1815 - مايُضعِفُ الشَّهوَةَ

1815. THAT WHICH WEAKENS CARNAL DESIRES

6446.الكافي : إنّ موسى‏ عليه السلام ناجاهُ اللَّه تباركَ وتعالى‏ فقال له ... : اُذكُرْ أ نَّكَ ساكِنُ القَبرِ ؛ فَلْيَمنَعكَ ذلكَ مِن الشَّهَواتِ .¹

6446. It is narrated in al-Kafi?: 'Allah Almighty revealed unto Prophet Moses (AS), 'Remember that you will be residing in a grave, and that will prevent you from a lot of carnal desires.' ²

6447.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : كُلَّما قَوِيَتِ الحِكمَةُ ضَعُفَتِ الشَّهوَةُ .³

6447.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The more wisdom is strengthened, carnal desire is weakened.' ⁴

6448.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: مَن كَمُلَ عَقلُهُ استَهانَ بِالشَّهَواتِ .⁵

6448.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He whose intellect is complete finds carnal desires insignificant.' ⁶

6449.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: العِفَّةُ تُضعِفُ الشَّهوَةَ .⁷

6449.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Chastity weakens carnal desire.' ⁸

6450.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: مَن كَرُمَت علَيهِ نَفسُهُ هانَت علَيهِ شَهَواتُهُ .⁹

6450.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He whose own self is dear to him, his carnal desires become insignificant for him.' ¹⁰

6451.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: فاتَّقوا اللَّهَ - عِبادَ اللَّهِ - تَقِيَّةَ ذِي لُبٍّ ، شَغَلَ التَّفَكُّرُ قَلبَهُ ... ، وظَلَفَ الزُّهدُ شَهَواتِهِ ¹¹ . ¹²

6451.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'So have piety in Allah - servants of Allah - with a piety that has a conscience, and a heart occupied with thought....and asceticism that has cleaved his desires.' ¹³

6452.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: مَنِ اشتاقَ إلَى الجَنَّةِ سَلا عَنِ الشَّهَواتِ .¹⁴

6452.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He who longs for Heaven will forget desires.' ¹⁵

1814 - أشجَعُ النّاسِ مَن غَلَبَ هَواهُ‏

1814. THE MOST COURAGEOUS OF PEOPLE IS HE WHO OVERCOMES HIS DESIRES

6443.سُليمانُ عليه السلام : إنّ الغالِبَ لِهَواهُ أشَدُّ مِن الّذي يَفتَحُ المَدينَةَ وَحدَهُ .¹

6443. Solomon (AS) said, 'Someone who prevails over his desires is stronger than he who captures a city by himself.' ²

6444.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أشجَعُ النّاسِ مَن غَلَبَ هَواهُ .³

6444.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The most courageous of people is he who overcomes his desires.' ⁴

6445.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ الشَّديدَ لَيسَ مَن غَلَبَ النّاسَ ، ولكِنَّ الشَّديدَ مَن غَلَبَ على‏ نَفسِهِ .⁵

6445.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A strong person is not one who overcomes people, but a strong person is one who overcomes his own self.' ⁶

(اُنظر) الشجاعة : باب 1014 .

(See also: COURAGE: section 1014)