Al-Laghwu (time-wasting activities)

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1 Al-Laghwu Time-wasting activities Page 1 of 17

2 Table of Contents... 3 Summary:... 3 Introduction:... 5 Vanities Implies as fiction (stories):... 5 Buying/involving in amusing discourse... 6 Excessive indulgence in playful activities:... 7 A case of a Momin who is addicted to music:... 8 Those who run away from vanities:... 9 Advise of Amir-Al-Momineen asws to Hisham The Regret in the Hereafter: Amir-ul-Momineen asws cautioned those having free time: Those who watch/listen to fiction: Abbreviations: saww: - Sal lal la ho Allay hay Wa Aal lay he Wasallam azwj: - Az Za Wa Jalla asws: - Allay hay Salawat Wass Salam AJFJ: Ajal Allah hey wa Fara Jaak ra: - Razi Allah azwj La: - Laan Allah azwj Page 2 of 17

3 ب س م الل ه الر ح ن الر ح يم ا ل م د ل ل ه ر ب ال عال م ني, و ص ل ى الل ه ع لى س ي د ن ا م م د و آل ه الط اه ر ين, و س ل م ت س ل يما. In the Name of Allah azwj the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Praise is for Allah azwj Lord azwj of the Worlds, and Blessing be upon our Chief Muhammad saww and his saww Purified Progeny asws, and greetings with abundant greetings. ا لل ه م ص ل ع لى م م د و آل م م د و ع ج ل ف ر ج ه م و ال ع ن أ ع د ائ ه م ا ج ع ني Summary: The new trend of have a good time or have fun are frequently used in our society. This may mean do whatever is within the law of the land without much consideration for the outcome our activities with respect to the Hereafter. We frequently waste valuable time without realising its better alternatives, sometimes just browsing interest, (i.e., social media) or outside loafing/window shopping, gaming, clubbing, watching/reading fiction - all these are good examples of wasteful activities and Islam forbids these. Amir-ul-Momineen asws says: hours of leisure (i.e., chilling around) pass away like summerclouds, therefore, do not waste opportunity of doing good 1. It s a beautiful connexion to wasteful activities, since vegetation needs water in summer but not so during the winter, so these clouds of summer are important for the good return from the earth in terms of food for human and animals similarly our free time and energy should not be wasted on unnecessary activities but never in disobedience to Allah azwj. Although that is never at back of our minds when we, initially, get engaged in these activities. In many Ahadith, we are advised: to stay away from the matters of doubts (if these are lawful or unlawful), who walks around these eventually falls into the sins. 2 1 Nahjul Balagha, saying no م م د ب ن ي ي ع ن أ ح د ب ن م م د ب ن ع يس ى ع ن ع ل ي ب ن الن ع م ان ع ن ع ب د الل ه ب ن م س ك ان ع ن او ب ن ف ر د ع ن أ س ع يد ال ه ر ع ن أ ج ع ر عليه السما ( ال ال و وف ع ن د الش ب ه ة خ ي ر م ن ا ل ت ح ا ف ا ل ل ك ة و ت ر ك ك ح د يثا ل ت ر و ه خ ي ر م ن ر و اي ت ك ح د يثا ل ت ص ه. Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ali Bin Al Nu man, from Abdullah Bin Muskan, from Dawood Bin Farqad, from Abu Saeed Al Zuhry, Abu Ja far asws having said: The pausing at the doubtful (vagueness) is better than storming into the destruction.(an extract). 2 Page 3 of 17

4 Also Amir-ul-Momineen asws says: four things never get tired from the other four things, among those are the eyes, which never get tired from watching. 3 Hence we frequently endup spending more time on watching that - which is spiritually harmful and physically useless, as it keeps us away from the remembrance of Allah azwj and His Pious and Infallible People asws. In this difficult time, we need to be patient, in order to look away from so much which is going on around, from politics, entertainment, to sports,..as the relief is near, InshaAllah azwj with the reappearance of the 12 th Imam ajfj! Imam Sadiq asws, has praised his asws devout shias as: و ال الصا ق عليه السما (:»حنن صرب و شيعتنا أصرب منا و ذلك أنا صربنا على ما نعلم و هم صربوا على ما ل يعلمون«. And Al-Sadiq asws said: We asws are patient, and our asws Shias are more patient than us asws, and that is because we asws are patient upon what we asws know, and they are patient upon that which they do not know. 4 3 ابن الوليد عن الص ار عن جع ر بن ممد بن عبيد اهلل عن القداح عن أ عبد اهلل عليه السما ( ال: أربعة ل يشبعن من أربعة: ا لرض من املطر والعني من النظر وا لنثى من الذكر والعا ل من العلم. Ibn Al Waleed, from Al Saffar, from Ja far Bin Muhammad Bin Ubeydullah, from Al-Qadah, From Abu Abdullah asws having said: Four are never satiated: the ground from the rain, and the eyes from the looking, and the female from the male, and the scholar from the knowledge. 3 4 ت سري القم ي 141 :2. Page 4 of 17

5 Introduction: The term used in the holy Quran is الل غ و Al-Laghwu which is quite a broad term, it includes also singing, music, dancing, along with anything which may absorb us, apart from our legitimate duties with respect to work, helping family and friends. Vanities Implies as fiction (stories): و ال ذ ين ه م ع ن الل غ و م ع ر ض ون } 23:3 { And those who are turning away from the vanities [23:3] و ف اجملمع عن الصا ق عليه السما ال: ان يتقو ل الر جل عليك بالباطل أو يأتيك مبا ليس فيك فتعرض عنه لل ه. And in (the book) Al Majma a Al Bayaan, From Al-Sadiq asws having said: If the man speaks upon you with the falsehood or comes to you with what there isn t in you, then turn away from him for (the Sake of) Allah azwj. 5 و ف ا لعتقا ات عنه عليه السما : ان ه سئل عن القصاص أ يل ا لستماع لم فقال ل. And in (the book) Al-Itiqaad From him asws having been asked about the stories, is it Permissible the intently (willingly) listening to them? He asws said: No. 6 ف إ ر ش ا ال م يد ك ما ط و يل ل م ري ال م ؤ م ن ني ع ل ي ه الس ما و ف يه ي ق ول ع ل ي ه الس ما : ك ل و ل ل ي س ف يه ل ل ه ذ ك ر ف ه و ل غ و. In (the book) Al-Irshaad of Al-Mufeed, there is a lengthy speech of Amir Al-Momineen asws, and in it he asws is saying: Every word (sentence), there isn t in it a Zikr (remembrance) of Allah azwj, so it is a vanity. 7 م م د ب ن ي ي ع ن أ ح د ب ن إ س ح اق ع ن س ع د ان ب ن م س ل م ع ن ع ب د الل ه ب ن س ن ان ع ن أ ع ب د الل ه عليه السما ( ال ش ر ف ال م ؤ م ن ص ما ت ه ب الل ي ل و ع ال م ؤ م ن ك ه ع ن أ ع ر اض الن اس. Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Is haq, from Sa dan Bin Muslim, from Abdullah Bin Sinan, 5 ت سري الصا ف ج 3 ص: 394 ت سري الصا ف ج 3 ص: 394 H 15 فسري نور الثقلني ج 3 ص: Page 5 of 17

6 (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: A nobility of the Believer is his Salāt at night, and an honour of the Believer is his restraint from the vanities of the people. 8 ا ل س ني ب ن م م د ع ن م ع ل ى ب ن م م د ع ن ا ل س ن ب ن ع ل ي ع ن ع اص م ب ن ح ي د ع ن أ ح ع ن أ ج ع ر عليه السما ( ال ال ر س ول الل ه صلى اهلل عليه وآله ( م ن ك ف ن س ه ع ن أ ع ر اض الن اس أ ال الل ه ن س ه ي و ال ق ي ام ة و م ن ك ف ب ه ع ن الن اس ك ف الل ه ت ب ار ك و ت ع ا ل ع ن ه ع ذ اب ي و ال ق ي ام ة. Al-Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Moalla Bin Muhammad, from Al Hassan Bin Ali, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Abu Hamza, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja far asws having said: Rasool-Allah saww said: The one who restrains himself from the vanities of the world, Allah azwj would Discharge his soul on the Day of Judgment; and the one who restrains his anger from the people, Allah azwj Blessed and Exalted would Restrain the Punishment from him on the Day of Judgment. 9 Buying/involving in amusing discourse و م ن الن اس م ن ي ش ت ل و ا ل د يث ل ي ل ع ن س ب يل الل ه ب غ ري ع ل م و ي ت خ ذ ه ا ه و ا أ ول ئ ك ل م ع ذ اب م ه ني } 31:6 { And from the people there is one who buys amusing discourse in order to lead astray from the Way of Allah without knowledge, and he takes it as a mockery. These, for them would be an abasing Punishment [31:6] ي ا ه ش ا م ن س ل ط ث ما ثا ع ل ى ث ما ث ف ك أ ن ا أ ع ان ع ل ى ه د ع ق ل ه م ن أ ظ ل م ن ور ت ك ر ه ب ط ول أ م ل ه و م ا ط ر ائ ف ح ك م ت ه ب ول ك ما م ه و أ ط أ ن ور ع ب ر ت ه ب ش ه و ات ن س ه ف ك أ ن ا أ ع ان ه و اه ع ل ى ه د ع ق ل ه و م ن ه د ع ق ل ه أ ف س د ع ل ي ه ين ه و ن ي اه (Amir-Al-Momineen advised to) O Hisham! The one whom three (things) overcome three (things) so it is as if he is assisted upon the ruination of his own intellect the one who darkens the light of his pondering by the prolongation of his expectancies, and his antics delete his wisdom by the vanities of his speech, and he extinguishes the light of his learning (lessons) by the lustful desires of his self. Thus, it is as if he is assisting himself upon the ruination of his own intellect. And the one who ruins his intellect, his Religion and his world would be spoilt upon him. ي ا ه ش ا إ ن ال ع ق ما ء ت ر ك وا ف ول الد ن ي ا ف ك ي ف الذ ن وب و ت ر ك الد ن ي ا م ن ال ل و ت ر ك الذ ن وب م ن ال ر ض 8 Al Kafi V 3 The Book Of Salāt CH 100 H 9 9 Al Kafi V 2 The Book Of Belief and Disbelief CH 121 H 14 Page 6 of 17

7 O Hisham! The intellectual ones are neglecting the vanities of the world, so how (would they not neglect) the sins, and the neglect of the world is from the merits and neglect of the sins is from the Obligations. 10 (An extract). م م د ب ن ي ي ع ن م م د ب ن إ س اع يل ع ن ع ل ي ب ن ا ل ك م ع ن م ع او ي ة ب ن و ه ب ال ل ت ل ج ع ر عليه السما ( م ا ع ما م ة ا ل م ا ال ذ ب ع د ا ل م ا ف ق ال ط ه ار ال و ل و ح س ن ال م ن ش إ و ل ي ل ه و و ل ي ل ع ب. Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Muawiya Bin Wahab who said, I said to Abu Ja far asws, What is the sign of the Imam asws who is to be after the (current) Imam asws? So he asws said: Clean of birth, and good upbringing, and he asws would neither indulge in vanities nor playfulness. 11 Excessive indulgence in playful activities: و م ه م ال ذ ي وع د ون } 70:42 { ف ذ ر ه م ي وض وا و ي ل ع ب وا ح ت ي ما وا ي So leave them engaging in vanities and playing around until they meet their Day which they are Promised [70:42] ا ل س ني ب ن م م د ع ن م ع ل ى ب ن م م د ع ن ا ل س ن ب ن ع ل ي ع ن ع اص م ب ن ح ي د ع ن أ ح ع ن أ ج ع ر عليه السما ( ال ال ر س ول الل ه صلى اهلل عليه وآله ( م ن ك ف ن س ه ع ن أ ع ر اض الن اس أ ال الل ه ن س ه ي و ال ق ي ام ة و م ن ك ف ب ه ع ن الن اس ك ف الل ه ت ب ار ك و ت ع ا ل ع ن ه ع ذ اب ي و ال ق ي ام ة. Al Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Moalla Bin Muhammad, from Al Hassan Bin Ali, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Abu Hamza, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja far asws having said: Rasool-Allah saww said: The one who restrains himself from أ ع ر اض the vanities of the world, Allah azwj would Discharge his soul on the Day of Judgment; and the one who restrains his anger from the people, Allah azwj Blessed and Exalted would Restrain the Punishment from him on the Day of Judgment Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Intellect and Ignorance CH 1 H 16 (Extract) 11 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Divine Authority CH 62 H 4 12 Al Kafi V 2 The Book Of Belief and Disbelief CH 121 H 14 Page 7 of 17

8 A case of a Momin who is addicted to music: العياشي: عن ا لسن بن مبوب عن أ و ل ال: لت ل عبد اهلل عليه السما (: جعلت فداك إن رجما من أصحابنا ورعا مسلما كثري الصما د ابتلي حبب اللهو و هو يسمع الغناء Al Ayyashi, from Al Hassan Bin Mahboub, from Abu Walad who said, I said to Abu Abdullah asws, May I be sacrificed for you asws! A man from our companions, a devout Muslim, frequent of the Salat, has been tempted with love of the desires, and he listens to the music (songs)? فقال:»أ مينعه ذلك من الصما لو تها أو من صو أو من عبا مريض أو ح ور جناز أو زيار أخ «So he asws said: Does that prevent him from the Salat at its time, or from Fasting, or from consoling a sick person, or attending a funeral, or visiting a brother (Momin)? ال: لت: ل ليس مينعه ذلك من شي ء من اخلري و الرب. ال: فقال:»هذا من خطوات الشيطان مغ ور له ذلك إن شاء He (the narrator) said, I said, No, that doesn t prevent him from anything from the (acts of) goodness or righteousness. He asws said: This is from the footsteps of the satan la. That would be Forgiven for him, if Allah azwj so Desires. اهلل«. مث ال:»إن طائ ة من املمائكة عابوا ولد آ ف اللذات و الشهوات أعين لكم ا لمال ليس ا لرا - ال- فأنف اهلل للمؤمنني من ولد آ من تعيري املمائكة لم- ال- فألقى اهلل ف هم أولئك املمائكة اللذات و الشهوات كيما يعيبوا املؤمنني- Then he asws said: A group of Angels reproached the son of Adam as regarding the pleasures and the desires, meaning for you the Permissible, not the Prohibited ones. So Allah azwj Disdained for the Momineen from the children of Adam from the faulting of the Angels to them, and He azwj Cast in the minds of those Angels, the pleasures and the desires, lest they fault the Momineen. ال- فلما جرى ذلك ف مههم عجوا إ ل اهلل من ذلك فقالوا: ربنا ع وك ع وك ر نا إ ل ما خلقتنا له و اخ تتنا عليه فإنا خناف أن نصري ف أمر مريج- ال- فن ع اهلل ذلك من مههم- He asws said: So when that flowed into their thoughts, they clamoured to Allah azwj from that and they said, Our Lord azwj! Your azwj Pardon! Your azwj Pardon! Return us to what You azwj had Created us and Keep us to be upon him for we fear being patient upon confusing matters. He asws said: So Allah azwj Removed that from their thoughts. ال- فإذا كان يو القيامة و صار أهل اجلنة ف اجلنة استأذن أولئك املمائكة على أهل اجلنة فيؤذن لم فيدخلون عليهم فيسلمون عليهم و يقولون لم: س ما ع ل ي ك م مب ا ص ب ر ت ف الدنيا عن اللذات و الشهوات ا لمال«. Page 8 of 17

9 He asws said: So when it would be the Day of Judgment, and the people of the Paradise come to be in the Paradise, those Angels would seek permission upon the inhabitants of the Paradise. So they would permit for them and they would be entering to meet them and they would be greeting them and they would be saying to them: Greetings be upon you due to your having been patient Greetings be upon you due to your having been patient [13:24], in the world, from the pleasures and the Permissible desires. 13 Those who run away from vanities: And those who are turning away from the vanities [23:3] و ال ذ ين ه م ع ن الل غ و م ع ر ض ون } 23:3 { و ف اجملمع عن الصا ق عليه السما ال: ان يتقو ل الر جل عليك بالباطل أو يأتيك مبا ليس فيك فتعرض عنه لل ه. And in (the book) Al Majma a Al Bayaan, From Al-Sadiq asws having said: If the man speaks upon you with the falsehood or comes to you with what there isn t in you, then turn away from him for (the Sake of) Allah azwj. 14.عن ابن يعقوب ال: ال يل أبو عبد اهلل عليه السما ل ي غ رن ك الناس م ن ن سك فإن ا لمر يصل إليك م ن وهنم و ل تقطع هنارك بكذا وكذا فإن معك م ن ي ظ عليك و ل تستقل ليل اخلري فإن ك تراه دا حبيث يسر ك و ل تستقل ليل الشر فإن ك تراه دا حبيث يسوؤك وأحس ن فإ ن ل أر شيئا أشد طلبا و ل أحسن ركا م ن حسنة م دثة لذنب دمي إن ] ا ل س نات ي ذ ه ب ال س يئات ذل ك ذ ك رى ل ل ذ اك رين.] يقول: [إن هللا Ibn Ya'qub narrated that: Imam Sadiq asws said: "Let not the people make you forget about yourself since you, not they, will get the results of your own deeds. Do not let your time be wasted, since there is an angel with you who is watching over you. Do not underestimate your minor good deeds, since you will be pleased to see their results in the future. Do not underestimate your minor bad deeds either since you will be upset to see their results in the Hereafter. Perform good deeds since I asws have not seen anything more desirable than them and know of nothing that is better than good deeds to compensate for previous sins, as Allah azwj Said: For those things that are good remove those that are evil; be that the word of remembrance to those who remember (their Lord)." [The Holy Quran: Hud 11:114] ت سري العي اشي 42 /211 :2. ت سري الصا ف ج 3 ص: MISHKAT UL-ANWAR FI GHURAR AL-AKHBAR, H. 335 Page 9 of 17

10 و ف ا لعتقا ات عنه عليه السما : ان ه سئل عن القصاص أ يل ا لستماع لم فقال ل. And in (the book) Al-Itiqaad From him asws having been asked about the stories, is it Permissible the intently (carefully) listening to them? He asws said: No. 16 ف إ ر ش ا ال م يد ك ما ط و يل ل م ري ال م ؤ م ن ني ع ل ي ه الس ما و ف يه ي ق ول ع ل ي ه الس ما : ك ل و ل ل ي س ف يه ل ل ه ذ ك ر ف ه و ل غ و. In (the book) Al-Irshaad of Al-Mufeed, there is a lengthy speech of Amir Al-Momineen asws, and in it he asws is saying: Every word (sentence), there isn t in it a Zikr of Allah azwj, so it is a vanity. 17 ال: و وله: ال ذ ين ه م ع ن الل غ و م ع ر ض ون يعين عن الغناء و املماهي. (Ali Bin Ibrahim) said, And regarding His azwj Words: And those who are turning away from the vanities [23:3], he asws said: It Means, from the singing and the musical instruments. 18 Also Allah azwj Says: ف ذ ر ه م ي وض وا و ي ل ع ب وا ح ت ي ما وا ي و م ه م ال ذ ي وع د ون } 70:42 { So leave them engaging in vanities and playing around until they meet their Day which they are Promised [70:42] ع ل ي ب ن إ ب ر اه يم ع ن أ ب يه ع ن اب ن م ب وب ع ن ع ن ب س ة ع ن أ ع ب د الل ه عليه السما ( ال اس ت م اع ال غ ن اء و الل ه و ي ن ب ت الن اق ف ال ق ل ب ك م ا ي ن ب ت ال م اء ال ر ع. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, form Ibn Mahboub, from Anbasa, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: Listening to the singing (music) and the vanities grow the hypocrisy in the heart just as the water grows the plantation. 19 ع ل ي ب ن إ ب ر اه يم ع ن أ ب يه ع ن ع ل ي ب ن أ س ب اط ع ن ه م عليهم السما ( ال ف يم ا و ع ظ الل ه ع و ج ل ب ه ع يس ى عليه السما ( ي ا ء م ن ص ن ع ي و ك ل إ يل ر اج ع ون ء و ك ل ش ي ك ل ش ي ع يس ى أ ن ا ر ب ك و ر ب آب ائ ك ا س ي و اح د و أ ن ا ا ل ح د ال م ت ر ب ل ق Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ali Bin Asbaat, who has narrated the following: The Imam asws having said: Among the Advice which Allah azwj Gave to Isa as was: O Isa as! I azwj am your as Lord azwj, and the Lord azwj of your as forefathers. My azwj Name is د و اح the One, and ت سري الصا ف ج 3 ص: 394 H 15 فسري نور الثقلني ج 3 ص: 528 (Extract) ت سري القم ي 88 :2 19 Al Kafi V 6 The Book of Drinks Ch 34 H 23 Page 10 of 17

11 I azwj am the ا ل ح د the One, which cannot be divided, the Lone One Who azwj Created everything, and everything is Made by My azwj and everything Returns to Me azwj. ي ا ع يس ى ل ت س ت ي ق ظ ن ع اص يا و ل ت س ت ن ب ه ن ل ه يا و اف ط م ن س ك ع ن الش ه و ات ال م وب ق ات و ك ل ش ه و ت ب اع د ك م ين ف اه ج ر ه ا و اع ل م أ ن ك م ين مب ك ان الر س ول ا ل م ني ف ك ن م ين ع ل ى ح ذ ر و اع ل م أ ن ن ي اك م ؤ ي ت ك إ يل و أ ن آخ ذ ك ب ع ل م ي ف ك ن ذ ل يل الن س ع ن د ذ ك ر خ اش ع ال ق ل ب ح ني ت ذ ك ر ن ي ق ظ ان ع ن د ن و ال غ اف ل ني O Isa as! Do not wake up as a disobedient one, nor indulge in vanities whilst awake, and turn yourself as away from the lusts and the sins, and every desire which distances you as from Me azwj. So migrate from it, and know that you as are from Me azwj at the status of the trustworthy Rasool as, so be cautious with regards to Me azwj, and know that your as world will deliver you as to Me azwj, and I azwj will Grab you as with My azwj Knowledge. So become a humble soul during My azwj Remembrance, with a revering heart when you as Mention Me azwj, being fully aware whilst the neglectful ones sleep. (an extract). 20 Advise of Amir-Al-Momineen asws to Hisham ي ا ه ش ا م ن س ل ط ث ما ثا ع ل ى ث ما ث ف ك أ ن ا أ ع ان ع ل ى ه د ع ق ل ه م ن أ ظ ل م ن ور ت ك ر ه ب ط ول أ م ل ه و م ا ط ر ائ ف ح ك م ت ه ب ول ك ما م ه و أ ط أ ن ور ع ب ر ت ه ب ش ه و ات ن س ه ف ك أ ن ا أ ع ان ه و اه ع ل ى ه د ع ق ل ه و م ن ه د ع ق ل ه أ ف س د ع ل ي ه ين ه و ن ي اه (Amir-Al-Momineen advised to) O Hisham! The one whom three (things) overcome three (things) so it is as if he is assisted upon the ruination of his own intellect the one who darkens the light of his pondering by the prolongation of his expectancies, and his antics delete his wisdom by the vanities of his speech, and he extinguishes the light of his learning (lessons) by the lustful desires of his self. Thus, it is as if he is assisting himself upon the ruination of his own intellect. And the one who ruins his intellect, his Religion and his world would be spoilt upon him. ي ا ه ش ا إ ن ال ع ق ما ء ت ر ك وا ف ول الد ن ي ا ف ك ي ف الذ ن وب و ت ر ك الد ن ي ا م ن ال ل و ت ر ك الذ ن وب م ن ال ر ض O Hisham! The intellectual ones are neglecting the vanities of the world, so how (would they not neglect) the sins, and the neglect of the world is from the merits and neglect of the sins is from the Obligations. (an extract) 21 ع ل ي ب ن م م د ع ن س ه ل ب ن ز ي ا ع ن ع ل ي ب ن أ س ب اط ع ن ع م ه ي ع ق وب ب ن س ا ل ع ن او ب ن ف ر د ال ال أ ب و ع ب د الل ه عليه السما ( إ ن أ ك ان ي ق ول إ ن الل ه ع و ج ل ل ي ق ب ض ال ع ل م ب ع د م ا ي ه ب ط ه و ل ك ن مي وت ال ع ا ل ف ي ذ ه ب مب ا ي ع ل م ف ت ل يه م اجل ا ء ل ي س ل ه أ ص ل. ف ي ل ون و ي ل ون و ل خ ي ر ف ش ي 20 Al Kafi V 8 Hadeeth Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Intellect and Ignorance CH 1 H 16 Page 11 of 17

12 Ali Bin Muhammad, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ali Bin Asbat, from his uncle Yaqoub Bin Salim, from Dawood Bin Farqad who said, Abu Abdullah asws said: My asws father asws was saying: Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic does not Capture the knowledge after having Sent it down, but He azwj Causes the death of a scholar, so he goes away with whatever he knew and the vanities follow them (the people), so they would be straying and causing others to be straying, and there is no goodness in something which does not originate from its source (the Divine Knowledge). 22 م م د ب ن ي ي ع ن م م د ب ن إ س اع يل ع ن ع ل ي ب ن ا ل ك م ع ن م ع او ي ة ب ن و ه ب ال ل ت ل ج ع ر عليه السما ( م ا ع ما م ة ا ل م ا ال ذ ب ع د ا ل م ا ف ق ال ط ه ار ال و ل و ح س ن ال م ن ش إ و ل ي ل ه و و ل ي ل ع ب. Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Muawiya Bin Wahab who said, I said to Abu Ja far asws, What is the sign of the Imam asws who is to be after the (current) Imam asws? So he asws said: Clean of birth, and good upbringing, playfulness. 23 and he asws would neither indulge in vanities nor و ل ي ل ه و و ل ي ل ع ب ع ل ي ب ن إ ب ر اه يم ع ن أ ب يه ع ن اب ن م ب وب ع ن ال ع ما ء ب ن ر ز ين ع ن ع ب د الر ح ن ب ن س ي اب ة ال أ ع ط ا ن أ ب و ع ب د الل ه عليه السما ( ه ذ ا الد ع اء Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from Al A ala Bin Razeyn, from Abdul Rahman Bin Sayaba who said, Abu Abdullah asws gave me this supplication: ر ب ع ت ين و اع ي الد ن ي ا ف أ ج ب ت ه ا س ر يعا و ر ك ن ت إ ل ي ه ا ط ائ عا و ع ت ين و اع ي ال م س ار ع ة إ ل ي ه ا ك م ا س ار ع ت إ ل و اع ي الد ن ي ا و ح ط ام ه ا ا ل ام د و ه ش يم ه ا ال ب ائ د و س ر ا ب ا الذ اه ب ا ل خ ر ف ت ث ب ط ت ع ن ه ا و أ ب ط أ ت ف ا ل ج اب ة و Lord azwj! The temptations of the world invited me, so I responded to these quickly and turned towards these willingly, and the temptations of the Hereafter invited me, so I stayed steadfastly away from these and was complacent in the response and being quick towards these, just as I had quickly gone to the temptations of the world and its lifeless debris, and its transitory vanities, and its disappearing mirages. (an extract). 24 م م د ب ن ي ي ع ن أ ح د ب ن إ س ح اق ع ن س ع د ان ب ن م س ل م ع ن ع ب د الل ه ب ن س ن ان ع ن أ ع ب د الل ه عليه السما ( ال ش ر ف ال م ؤ م ن ص ما ت ه ب الل ي ل و ع ال م ؤ م ن ك ه ع ن أ ع ر اض الن اس. Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Is haq, from Sa dan Bin Muslim, from Abdullah Bin Sinan, 22 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Intellect and Ignorance CH 7 H 5 23 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Divine Authority CH 62 H 4 24 Al Kafi V 2 The Book Of Supplication CH 60 H 31 Page 12 of 17

13 (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: A nobility of the Believer is his Salāt at night, and an honour of the Believer is his restraint from the vanities of the people. 25 أ ح د ب ن م م د ع ن ع ل ي ب ن ا ل س ني ع ن ج ع ر ب ن م م د ع ن ع ل ي ب ن أ س ب اط ع ن ع ب د الر ح ن ب ن ب ش ري ع ن ب ع ض ر ج ال ه أ ن ع ل ي ب ن ا ل س ني عليه السما ( ك ان ي د ع و ب ذ ا الد ع اء ف ك ل ي و م ن ش ه ر ر م ان الل ه م إ ن ه ذ ا ش ه ر ر م ان و ه ذ ا ش ه ر الص ي ا و ه ذ ا ش ه ر ا ل ن اب ة و ه ذ ا ش ه ر الت و ب ة و ه ذ ا ش ه ر ال م غ ر و الر ح ة و ه ذ ا ش ه ر ال ع ت ق م ن الن ار و ال و ز ب اجل ن ة Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Husayn, from Ja far Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Asbaat, from Abdul Rahman Bin Bashir, from one of his men that, Ali asws Bin Al-Husayn asws used to supplicate with this supplication during every day from the Month of Ramazan: O Allah azwj! This is the Month of Ramazan, and this is the month of the Fasts, and this is the month of the representation, and this is the month of the repentance, and this is the month of the Forgiveness and the Mercy, and this is the month of emancipation from the Fire and the success with the Paradise. الل ه م ف س ل م ه يل و ت س ل م ه م ين و أ ع ين ع ل ي ه ب أ ف ل ع و ن ك و و ف ق ين ف يه ل ط اع ت ك و ف ر ين ف يه ل ع ب ا ت ك و ع ائ ك و ت ما و ك ت اب ك و أ ع ظ م يل ف يه ال ب ر ك ة و أ ح س ن يل ف يه ال ع ا ب ة و أ ص ح يل ف يه ب د ن و أ و س ع ف يه ر ز ي و اك ين ف يه م ا أ مه ين و اس ت ج ب يل ف يه ع ائ ي و ب ل غ ين ف يه ر ج ائ ي O Allah azwj! Therefore, submit it to me asws and receive it from me asws, and aid me over it with the Grace, and Incline me asws in it for being obedient to You azwj, and Free me asws for Your azwj worship, and Your azwj supplication, and recitation of Your azwj book; and Magnify for me asws the Blessings in it, and better the end-results for me asws in it, and correct my asws body for me asws in it, and Expand my asws sustenance in it, and Suffice for me asws for what concerns me asws, and Answer my asws supplication for me asws in it, and Make my asws hopes reach fruition in it. الل ه م أ ذ ه ب ع ين ف يه الن ع اس و ال ك س ل و الس أ م ة و ال ت ر و ال ق س و و ال غ ل ة و ال غ ر الل ه م ج ن ب ين ف يه ال ع ل ل و ا ل س ق ا و ا ل م و و ا ل ح ان و ا ل ع ر اض و ا ل م ر اض و اخل ط اي ا و الذ ن وب و اص ر ف ع ين ف يه الس وء و ال ح ش اء و اجل ه د و ال ب ما ء و الت ع ب و ال ع ن اء إ ن ك س يع الد ع اء O Allah azwj! Remove from me asws therein, the laziness, and the indolence, and the tiredness, and the indifference, and the cruelty, and the negligence, and the deception. O Allah azwj! Keep aside from me asws therein, the aches, and the illnesses, and the worries, and the griefs, and the symptoms, and the diseases, and the errors, and the sins. And, Repel from me asws, the evil, and the immoralities, and denials, and the afflictions, and the exhaustion, and the tiredness, You azwj are the Hearer of the supplications. 25 Al Kafi V 3 The Book Of Salāt CH 100 H 9 Page 13 of 17

14 الل ه م أ ع ذ ن ف يه م ن الش ي ط ان الر ج يم و مه ه و ل م ه و ن ث ه و ن خ ه و و س و اس ه و ك ي د ه و م ك ر ه و ح ي ل ه و أ م ان ي ه و خ د ع ه و ر ور ه و ف ت ن ت ه و ر ج ل ه و ش ر ك ه و أ ع و ان ه و أ ت ب اع ه و أ خ د ان ه و أ ش ي اع ه و أ و ل ي ائ ه و ش ر ك ائ ه و ج يع ك ي د ه م O Allah azwj! Shelter me asws therein from the Pelted Satan la, and his la slandering, and his la defaming, and his la whispering, and his la blowing s, and his la indecisiveness, and his la traps, and his la plans, and his la tricks, and his la betrayals, and his la deceptions, and his la vanities, and his la ف ت ن ت ه strife, and his la infantry, and his la associates, and his la helpers, and his la followers, and his la deceivers, and his la adherents, and his la friends, and his la partners, and the entirety of his la plots. الل ه م ار ز ين ف يه ت ا ص ي ام ه و ب ل وغ ا ل م ل ف ي ام ه و اس ت ك م ال م ا ي ر ض يك ف يه ص رب ا و إ مي انا و ي ق ينا و اح ت س ابا مث ت ق ب ل ذ ل ك م ن ا ب ا ل ض ع اف ال ك ث ري و ا ل ج ر ال ع ظ يم O Allah azwj! Grace me asws in it, the completion of its Fasts, and the fulfilment of the deeds during its establishment, and the perfection of what Pleases You azwj therein of patience, and faith, and conviction, and anticipation, then Accept that from us asws with the abundant increase, and the magnificent Recompense. الل ه م ار ز ين ف يه اجل د و ا ل ج ت ه ا و ال ق و و الن ش اط و ا ل ن اب ة و الت و ب ة و الر ب ة و الر ه ب ة و اجل ع و الر ة و ص د ق الل س ان و ال و ج ل م ن ك و الر ج اء ل ك و الت و ك ل ع ل ي ك و الث ق ة ب ك و ال و ر ع ع ن م ار م ك ب ص ال ح ال ق و ل و م ق ب ول الس ع ي و م ر ف وع ال ع م ل و م س ت ج اب ء م ن ذ ل ك ب ع ر ض و ل م ر ض و ل ه م و ل م ب ر ح ت ك ي ا أ ر ح م الر ا ح ني. الد ع اء و ل ت ل ب ي ين و ب ني ش ي O Allah azwj! Grace me asws in it, the struggling, and the striving, and the strength, and the activity, and the representation, and the repentance, and the desire, and the dread, and the dismay, and the tenderness, and the truthfulness of the tongue, and the scruples from You azwj, and the wishing to You azwj, and the reliance upon You azwj, and the steadfastness with You azwj, and the abstinence from Your azwj Prohibition by the correct speech, and the Accepted works, and the raising of the deeds, and the Answering of the supplications. And, do not Permit between me asws and anything from that, by an accident, nor an illness, nor a worry, nor a grief, by Your azwj Mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful ones. 26 ع ل ي ب ن إ ب ر اه يم ع ن أ ب يه ع ن اب ن أ ع م ري ع ن م ع او ي ة ب ن ع م ار ال ال أ ب و ع ب د الل ه عليه السما ( و ط ن ن س ك ع ل ى ح س ن الص ح اب ة ل م ن ص ح ب ت ف ح س ن خ ل ق ك و ك ف ل س ان ك و اك ظ م ي ظ ك و أ ل ل غ و ك و ت ر ش ع و ك و ت س خ و ن س ك. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Muawyia Bin Ammar who said, Abu Abdullah asws said: Settle yourself upon good companionship with the one who accompanies you with in regard to good mannerisms; and restrain your tongue, and stifle your anger, and lessen your vanities, and roll out your forgiveness, and make yourself generous Al Kafi V 4 The Book of Fasts Ch 5 H 7 27 Al Kafi V 4 The Book of Hajj Ch 47 H 3 Page 14 of 17

15 The Regret in the Hereafter: و ك ن ا خن وض م ع اخل ائ ني } 74:45 { And we used to indulge in vanities along with the indulgers in vanities [74:45] و عنه ال: حدثنا أ حد بن ممد بن موسى النوفلي عن ممد بن عبد اهلل عن أبيه عن ا لسن بن مبوب عن زكريا املوصلي عن جابر اجلع ي عن أ جع ر عن أبيه عن جده عليهم السما (:»أن النيب صلى اهلل عليه و آله( ال لعلي عليه السما (: يا علي وله ع و جل و ل ن ك ن ط ع م ال م س ك ني و ك ن ا خن وض م ع اخل ائ ني فيقول لم أصحاب اليمني: ليس من هذا أوتيتم فما الذ سلككم ف سقر يا أشقياء And he said, It was narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Musa Al-Nowfaly, from Muhammad Bin Abdullah, from his father, from Al-Hassan Bin Mahboub, from Zakariya Al-Mowsaly, from Jabir Al-Ju fy, who has narrated the following: Abu Ja far asws, from his asws father asws, from his asws grandfather asws that: The Prophet saww said to Ali asws : O Ali asws! The Words of the Mighty and Majestic: And we did not used to feed the poor [74:44] And we used to indulge in vanities along with the indulgers in vanities [74:45]. So the companions of the right hand (Shias) would be saying to them, It isn t this which brought you here. So: What brought you into Saqar (Inferno)? [74:42], O wretched ones? الوا: كنا نكذب بيو الدين ح ت أتانا اليقني. فقالوا لم: هذا الذ سلككم ف سقر يا أشقياء و يو الدين يو امليثاق حيث جحدوا و كذبوا بو ليتك و عتوا عليك و استكربوا«. They would be saying, And we used to belie the Day of Religion [74:46] Until the certainty came to us (now) [74:47]. So they (Shias) would be saying to them, (Now) this is that which brought you into Saqar, O wretched ones! And the Day of Religion is the day of the Covenant when they rejected and belied your asws Wilayah, and revolted against you asws and were arrogant. 28 Amir-ul-Momineen asws cautioned those having free time: وكان الناس أي ا يصريون بال راغ إ ل اية ا لشر والبطر ح ت يكثر ال سا ويظهر ال واحش.أعلمت ما طعم هذه ا لصناف من الطري اليت ل خترج إ ل بالليل كمثل البو وا لا واخل اش (Extract) (تأويل ا ليات 9 /738 :2 (. 28 Page 15 of 17

16 And the people as well, being with the free time, are coming to the peak of evil and the wicked until the corruption abound and the immoralities appear. Didn t I asws let you know what food there is for these types from the birds which do not come out except at night, like the owl, and the masked owl, and the bat? 29 Those who watch/listen to fiction: و ال ذ ين ل ي ش ه د ون ال ور و إ ذ ا م ر وا ب الل غ و م ر وا ك ر ام ا } 25:72 { And those who are not witnessing the falsities (fiction), and when they pass by the vanities, they pass by nobly [25:72] أ ب و ع ل ي ا ل ش ع ر ع ن م م د ب ن ع ب د اجل ب ار ع ن ص و ان ع ن أ أ ي وب اخل از ع ن م م د ب ن م س ل م ع ن أ الص ب اح ع ن أ ع ب د الل ه عليه السما ( ال ف و ل ه ع و ج ل و ال ذ ين ل ي ش ه د ون ال ور ال ال غ ن اء. Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Safwan, from Abu Ayoub Al Khazzaz, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, from Abu Al Sabbah, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said regarding the Words of the Mighty and Majestic: And those who are not witnessing the falsities [25:72]. He asws said: The singing (music). 30 ع ل ي ب ن إ ب ر اه يم ع ن أ ب يه ع ن ب ك ر ب ن ص ال ح ع ن ال ق اس م ب ن ب ر ي د ال ح د ث ن ا أ ب و ع م ر و ال ب ري ع ن أ ع ب د الل ه ع ال ل ت ل ه أ ي ه ا ال ع ا ل أ خ رب ن أ ا ل ع م ال أ ف ل ع ن د الل ه ال م ا ل ي ق ب ل الل ه ش ي ئا إ ل ب ه Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Bakr ibn Salih from al-qasim ibn Burayd who has said that it has been narrated to us by Abu Amr al-zubayri: I said to Abu Abdullah asws O Scholar! Inform me, which of the deeds is the most superior in the Presence of Allah azwj? He asws said: What Allah azwj will not Accept anything except with it ل ت و م ا ه و ال ا ل مي ان ب الل ه ال ذ ل إ ل ه إ ل ه و أ ع ل ى ا ل ع م ال ر ج ة و أ ش ر ف ه ا م ن ل ة و أ س ن اه ا ح ظ ا I asked, What is that? He asws said, Emān in Allah azwj besides whom no one deserves to be worshipped. It (Emān) is the highest in degree among the deeds, the most valuable among them and the top-most among them in (matters of) Reward. و ال و إ ذا م ر وا ب الل غ و م ر وا ك راما Allah has Said: and when they pass by the vanities, they pass by nobly [25:72]. 29 Bihar Al Anwaar V 3, The book of Tawheed, Ch 4 H 1 30 Al Kafi V 6 The Book of Drinks Ch 34 H 6 Page 16 of 17

17 ف ه ذ ا م ا ف ر ض الل ه ع ل ى الس م ع م ن ا ل مي ان أ ن ل ي ص غ ي إ ل م ا ل ي ل ل ه و ه و ع م ل ه و ه و م ن ا ل مي ا ن This is what Allah azwj has Made obligatory for the ears in relation to Emān; that they must not listen to what is unlawful to hear, and such matters are of its deeds, which is of Emān. 31 س ه ل ب ن ز ي ا ع ن س ع يد ب ن ج ن اح ع ن ح ا ع ن أ أ ي وب اخل از ال ن ل ن ا ال م د ين ة ف أ ت ي ن ا أ ب ا ع ب د الل ه عليه السما ( ف ق ال ل ن ا أ ي ن ن ل ت م ف ق ل ن ا ع ل ى ف ما ن ص اح ب ال ق ي ان ف ق ال ك ون وا ك ر اما Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Saeed Bin Janaah, from Hammad, from Abu Ayoub Al Khazzaz who said, We lodged at Al-Medina, so we went over to Abu Abdullah asws, so he asws said to us: Where are you lodged at? So we said, At so and so, the owner of the singing slave-girls. He asws said: Be honourable. ف و الل ه م ا ع ل م ن ا م ا أ ر ا ب ه و ظ ن ن ا أ ن ه ي ق ول ت ل وا ع ل ي ه ف ع د ن ا إ ل ي ه ف ق ل ن ا إ ن ا ل ن د ر م ا أ ر ت ب ق و ل ك ك ون وا ك ر اما So, by Allah azwj, we did not know what he asws intended by it, and we thought that he asws was saying that we should be graceful upon it. So we returned to him asws, and we said, We do not know what you asws intended by your asws words: Be honourable. ف ق ال أ م ا س ع ت م و ل الل ه ع و ج ل ف ك ت اب ه و إ ذا م ر وا ب الل غ و م ر وا ك راما. So he asws said: Have you all not heard the Words of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic in His azwj Book: and when they pass by the vanities, they pass by nobly [25:72]? Al Kafi V 2 The Book Of Belief and Disbelief CH 18 H 1 (Extract) 32 Al Kafi V 6 The Book of Drinks Ch 34 H 9 Page 17 of 17