681 - ما هُوَ أفضَلُ مِنَ الخَيرِ

681. WHAT IS BETTER THAN GOODNESS

2064.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لَيسَ بخَيرٍ مِنَ الخَيرِ إلّا ثَوابُهُ .¹

2064.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'There is nothing better than goodness except its own reward.' ²

2065.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : أحْسنُ مِن الصِّدقِ قائلُهُ ، وخَيرٌ مِن الخَيرِ فاعِلُهُ .³

2065.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Better than truthfulness is the one who practices it, and better than good is its doer.' ⁴

2066.الإمامُ الهاديُّ عليه السلام : خَيرٌ مِن الخَيرِ فاعِلُهُ ، وأجمَلُ مِن الجَميلِ قائلُهُ، وأرجَحُ مِن العِلمِ حامِلُهُ .⁵

2066.Imam al-Hadi (AS) said, 'Better than good is its doer, more beautiful than beautiful words is the one who says them and weightier than knowledge is the one who carries it.' ⁶

(اُنظر) الشرّ : باب 1017 .

(See also: EVIL: section 1017)