83 - أخيارُ الاُمَّةِ

83. The Best of the Muslim Community

266.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : خَيْرُ اُمّتي أزْهَدُهُمْ فِي الدُّنْيا، وأرْغَبُهُمْ فِي الآخِرَةِ .¹

266.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The best of my community are the most abstemious in the world and the most desirous of the Hereafter.' ²

267.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: خَيْرُ اُمّتي مَنْ هَدَمَ شَبابَهُ في طاعةِ اللَّهِ ، وفَطَمَ نَفْسَهُ عَنْ لَذّاتِ الدُّنْيا وتَوَلَّهَ بالآخِرَةِ ، إنّ جَزاءهُ علَى اللَّهِ أعلى‏ مَراتِبِ الجنّةِ .³

267.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The best of my community are those who spend away their youth in Allah's obedience, wean themselves away from the worldly pleasures and are infatuated with the Hereafter. Surely their reward upon Allah is the highest levels of Paradise.' ⁴

268.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : خَيْرُ اُمّتي مَن إذا سُفِهَ عَلَيْهِمْ احْتَمَلوا ، وإذا جُنِيَ‏عَلَيْهِمْ غَفَروا، وإذا اُوذُوا صَبَروا.⁵

268.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The best of my community are those who when treated foolishly are tolerant, and when wronged they forgive, and when they are hurt are patient.' ⁶

15 - الاُمّة

15. THE [MUSLIM] COMMUNITY

82 - مَنزِلَةُ الاُمَّةِ الإسلامِيَّةِ

82. The Status of the Muslim Community

(كُنْتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنّاسِ تَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَلَوْ آمَنَ أَهْلُ الْكِتابِ لَكانَ خَيْراً لَهُم مِنْهُمُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ الْفاسِقُونَ) .¹

"You are the best nation [ever] brought forth for mankind: you bid what is right and forbid what is wrong and have faith in Allah. And if the people of the Book had believed, it would have been better for them. Among them some are faithful, but most of them are transgressors." ²

262.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : اُمّتي اُمّةٌ مُبارَكَةٌ، لا يُدْرى‏ أوَّلُها خَيْرٌ أو آخِرُها خَيْرٌ .³

262.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'My nation is a blessed one, whether its first [early Muslims] is the best or its last [at the end of time] is not known.' ⁴

263.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : اُمَّتي هذهِ اُمّةٌ مَرْحومةٌ .⁵

263.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'This community of mine is a nation compassioned upon by Allah.' ⁶

264.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّكُمْ تُتِمُّونَ سَبْعينَ اُمّةً ،أنتُمْ خَيْرُها وأكْرَمُها علَى اللَّهِ .⁷

264.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Surely you complete seventy communities, of which you are the best and the most honoured before Allah.' ⁸

265.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : بَشِّرْ هذِهِ الاُمَّةَ بالسَّناءِ ، والدِّينِ ، والرِّفْعَةِ ، والنَّصْرِ ، والتَّمْكينِ في الأرضِ .⁹

265.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Give good news to this nation of exaltedness, religion, superiority, victory and power in the land.' ¹⁰