1841 - حَدُّ التَّواضُعِ‏

1841. LIMITS OF HUMBLENESS

6554.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: حَسبُ المَرءِ... مِن تَواضُعِهِ مَعرِفَتُهُ بقَدرِهِ .¹

6554.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'It suffices a man as a sign of humbleness to know his worth.' ²

6555.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - لَمّا سُئلَ عَنِ التَّواضُعِ - : هُو أن تَرضى‏ مِن المَجلِسِ بدُونِ شَرَفِكَ ، وأن تُسَلِّمَ على‏ مَن لَقِيتَ ، وأن تَترُكَ المِراءَ وإن كُنتَ مُحِقّاً .³

6555. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) when asked about humbleness said, ' Humbleness is that you be content to sit in a meeting where it is below your position , greet whosoever you meet and give up dispute even if you are right.' ⁴

6556.الإمامُ الرِّضا عليه السلام - لَمّا سُئلَ عَن حَدِّ التَّواضُعِ - : أن تُعطِيَ النّاسَ مِن نَفسِكَ ما تُحِبُّ أن يُعطوكَ مِثلَهُ .⁵

6556. Imam al-Rida (AS) when asked about the limits of humbleness said, 'To treat the people in the same manner you like them to treat you.' ⁶

6557.الإمامُ الرِّضا عليه السلام - لَمّا سألَهُ ابنُ الجَهمِ : ما حَدُّ التَّواضُعِ الّذي إذا فَعَلَهُ العَبدُ كانَ مُتَواضِعاً ؟ - : التَّواضُعُ دَرَجاتٌ : مِنها أن يَعرِفَ المَرءُ قَدرَ نَفسِهِ فيُنزِلَها مَنزِلَتَها بقَلبٍ سَليمٍ ، لا يُحِبُّ أن يأتيَ إلى‏ أحَدٍ إلّا مِثلَ ما يُؤتى‏ إلَيهِ ؛ إن رأى‏ سَيّئةً دَرأها بِالحسَنَةِ ، كاظِمُ الغَيظِ ، عافٍ عَنِ النّاسِ ، واللَّهُ يُحِبُّ المُحسِنينَ .⁷

6557. Imam al-Rida (AS) when asked by Ibn al-Jahm, 'What are the limits of humbleness that makes a servant humble when he observes them?' to which he (AS) replied, 'Humbleness has stages; that one knows the value of his self and places it in its right position with a sincere heart, that he likes to treat people the same way he expects them to treat him, that he responds the wrong with good,that he controls his anger and forgives the people. And Allah likes the good doers.' ⁸

1840 - ما يُستَعانُ بِهِ عَلَى التَّواضُعِ‏

1840. MEANS TO ACQUIRE HUMBLENESS

6551.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا يُستَعانُ ... علَى التَّواضُعِ إلّا بسَلامَةِ الصَّدرِ .¹

6551.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Humbleness cannot be achieved..., unless the heart is healthy.' ²

6552.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : التَّواضُعُ ثَمَرَةُ العِلمِ .³

6552.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Humbleness is the fruit of knowledge.' ⁴

6553.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا يَنبَغي لِمَن عَرَفَ عَظَمَةَ اللَّهِ أن يَتَعَظَّمَ ؛ فإنّ رِفعَةَ الّذينَ يَعلَمونَ ما عَظَمَتُهُ أن يَتَواضَعُوا لَهُ .⁵

6553.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'It is not appropriate for one who knows the Greatness of Allah to consider himself as great, for verily the elevation of those who know His Greatness lies in humbling themselves before Him.' ⁶