Chapter 18 - On Youth

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: When one reaches the age of thirty-three he has reached his maximum strength. When he reaches the age of forty, he feels some deficiencies. It is better for him to be like one who is about to die when he is fifty years old.”

“No one is dearer to God than a young fellow who repents.”

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “The best of your youth are those who imitate (the behavior and thinking of) the old (wise) men, and the worst of your old people are those who imitate (the behavior and thinking) of the young ones.”

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “God will grant the reward of ninety- nine honest ones to any youth who dies during God's worship.”

“Nothing in this world is dearer to God than a youth who repents, and nothing is more despised by God than an old adulterer man.”

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “No one can move on the Resurrection Day unless he is questioned about what he has done during his life, what he has used his youth for, how he has used his knowledge, and how he has obtained wealth and spent it.”

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “You should value the following: youth before old age, health before illness, being free before getting busy, life before death, and affluence before poverty.”

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “Whoever is chaste regarding his God- given beauties, and charitable with his God-given wealth will enter Heaven.”