957 - التَّحذيرُ مِنَ البِناءِ فَوقَ الكَفافِ‏

957. CAUTION AGAINST BUILDING MORE HOUSING THAN NECESSARY FOR ONE'S LIVING

3051.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: مِنَ العَناءِ أنَّ المَرءَ يَجمَعُ ما لا يَأكُلُ ويَبنِي ما لا يَسكُنُ ، ثُمّ يَخرُجُ إلى اللَّهِ تعالى‏ لا مالاً حَمَلَ ، ولا بِناءً نَقَلَ !¹

3051.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'It is a distressful situation that man amasses what he does not eat and builds wherein he does not live, then he goes to Allah, most High, neither carrying the wealth with him, nor shifting the building!' ²

3052.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : كُلُّ بِناءٍ ليسَ بِكَفافٍ فهُو وبالٌ على‏ صاحِبِهِ يَومَ القِيامَةِ .³

3052.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Every building exceeding the bounds of sufficiency will be a dire curse on its owner on the Day of Resurrection.' ⁴

3053.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن بَنى‏ فَوقَ مَسكَنِهِ كُلِّفَ حَملَهُ يَومَ القِيامَةِ .⁵

3053.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'He who builds in addition to his own house [unnecessarily] will be made to bear its burden on the Day of Resurrection.' ⁶

194 - المَسكن‏

194. HOUSING

956 - سَعَةُ المَسكَنِ وَضِيقُهُ‏

956. Spaciousness and Smallness of A HOUSE

3049.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مِن سَعادَةِ المَرءِ المُسلمِ المَسكَنُ الواسِعُ .¹

3049.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Part of a Muslim's prosperity is living in spacious housing.' ²

3050.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : مِن شَقاءِ العَيشِ ضِيقُ المَنزِلِ .³

3050.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'A misfortunate way of life entails living in a cramped house.' ⁴