رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الحَيِيَّ المُتَعفِّفَ ، ويُبغِضُ البَذِيَّ السّائلَ المُلحِفَ . الأمالي للطوسي : 39 / 43 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily Allah, Mighty and Exalted, loves the reserved and shy and chaste person, and despises the bawdy and importunate beggar.’ Amali al-Tusi, p. 39, no. 43
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أكثَرُ ما تَلِجُ بِهِ اُمَّتيَ النّارَ الأجوَفانِ : البَطنُ والفَرجُ . الكافي : 2 / 79 / 5 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Most of my community who will enter the Fire will be as a result of two cavities: the stomach and the private parts.’ al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 79, no. 5
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ موسى - صلّى اللَّهُ عليهِ و سَلَّمَ - آجَرَ نَفسَهُ ثَمانِيَ سِنينَ ، أو عَشراً ، عَلى عِفَّةِ فَرجِهِ وطَعامِ بَطنِهِ . سنن ابن ماجة : 2 / 817 / 2444 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily Moses (AS) engaged himself for eight or ten years in restraining his private parts and his stomach.’ Sunan Ibn Maja, no. 2444
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أمّا العَفافُ : فيَتَشَعَّبُ مِنهُ الرِّضا ، والاستِكانَةُ ، والحَظُّ ، والرّاحَةُ ، والتَّفَقُّدُ ، والخُشوعُ ، والتَّذَكُّرُ ، والتَّفَكُّرُ ، والجُودُ ، والسَّخاءُ ، فهذا ما يَتَشَعَّبُ لِلعاقِلِ بِعَفافِه رِضىً بِاللَّهِ وبِقِسمِهِ . تحف العقول : 17 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘As for self-restraint, from it branches out satisfaction, resignation, good fortune, comfort, a sense of consideration, humbleness, a sense of remembrance, contemplation, magnanimity and generosity. These are the many ramifications for the intelligent man who practices self-restraint and is satisfied with Allah and with his share.’ Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 17
