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Saf'fvan al-Jammal said that he asked Imam Sadiq (a.s) about God's statement: “As for the wall, it belonged to two youths, orphans, in the town; there was, beneath it, a buried treasure, to which they were entitled.”[The Holy Quran: Kahf 18:82] He replied: “Know that 'treasure' in the verse did not refer to gold or silver, but the following four: (1) I am God, and there is no God but Me, (2) Whoever really believes in death will not laugh so hard that his teeth are seen, (3) Whoever really believes in being accountable for his deeds will not become happy, and (4) Whoever really believes in destiny will only fear God.”
عن صفوان الجمال قال
سألت أبا عبد الله (عليه السلام) عن قول الله عز وجل: ﴿وأما الجدار فكان لغلامين يتيمين في المدينة وكان تحته كنز لهما﴾ فقال: أما أنه ما كان ذهبا ولا فضة، وإنما كان أربع كلمات، أنا الله لا اله إلا أنا، من أيقن بالموت لم يضحك سنه، ومن أيقن بالحساب لم يفرح قلبه، ومن أيقن بالقدر لم يخش إلا الله.
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