1057 - أسبابُ الشَّكِ‏

1057. Causes of Doubt

3348.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الشَّكُّ ثَمَرَةُ الجَهلِ .¹

3348.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Doubt is the product of ignorance.’²

3349.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن عَتا عن أمرِ اللَّهِ شَكَّ ، ومَن شَكَّ تعالَى اللَّهُ علَيهِ فَأذَلَّهُ بسُلطانِهِ ، وصَغَّرَهُ بجَلالِهِ كما اغتَرَّ بِرَبِّهِ الكَريمِ وَفَرَّطَ في أمرِهِ .³

3349.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Whoever is insolent with regards to Allah’s command becomes prone to doubting, and whoever doubts, Allah will overcome him, disgraces him with His authority, and belittles him with His Might just as he had shown contempt for His command.’⁴

3350.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا تَرتابُوا فَتَشُكُّوا ، ولا تَشُكُّوا فَتَكفرُوا ، ولا تُرَخِّصُوا لِأنفُسِكُم فَتُدهِنوا .⁵

3350.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Do not give in to misgivings lest you start to doubt, and do not doubt lest you disbelieve, and do not allow yourselves to become emboldened [against Allah] lest you fall into self-deception.’⁶

222 - الشَّكّ‏

222. DOUBT

1056 - الشَّكُّ فِي الاُصولِ الإعتِقاديَّةِ

1056. DOUBT IN THE PRINCIPLES OF BELIEF

3344.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : علَيكَ بِلُزُومِ اليَقينِ وتَجَنُّبِ الشَّكِّ ، فلَيسَ للمَرءِ شَي‏ءٌ أهْلَكَ لِدِينِهِ مِن غَلَبَةِ الشَّكِّ على‏ يَقينِهِ .¹

3344.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘You must adhere to conviction and keep away from doubt, for there is nothing more detrimental to a man’s faith than for doubt to overpower his conviction.’²

3345.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ما شَكَكتُ في الحَقِّ مُذ اُرِيتُهُ .³

3345.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘I have never doubted the truth since I have been shown it.’⁴

3346.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنّي لَعَلى‏ يَقينٍ مِن رَبِّي ، وغَيرِ شُبهَةٍ مِن دِيني .⁵

3346.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Verily I am absolutely convinced about my Lord, and do not entertain any obscurity in my religion.’⁶

3347.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - في قولِهِ تعالى‏ : (لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ) - : الرِّجسُ هُو الشَّكُّ ، واللَّهِ لا نَشُكُّ في رَبِّنا أبداً .⁷

3347. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) with regards to Allah’s verse in the Qur’an: “Indeed Allah desires to repel all impurity from you…”⁸ , said, ‘Impurity is doubt, and by Allah, we never doubt in our Lord.’⁹

(اُنظر) اليقين : باب 1910 .

(See also: CERTAINTY: section 1910)