Worship

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  كَفى‏ بِالعِبادَةِ شُغلاً . _{تحف العقول : 35 .}

 ^{The Prophet (SAWA) said,} ‘Worship suffices as an occupation.’ _{Tuhaf al-Uqul, p. 35}

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  أفضَلُ النّاسِ مَن عَشِقَ العِبادَةَ فَعانَقَها، وأحَبَّها بقَلبِهِ، وباشَرَها بِجَسَدِهِ، وتَفرَّغَ لَها، فَهُو لا يُبالي عَلى‏ ما أصبَحَ مِنَ الدُّنيا : عَلى‏ عُسرٍ أم عَلى‏ يُسرٍ . _{الكافي : 2 / 83 / 3 .}

 ^{The Prophet (SAWA) said,} ‘The best of people is he who longs for worship and embraces it, loves it with his heart, throws himself into it with his whole body, and devotes himself exclusively to it, such that he is not concerned in what worldly state he wakes up in the morning: in difficulty or in ease.’ _{al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 83, no. 3}

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  يَقولُ رَبُّكُم : يَابنَ آدَمَ، تَفَرَّغْ لِعِبادَتي أملَأْ قَلبَكَ غِنىً وأملَأْ يَدَيكَ رِزقاً. يَابنَ آدمَ، لا تَباعَدْ مِنّي فأملَأَ قَلبَكَ فَقراً وأملَأَ يَدَيكَ شُغلاً . _{كنز العمّال : 43614 .}

 ^{The Prophet (SAWA) said,} ‘Your Lord addresses you, saying, ‘O son of Adam! Devote yourself exclusively to My worship and I will fill your heart with wealth and your hands with ready sustenance. O son of Adam! Do not distance yourself from Me or I will fill your heart with poverty and your hands with work [to preoccupy you].’ _{Kanz al-Ummal, no. 43614}

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  لا عِبادَةَ إلّا بِيَقينٍ . _{كنز الفوائد : 1 / 55 .}

 ^{The Prophet (SAWA) said,} ‘There is no use to worship without conviction.’ _{Kanz al-Fawa’id, v. 1, p. 55}

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  اُعبُدِ اللَّهَ كَأ نَّكَ تَراهُ، فَإن لَم تَكُن تَراهُ، فَإنَّهُ يَراكَ . _{كنز العمّال : 5250 .}

 ^{The Prophet (SAWA) said,} ‘Worship Allah as if you see Him, for although you may not see Him, indeed He sees you.’ _{Kanz al-Ummal, no. 5250}

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  نَظَرُ الوَلَدِ إلى‏ والِدَيهِ حُبّاً لَهُما عِبادَةٌ . _{تحف العقول : 46 .}

 ^{The Prophet (SAWA) said,} ‘A son’s looking at his parents with love is a form of worship [of Allah].’ _{Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 46}

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  العِبادَةُ عَشرَةُ أجزاءٍ، تِسعَةُ أجزاءٍ في طَلَبِ الحَلالِ . _{بحار الأنوار : 103 / 18 / 81 .}

 ^{The Prophet (SAWA) said,} ‘Worship consists of ten parts, nine of which are to do with earning a lawful living.’ _{Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 18, no. 81}

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  حُسنُ الظَّنِّ باللَّهِ مِن عِبادَةِ اللَّهِ تعالى‏ . _{الدرّة الباهرة : 18 .}

 ^{The Prophet (SAWA) said,} ‘Entertaining the best opinion about Allah is a form of worship of Allah, most High.’ _{al-Durra al-Bahira, p. 18}

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  النَّظَرُ إلَى العالِمِ عِبادَةٌ، والنَّظَرُ إلَى الإمامِ المُقسِطِ عِبادَةٌ، وَالنَّظَرُ إلَى الوالِدَينِ بِرَأفَةٍ وَرحمَةٍ عِبادَةٌ، وَالنَّظَرُ إلى‏ أخٍ تَوَدُّهُ في اللَّهِ عَزَّوجلَّ عِبادَةٌ . _{الأمالي للطوسي : 454 / 1015 .}

 ^{The Prophet (SAWA) said,} ‘Looking at [the face of] a scholar is worship, looking at [the face of] a just leader (Imam) is worship, looking at one’s parents with kindness and mercy is worship, and looking at the face of a brother whom you love for the sake of Allah is worship.’ _{Amali al-Tusi, p. 454, no. 1015}

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  أفضَلُ العِبادَةِ الفِقهُ . _{الخصال : 30 / 14 .}

 ^{The Prophet (SAWA) said,} ‘The best form of worship is to gain an understanding [of religion].’ _{al-Khisal, p. 30, no. 104}

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  أعظَمُ العِبادَةِ أجراً أخفاها . _{قرب الإسناد : 135 / 475 .}

 ^{The Prophet (SAWA) said,} ‘The worship deserving of the greatest reward is that which is most discreetly performed.’ _{Qurb al-Isnad, p. 135, no. 475}

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  آفَةُ العِبادَةِ الفَترَةُ . _{تحف العقول : 6 .}

 ^{The Prophet (SAWA) said,} ‘The bane of worship is lassitude.’ _{Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 6}