377 - المناظرة

377. DEBATE

1735 - المُناظَرَةُ

1735. Debate

6140.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - في وَصيَّتِهِ لِكُمَيلٍ - : يا كُمَيلُ ، في كُلِّ صِنفٍ قَومٌ أرفَعُ مِن قَومٍ ، فإيّاكَ ومُناظَرَةَ الخَسيسِ مِنهُم ، وإن أسمَعوكَ فاحتَمِلْ وكُن مِن الّذينَ وَصَفَهُمُ اللَّهُ تعالى‏ بقولِهِ : (وإذا خاطَبَهُمُ الجاهِلونَ قالوا سَلاماً)¹.²

6140. Imam Ali (AS), in his advice to Kumayl said, 'O Kumayl, in every race there are groups better than groups, so beware of debating with the vile of them, and if they insult you, then tolerate them, and be of those whom Allah has described in His verse: "and when the ignorant address them, say, 'Peace!'. ³⁴

6141.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - لَمّا سَألَهُ الطَّيّارُ عَن كَراهَةِ مُناظَرَةِ النّاسِ - : أمّا كَلامُ مِثلِكَ فلا يُكرَهُ ، مَن إذا طارَ يُحسِنُ أن يَقَعَ ، وإن وَقَعَ يُحسِنُ أن يَطيرَ ، فمَن كانَ هكذا لا نَكرَهُهُ .⁵

6141. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) when al-Tayyar asked him about the detesting of debating with people said, 'As for the speech of the likes of you, it is not disliked. He who flies knows how to descend, and if he was to descend he knows how ascend again, so if one is like this, we do not dislike it.' ⁶

6142.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام لأبي جعفر الأحول : ما فَعَلَ ابنُ الطَّيَّارِ ؟ فقلتُ : تُوُفِّي ، فقالَ : رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ ، أدخَلَ اللَّهُ علَيهِ الرَّحمَة والنَّضرَةَ ؛ فإنّهُ كانَ يُخاصِمُ عنّا أهلَ البَيتِ .⁷

6142. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said to Abu Jafar al-Ahwal, 'How is Ibn al-Tayyar?' al-Ahwal said, 'He has passed away.' He (AS), 'The mercy of Allah be upon him, and may Allah give him mercy and blissfulness, as he would debate for the sake of us Ahl al-Bayt.' ⁸

1734 - مَن رَأى‏ امرَأةً تُعجِبُهُ‏

1734. HE WHO SEES A WOMAN THAT PLEASES HIM

6139.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إذا رأى‏ أحَدُكُمُ امرأةً تُعجِبُهُ فلْيَأْتِ أهلَهُ ؛ فإنَّ عِندَ أهلهِ مِثلَ ما رأى‏ ، ولا يَجعَلَنَّ لِلشَّيطانِ إلى‏ قَلبِهِ سَبيلاً ، وليَصرِفْ بَصَرَهُ عَنها ، فإن لَم تَكُنْ لَهُ زَوجَةٌ فَلْيُصَلِّ رَكعَتَينِ ويَحمَدِ اللَّهَ كثيراً ، ويُصَلّي علَى النَّبيِّ وآلِهِ ، ثُمّ ليَسألِ‏اللَّهَ مِن فَضلِهِ فإنّهُ يُبيحُ لَهُ برأفتِهِ ما يُغنيهِ .¹

6139.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'If one of you sees a woman he is interested in, he should go to his wife, for she possesses whatever he saw. He should not allow the devil a path to his heart, and he should avert his eyes away from her. If he does not have a wife, he should offer two units of prayer and praise Allah a lot, and invoke blessings on the Prophet and his household, then he should ask from the grace of Allah, for He will grant him from His compassion that which will make him free from need.' ²