1823 - تَفسيرُ الوَرَعِ‏

1823. INTERPRETATION OF PIETY

6482.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : الوَرَعُ سَيِّدُ العَمَلِ ، مَن لَم يَكُن لَهُ وَرَعٌ يَرُدُّهُ عَن مَعصيَةِ اللَّهِ تعالى‏ إذا خَلا بها لَم يَعبَأِ اللَّهُ بسائرِ عَمَلِهِ ، فذلكَ مَخافَةُ اللَّهِ في السِّرِّ والعَلانِيَةِ ، والاقتِصادُ في الفَقرِ والغِنى‏، والعَدلُ عِندَ الرِّضاوالسُّخطِ.¹

6482.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Piety is the master of action. He who does not have piety to prevent him from an act of disobedience to Allah Almighty when left with it, Allah will not care about any of his other actions. This means that it [piety] is fear of Allah, both in secret and in public, economizing both in poverty and wealth, and fairness both in [times of] contentment and discontentment.' ²

6483.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أصلُ الوَرَعِ تَجَنُّبُ الآثامِ ، والتَّنزُّهُ عنِ الحَرامِ .³

6483.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The root of piety is keeping away from sins, and restraining oneself from the forbidden.' ⁴

6484.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الوَرَعُ الوُقوفُ عِندَ الشُّبهَةِ .⁵

6484.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Piety is stopping [in the face of] obscure matters.' ⁶

6485.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - لَمّا سُئلَ عَن الوَرِعِ مِن النّاسِ - : الّذي يَتَوَرَّعُ عَن مَحارِمِ اللَّهِ عَزَّوجلَّ .⁷

6485. Imam al-Sadiq (AS), when he was asked about a pious person, said, 'He who restrains himself from what Allah has forbidden.' ⁸

6486.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - أيضاً - : الّذي يَتَوَرَّعُ عَن مَحارِمِ اللَّهِ ، ويَجتَنِبُ هؤلاءِ ، وإذا لَم يَتَّقِ الشُّبُهاتِ وَقَعَ في الحَرامِ وهُو لايَعرِفُهُ .⁹

6486. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) also said, 'He who restrains himself from what Allah has forbidden, and keeps away from them. And if he does not beware of obscure matters, he will fall into the forbidden without knowing so.' ¹⁰