam Ali (AS) wrote to Ibn 'Abbas: 'Do not let your share as a result of your rule be wealth that you derive [personal] gain from, nor rage that you satisfy [by revenge], but [let it be] the killing of injustice and the revival of equity.' ⁶

(اُنظر) عنوان 196 «السلطان» .

(See also: THE RULER [SULTAN] 196)