675 - إذا أرادَ اللَّهُ بِقَومٍ خَيراً

675. IF ALLAH WANTS GOOD FOR A COMMUNITY

2049.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إذا أرادَ اللَّهُ بقَومٍ خَيراً أكثَرَ فُقَهاءَهُم وأقَلَّ جُهّالَهُم ، فإذا تكَلّمَ الفقيهُ وَجدَ أعْواناً ، و إذا تَكلَّمَ الجاهِلُ قُهِرَ .¹

2049.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'When Allah wants good for a community, He increases their scholars and decreases their ignorant ones, so when the scholar speaks, he finds supporters, but when the ignorant one speaks, he is defeated.' ²

2050.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ اللَّهَ تباركَ وتعالى‏ إذا أرادَ بقَومٍ بَقاءً أو نَماءً رزَقَهُمُ القَصْدَ والعَفافَ .³

2050.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily when Allah - Blessed and most High - wants a community to remain and thrive, He endows them with moderation and chastity.' ⁴

2051.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إذا أرادَ اللَّهُ بأهلِ بَيْتٍ خَيراً فَقّهَهُم في الدِّينِ ، ووقَّرَ صَغيرُهُم كبيرَهُم ، ورزَقَهُمُ الرِّفقَ في مَعيشَتِهِم ، والقَصْدَ في نَفَقاتِهِم ، وبَصّرَهُم عُيوبَهُم فيَتُوبوا مِنها ، و إذا أرادَ بِهم غيرَ ذلكَ تَرَكهُم هَمَلاً .⁵

2051.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'When Allah wants good for a household, He makes them proficient in the knowledge of religion, He causes the younger ones from among them to revere the elders, He bestows them with moderation in their livelihood and with economy in their spending, He gives them insight into their faults, thus causing them to repent, and when He wants other than that [i.e. good for them] then He leaves them unattended.' ⁶

674 - إذا أرادَ اللَّهُ بِعَبدٍ خَيراً

674. When Allah Wants Good for a Servant

2044.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إذا أرادَ اللَّهُ عزّوجلّ بعَبدٍ خَيراً فَقَّهَهُ في‏الدِّينِ، وزَهَّدَهُ في‏الدُّنيا، وبَصَّرَهُ بعُيوبِ نَفْسِهِ .¹

2044.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'When Allah wants good for a servant, He makes him proficient in the knowledge of religion, induces him to abstain from the world and gives him insight into his own faults.' ²

2045.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إذا أرادَ اللَّهُ بعَبدٍ خَيراً عاتَبَهُ في مَنامِهِ .³

2045.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'When Allah wants good for a servant, He censures him in his dreams.' ⁴

2046.كنز العمّال عن أبي عنبة: - قال رسول اللَّه صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - : إذاأرادَاللَّهُ‏بعَبدٍ خَيراً عَسَلَهُ . قيلَ : وما عَسَلَهُ ؟ قالَ : يَفتَحُ لَهُ عمَلاً صالِحاً قَبلَ مَوتِهِ ثُمَّ يَقْبِضُهُ علَيهِ .⁵

2046.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'When Allah wants good for a servant, He sweetens his affairs', at which he was asked, 'How does He sweeten affairs?' The Prophet (SAWA) replied, 'He opens the way for him to do righteous deeds before his death and causes him to die in the state of doing good.' ⁶

2047.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إذا أرادَ اللَّهُ بعَبدٍ خَيراً ألْهَمَهُ الْقَناعَةَ ، وأصْلَحَ لَه زَوجَهُ .⁷

2047.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'When Allah wants good for a servant, He inspires him with contentment and gives him a righteous spouse.' ⁸

2048.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنَّ اللَّهَ عزّوجلّ إذا أرادَ بعَبدٍ خَيراً نَكَتَ في قَلبِهِ نُكْتَةً بَيْضاءَ ، فَجالَ القَلبُ بطَلَبِ الحقِّ ، ثُمَّ هُو إلى‏ أمْرِكُم أسْرَعُ مِن الطّيرِ إلى‏ وَكْرِهِ .⁹

2048.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Verily when Allah wants good for a servant, He marks his heart with a white spot so that his heart is occupied with seeking the truth, then He is faster at fulfilling your needs than a bird flying to its nest.' ¹⁰