hadith
664
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Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “Do not consider the conditions of those who are better off than you are, since God the Almighty often said to the Prophet: “Let not their wealth nor their following in sons dazzle thee.” [The Holy Quran: Taaba 9:55], and: “Nor strain thine eyes in longing for the things We have given for enjoyment to parties of them, the splendor of the life of this world.” [The Holy Quran: Ta-Ha 20:131] “If you ever doubt this issue remember the Prophet's life. His food was barley bread, his sweets were dates, and his fire came from burning date branches- if he could get any.”
قال أبو جعفر (عليه السلام): إياك أن تطمح بصرك إلى ما هو فوقك، فكثيرا ما قال الله عز وجل لنبيه: ﴿فلا تعجبك أموالهم ولا أولادهم﴾ وقال: ﴿ولا تمدن عينيك إلى ما متعنا به أزواجا منهم زهرة الحياة الدنيا﴾ فإن دخلك من ذلك شئ فاذكر عيش رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله)، فإنما كان خبزه الشعير وحلواه التمر ووقوده السعف إذا وجده.
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