317 - الفُرصة

317. OPPORTUNITY

1473 - إغتنم الفُرصَةَ

1473. SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY

4977.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن فُتِحَ لَهُ بابٌ مِن الخَيرِ فَلْيَنتَهِزْهُ ؛ فإنّهُ لايَدرِي مَتى‏ يُغلَقُ عَنهُ .¹

4977.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'If a door of benevolence is open for someone, they should utilize it, for they do not know when it will close.' ²

4978.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : تَركُ الفُرَصِ غُصَصٌ .³

4978.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Leaving opportunities brings regret.' ⁴

4979.الإمام عليٌّ عليه السلام : الفُرصَةُ تَمُرُّ مَرَّ السَّحابِ ، فانتَهِزُوا فُرَصَ الخَيرِ .⁵

4979.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Opportunity passes away quickly the way clouds pass.' ⁶

4980.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: الفُرصَةُ سَريعَةُ الفَوتِ ، وبَطِيئَةُ العَودِ .⁷

4980.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Opportunity is quick to pass on, and slow to come back.' ⁸

4981.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: الفُرصَةُ غُنمٌ .⁹

4981.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Opportunity is a treasure.' ¹⁰

4982.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: إضاعَةُ الفُرصَةِ غُصَّةٌ .¹¹

4982.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Losing an opportunity is distressful.' ¹²

4983.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: الاُمورُ مَرهونَةٌ بأوقاتِها .¹³

4983.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Matters are secured [depending] on their own time.' ¹⁴

4984.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: مِن الخُرقِ المُعاجَلَةُ قبلَ الإمكانِ ، والأناةُ بعدَ الفُرصَةِ .¹⁵

4984.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Hastening to something before its time arrives is clumsiness, as is delaying after an opportunity [arises].' ¹⁶

4985.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَنِ انتَظَرَ بمُعاجَلَةِ الفُرصَةِ مُؤاجَلةَ الاستِقصاءِ سَلَبَتهُ الأيّامُ فُرصَتَهُ ؛ لأنّ مِن شَأنِ الأيّامِ السَّلبَ ، وسَبيلُ الزَّمَنِ الفَوتُ .¹⁷

4985.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Whoever tarries despite the fleeting opportunity, [lengthening] his investigation into the matter, the [passing] days will snatch away the opportunity, because it is the nature of days to snatch away [opportunities], just as it is the path[ nature] of time to pass away.' ¹⁸

(اُنظر) العمر : باب 1369 .

(See also: LIFESPAN: section 1369)

316 - الفُرس‏

316. THE PERSIANS

1472 - الفُرسُ وَالإيمانُ‏

1472. THE PERSIANS AND FAITH

4971.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أعظَمُ الناسِ نَصيباً في الإسلامِ أهلُ فارِسَ .¹

4971.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The people who have the greatest portion of Islam are the people of Persia.' ²

4972.سنن الترمذي : تلا رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله هذه الآية يوماً : (وإنْ تَتَوَلَّوا يَسْتَبْدِلْ قَوْماً غَيْرَكُمْ ثُمَّ لايَكُونوا أمْثالَكُمْ) قالوا : و مَن يستبدِل بِنا ؟ قال : فضربَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله على‏ مَنكبِ سلمانَ ثمّ قالَ : هذا وقومُهُ .³

4972. The Prophet (SAWA), when he recited the verse "and if you turn away He will replace you with another people, and they will not be like you", some people asked him (SAWA), 'Who are those who will replace us?' He replied, putting his hand on the shoulder of Salman, 'This man and his people.' ⁴

4973.مجمع البيان : رُويَ أنّ النبيّ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله سُئلَ عن هذهِ الآيةِ : (يا أيُّها الّذينَ آمَنوا مَنْ يَرْتَدَّ مِنكُم عَن دِينِهِ فسَوفَ يَأتِي اللَّهُ بقَومٍ يُحِبُّهُم ويُحِبُّونَهُ...) فَضَربَ بيَده على‏ عاتِقِ سلمانَ فقالَ - : هذا وذَوُوهُ ... لو كانَ الدِّينُ مُعَلّقاً بالثُّريّا لَتَناوَلَهُ رِجالٌ مِن أبناءِ فارِسَ .⁵

4973. The Prophet (SAWA), when asked about the verse, "O you who have faith! Should any of you desert his religion, Allah will soon bring a people whom He loves and who love Him", said, patting the shoulder of Salman, 'He and his people.' He then said, 'If religion was suspended from the stars, some men of Persia would take it.' ⁶

4974.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لو كانَ العِلمُ بالثُّريّا لَتَناوَلَهُ رِجالٌ مِن فارِسَ .⁷

4974.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'If knowledge was suspended from the skies, the men of Persia would reach it.' ⁸

4975.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لَو أنَّ الدّينَ مُعَلَّقٌ بِالثُّرَيّا لَتَناوَلَهُ رِجالٌ مِن أبناءِ فارِسَ‏⁹ .

4975.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'If religion was suspended in the heavens some of the men of Persia would obtain it.' ¹⁰

4976.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - لمّا ذُكِرَتِ الأعاجِمُ عِندَهُ - : لَأنا بِهِم أو ببَعضِهِم أوثَقُ مِنّي بكُم أو بِبَعضِكُم .¹¹

4976. The Prophet (SAWA), when non-Arabs were mentioned in front of him, said, 'Verily I have more trust in them, or in some of them, than I have in you, or in some of you.' ¹²