1221 - الحَثُّ عَلَى استِقلالِ الخَيرِ مِنَ النَّفسِ‏

1221. ENJOINMENT OF UNDERVALUING THE GOOD THAT ONE DOES

3987.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - في صِفَةِ العاقِلِ - : يَستَكثِرُ قَليلَ الخَيرِ مِن غَيرِهِ، ويَستَقِلُّ كَثيرَ الخَيرِ مِن نَفسِهِ .¹

3987.The Prophet (SAWA) said, describing the intelligent person, ‘He regards the little good that others do as being much and regards the abundance of good that he himself does as being little.’²

3988.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : اِستَقلِلْ مِن نَفسِكَ كَثيرَ الطّاعَةِ للَّهِ‏ِ؛ إزراءً عَلَى النَّفسِ وتَعَرُّضاً لِلعَفوِ .³

3988.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘Undervalue the abundant acts of obedience that you perform for Allah, in contempt of your lower self and in order to expose yourself to Allah’s pardon.’⁴

3989.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : قالَ إبليسُ - لَعنةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيهِ - لِجُنودِهِ : إذا استَمكَنتُ مِنِ ابنِ آدَمَ في ثَلاثٍ لَم اُبالِ ما عَمِلَ؛ فإنَّهُ غَيرُ مَقبولٍ مِنهُ : إذا استَكثَرَ عَمَلَهُ، ونَسِيَ ذَنبَهُ، ودَخَلَهُ العُجبُ .⁵

3989.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Iblis [Satan] – may Allah’s curse be on him – says to his troops, ‘If I can gain mastery over three things in man, I will no longer care how much good he does for it will not be accepted from him: if he overrates his good deeds, forgets his sins, and is overcome by self-admiration.’⁶

263 - العُجب‏

263. SELF-ADMIRATION

1220 - ذَمُّ العُجبِ‏

1220. REPREHENSION OF SELF-ADMIRATION

3976.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا وَحدَةَ أوحَشُ مِنَ العُجبِ .¹

3976.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘There is no loneliness more frightening than self-admiration.’²

3977.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : العُجبُ يُظهِرُ النَّقيصَةَ .³

3977.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Self-admiration shows up your faults.’⁴

3978.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : العُجبُ حُمقٌ .⁵

3978.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Self-admiration is foolishness.’⁶

3979.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : سَيِّئَةٌ تَسوؤكَ خَيرٌ عِندَ اللَّهِ مِن حَسَنَةٍ تُعجِبُكَ .⁷

3979.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘An evil deed [of yours] that upsets you is better in the sight of Allah than a good deed which you feel proud about.’⁸

3980.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إيّاكَ أن تَرضى‏ عَن نَفسِكَ فَيَكثُرَ السّاخِطُ عَلَيكَ .⁹

3980.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Beware of self-satisfaction lest it increases the number of those against you.’¹⁰

3981.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ثَمَرَةُ العُجبِ البَغضاءُ .¹¹

3981.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The consequence of self-admiration is hatred [of other people towards you].’¹²

3982.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الإعجابُ ضِدُّ الصَّوابِ، وآفَةُ الألبابِ .¹³

3982.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Self-admiration is the opposite of proper conduct, and is the bane of the hearts.’¹⁴

3983.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : العُجبُ يُفسِدُ العَقلَ .¹⁵

3983.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Self-admiration corrupts reason.’¹⁶

3984.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الإعجابُ يَمنَعُ الازدِيادَ .¹⁷

3984.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Self-admiration prevents progress.’¹⁸

3985.الإمامُ الباقرُ أو الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليهما السلام : إنَّ اللَّهَ تَبارَكَ وتَعالى‏ يَقولُ : إنَّ مِن عِبادي مَن يَسأ لُني الشَّي‏ءَ مِن طاعَتي لِاُحِبَّهُ، فأصرِفُ ذلكَ عَنهُ لِكَي لا يُعجِبَهُ عَمَلُه .¹⁹

3985. Imam al-Baqir or Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Verily Allah, Blessed and most High, says, ‘Verily from among My servants is he who asks Me to enable him to perform an act of obedience to Me in order that he may procure My love, but I however, withhold that from him in order that he does not come to feel proud of that action of his.’²⁰

3986.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن دَخَلَهُ العُجبُ هَلَكَ .²¹

3986.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘He who is overtaken by self-admiration perishes.’²²