1657 - خُلطَةُ المُلوكِ‏

1657. MIXING WITH KINGS

5808.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا تُكثِرَنَّ الدُّخولَ علَى المُلوكِ؛ فإنّهُم إن صَحِبتَهُم مَلُّوكَ ، وإن نَصَحتَهُم غَشُّوكَ .¹

5808.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Do not visit kings too much, for if you befriend them they will bore you, and if you advise them they will deceive you.' ²

5809.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : المَكانَةُ مِن المُلوكِ مِفتاحُ المِحنَةِ وبَذرُ الفِتنَةِ .³

5809.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Status with kings is the key to misfortune and a seed for trial.' ⁴

5810.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : ليسَ لِلبَحرِ جارٌ ، ولا للمَلِكِ صَديقٌ ، ولا للعافِيَةِ ثَمَنٌ .⁵

5810.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'There is no neighbour for the sea, no friend for a king, and no price for health.' ⁶

(اُنظر) السلطان : باب 964 .

(See also: THE RULER: section 964)

365 - المُلك‏

365. SOVEREIGNTY

1656 - مالِكُ المُلكِ‏

1656. THE MASTER OF SOVEREIGNTY

(قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ مَالِكَ الْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِي الْمُلْكَ مَنْ تَشَاءُ وَتَنْزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّنْ تَشَاءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَنْ تَشَاءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَنْ تَشَاءُ بِيَدِكَ الْخَيْرُ إِنَّكَ عَلى‏ كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ قَدِيرٌ) .¹

"Say, "O Allah, Master of all sovereignty! You give sovereignty to whomever You wish, and strip of sovereignty whomever you wish; You make mighty whomever You wish, and you abase whomever You wish; all good is in Your hand. Indeed You have power over all things." ²

(وَللَّهِ‏ِ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَإِلَى اللَّهِ الْمَصِيرُ) .³

"To Allah belongs the kingdom of the Heavens and the earth, and toward Allah is the destination." ⁴

5806.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : اِشتَدَّ غضَبُ اللَّهِ على‏ مَن زَعَمَ أنّهُ مَلِكُ الأملاكِ ، لا مَلِكَ إلّا اللَّهُ .⁵

5806.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The anger of Allah intensifies towards he who claims that he is the king of the kings, as there is no king other than Allah.' ⁶

5807.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: كلُّ مالِكٍ غَيرَهُ مَملوكٌ .⁷

5807.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Every sovereign other than Him is himself owned.' ⁸