Mīzān al-Ḥikma

With Whom Must We Sit?

Volume 1 8 narrations
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Good Company 8 Wisdom 2 The Poor and Needy 2 Prophet Isa (Jesus) 1 Certainty (Yaqin) 1 Sincerity 1 Humility 1 Soul (Nafs) 1 Intellect/Reason 1 Gratitude 1 Imam Zayn al-Abidin 1 Ahl al-Bayt 1

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hadith 3921
Luqman (AS) said, ‘O my son! Sit with the scholars and impose on them such that you sit knee to knee with them, for Allah, the Exalted, revives the hearts thereby with the light of wisdom like he revives the land with the heavy rain from the sky.
لُقمانُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): يا بُنيَّ، جالِسِ العُلَماءَ و زاحِمْهُم برُكْبَتَيْكَ، فإنّ اللّهَ عزّ وجلّ يُحْيي القُلوبَ بنُورِ الحِكمَةِ كما يُحْيي الأرضَ بِوابِلِ السّماءِ.
Tags Good CompanyWisdom
hadith 3922
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The Disciples said to Prophet Jesus (AS), ‘O Spirit of Allah! With whom must we sit? He said, ‘Those who remind you of Allah when you look at them, whose speech increases your knowledge, and whose deeds draw you to the Hereafter.
رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): قالُوا [الحَوارِيّونَ لعيسى[: يا رُوحَ اللّهِ، فمَن نُجالِسُ إذا؟ قالَ: مَن يُذَكِّرُكُمُ اللّهَ رُؤيَتُهُ، ويَزيدُ في عِلْمِكُم منطِقُهُ، ويُرَغِّبُكُم في الآخِرَةِ عَمَلُهُ.
Tags Good CompanyProphet Isa (Jesus)
hadith 3923
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Do not sit but with every scholar who calls you from five states to five states: from doubt to certainty, from hypocrisy to sincerity, from desire to fear [of Allah], from arrogance to humility, and from deceit to honesty.
رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): لا تَجْلِسوا إلّا عندَ كُلِّ عالِمٍ يَدْعوكُم مِن خَمْسٍ إلى خَمسٍ: مِن الشَّكِّ إلى اليَقينِ، ومِن الرِّياءِ إلى الإخْلاصِ، ومِن الرَّغْبَةِ إلى الرَّهبَةِ، ومِن الكِبْرِ إلى التّواضُعِ، ومِن الغِشِّ إلى النّصيحَةِ.
Tags Good CompanyCertainty (Yaqin)SincerityHumility
hadith 3924
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Feign poverty and love the poor; sit with them and help them, and shun the companionship of the rich and be kind to them and covet not their wealth.
رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): تَمَسْكَنوا وأحِبُّوا المَساكِينَ، وجالِسُوهُم وأعِينوهُم، تَجافَوا صُحْبَةَ الأغْنياءِ وارْحَموهُم وعِفّوا عن أمْوالِهِم.
Tags Good CompanyThe Poor and Needy
hadith 3925
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Sit with the scholars and your knowledge will increase, your manners will become refined, and your soul will become pure.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): جالِسِ العُلَماءَ يَزدَدْ علمُكَ، ويَحسُنْ أدبُكَ، وتَزكُ نَفْسُكَ .
Tags Good CompanySoul (Nafs)
hadith 3926
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Sit with the wise and your intellect will be perfected, your soul will be ennobled, and your ignorance will depart from you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): جالِسِ الحُكَماءَ يَكمُلْ عَقلُكَ، وتَشرُفْ نفسُكَ، ويَنْتَفِ عنكَ جَهلُكَ .
Tags Good CompanyWisdomIntellect/Reason
hadith 3927
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Sit with the poor and your gratefulness will increase.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): جالِسِ الفُقَراءَ تَزْدَدْ شُكْرا .
Tags Good CompanyThe Poor and NeedyGratitude
hadith 3928
Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said, ‘Sitting with the righteous brings about righteousness.
الإمامُ زينُ العابدينَ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَجالِسُ الصّالِحينَ داعِيَةٌ إلى الصَّلاحِ.
Tags Good CompanyImam Zayn al-AbidinAhl al-Bayt