1641 - النَّهيُ عَن تَزكِيَةِ النَّفسِ
1641. WARNING OF PRAISING ONESELF
(الَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَائِرَ الْإثْمِ وَالْفَوَاحِشَ إِلَّا اللَّمَمَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَاسِعُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ هُوَ أعْلَمُ بِكُمْ إِذْ أنْشَأَكُمْ مِنَ الْأرضِ وَإِذْ أنْتُمْ أجِنَّةٌ فِي بُطُونِ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ فَلَا تُزَكُّوا أنْفُسَكُمْ هُوَ أعْلَمُ بِمَنِ اتَّقَى) .1
"Those who avoid major sins and indecencies, excepting [minor and occasional] lapses. Indeed your Lord is expansive in [His] forgiveness. He knows you best since [the time] He produced you from the earth, and since you were fetuses in the bellies of your mothers. So do not flaunt your piety: He knows best those who are Godwary." 2
5739.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - لَمّا سُئلَ عن قولِ اللَّهِ عَزَّوجلَّ : (فلا تُزَكُّوا...) - : قولُ الإنسانِ : صَلّيتُ البارِحَةَ وصُمتُ أمسِ ونَحو هذا . إنّ قَوماً كانوا يُصبِحونَ فيَقولونَ : صَلَّينا البارِحَةَ وصُمنا أمسِ ، فقالَ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لكنّي أنامُ اللّيلَ والنّهارَ ، ولَو أجِدُ بَينَهُما شَيئاً لَنُمتُهُ !3
5739. Imam al-Sadiq (AS), when asked about Allah's verse in the Qur'an: "So do not flaunt your piety" said, 'It refers to when someone says, 'I prayed yesterday and fasted yesterday', and its like. The Prophet (SAWA) then said, 'A group of people would wake up and say, 'We prayed and fasted yesterday', and Imam Ali (AS) said, 'But I sleep night and day and if I found any time between that I would sleep too [i.e. making light of his worship in front of people].' 4
5740.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن قالَ : إنّي خَيرُ النّاسِ فهُو مِن شَرِّ النّاسِ ، ومَن قالَ : إنّي في الجَنّةِ فهُو في النّارِ .5
5740.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever says: 'I am the best of people', then he is the worst of people, and whoever says: 'I am [deserving] of Heaven' is [deserving] of Hell.' 6
