Youth

Verily Allah loves the young man who spends his entire youth in the obedience of Allah.

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  الشَّبابُ شُعبَةٌ مِن الجُنُونِ . الاختصاص : 343 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Youth is a branch of folly.' al-Ikhtisas, p. 343

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  خَيرُ شَبابِكُم مَن تَشَبَّهَ بِكُهُولِكُم ، وشَرُّ كُهُولِكُم مَن تَشَبَّهَ بِشَبابِكُم . كنز العمّال : 43058 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The best of your youth are those who act like the old from among you, and the worst of your old ones are those who act like your youth.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 43058

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  مَن تَعَلَّمَ في شَبابِهِ كانَ بِمَنزِلَةِ الرَّسمِ في الحَجَرِ ، ومَن تَعَلَّمَ وهُو كبيرٌ كانَ بمَنزِلَةِ الكِتابِ على‏ وَجهِ الماءِ . بحار الأنوار : 1 / 222 / 6 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Learning something during one's youth is like engraving in stone, and learning something when one is old is like writing on the surface of water.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 1, p. 222, no. 6

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  فَضلُ الشّابِّ العابِدِ الذي تَعَبَّدَ في صِباهُ على الشيخِ الذي تَعَبَّدَ بعدَ ما كَبِرَت سِنُّهُ كَفَضلِ المُرسَلِينَ على‏ سائرِ الناسِ . كنز العمّال : 43059 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The superiority of a young worshipper who worships Allah in his youth over an old man who worships after he has grown old, is as the superiority of the prophets over the rest of people.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 43059

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  إنَّ اللَّهَ تعالى‏ يُحِبُّ الشابَّ التائبَ . كنز العمّال : 10185 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily Allah, most High, loves the penitent young man.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 10185

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  إنَّ اللَّهَ تعالى‏ يُباهِي بالشابِّ العابِدِ المَلائكةَ ، يقولُ : اُنظُرُوا إلى‏ عَبدي ! تَرَكَ شَهوَتَهُ مِن أجلي . كنز العمّال : 43057 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily Allah, most High, boasts about the worshipping young man to His angels, saying, 'Look at My servant! He has abandoned his desires for My sake.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 43057

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  إنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الشابَّ الذي يُفني شَبابَهُ في طاعَةِ اللَّهِ تعالى‏ . كنز العمّال : 43060 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily Allah loves the young man who spends his entire youth in the obedience of Allah.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 43060