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560 - وَ سُئِلَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ قَوْلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: «۝ أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّا نَأْتِى ٱلْأَرْضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَا ۚ وَٱللَّهُ يَحْكُمُ لَا مُعَقِّبَ لِحُكْمِهِۦ ۚ وَهُوَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ ۝» فَقَالَ «فَقْدُ اَلْعُلَمَاءِ.

Hadith.560 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about the meaning of Allah’s (swt) words: "Do they not see that We are advancing upon the land, reducing it from its borders? And Allah (swt) judges; there is no adjuster of His ruling, and He is swift in account." (Surah Ar-Ra’d 13:41). Imam (as) replied: "The loss of the scholars."

561 - وَ سُئِلَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ قَوْلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ «۝ أَوَلَمْ نُعَمِّرْكُم مَّا يَتَذَكَّرُ فِيهِ مَن تَذَكَّرَ ۝» فَقَالَ «تَوْبِيخٌ لاِبْنِ ثَمَانِيَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً.

Hadith.561 – Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about the Allah’s (swt) words: "Did We not grant you life enough for whoever would remember therein to remember?" (Surah Fatir 35:37) Imam (as) said: "It is a reproach for one who reaches eighteen years of age”.

562 - وَ سُئِلَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ قَوْلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: «۝ وَ إِنْ مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ إِلاّٰ نَحْنُ مُهْلِكُوهٰا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ اَلْقِيٰامَةِ أَوْ مُعَذِّبُوهٰا ۝» قَالَ «هُوَ اَلْفَنَاءُ بِالْمَوْتِ.

Hadith.562 – Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about the meaning of the verse from Allah’s (swt) Book: "And there is no town but We shall destroy it before the Day of Resurrection or punish it with severe punishment." (Surah Al-Isra 17:58) Imam (as) said: "It refers to perishing through death”.

563 - وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «لَيْسَ لَكُمْ أَنْ تُعَزُّونَا وَ لَنَا أَنْ نُعَزِّيَكُمْ إِنَّمَا لَكُمْ أَنْ تُهَنِّئُونَا لِأَنَّكُمْ تُشَارِكُونَنَا فِي اَلْمُصِيبَةِ.

Hadith.563 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "It is not for you to offer us condolences, but it is for us to offer you condolences. Indeed, it is for you to congratulate us, because you share in our misfortune”.

564 - وَ سُئِلَ أَبُو اَلْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَقُولُ لاِبْنِهِ أَوْ لاِبْنَتِهِ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي أَوْ بِأَبَوَيَّ أَنْتَ أَ تَرَى بِذَلِكَ بَأْساً فَقَالَ «إِنْ كَانَ أَبَوَاهُ حَيَّيْنِ فَأَرَى ذَلِكَ عُقُوقاً وَ إِنْ كَانَ قَدْ مَاتَا فَلاَ بَأْسَ.

Hadith.564 - Abu Al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) was asked about a man who says to his son or daughter, "May my father and mother (or my parents) be ransomed for you." The Imam responded: "If his parents are alive, I consider this to be an act of disobedience (toward them). If they have passed away, then there is no problem."

565 - وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «اَلصَّبْرُ صَبْرَانِ فَالصَّبْرُ عِنْدَ اَلْمُصِيبَةِ حَسَنٌ جَمِيلٌ وَ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ اَلصَّبْرُ عِنْدَ مَا حَرَّمَ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْكَ فَيَكُونُ لَكَ حَاجِزاً.

Hadith.565 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Patience is of two types: patience during a calamity, which is good and beautiful, and greater than this is patience in refraining from what Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, has forbidden, as it acts as a barrier for you."

566 - وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِنَّ اَللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وتَعَالَى تَطَوَّلَ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ بِثَلاَثٍ أَلْقَى عَلَيْهِمُ اَلرِّيحَ بَعْدَ اَلرُّوحِ وَ لَوْ لاَ ذَلِكَ مَا دَفَنَ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيماً وَ أَلْقَى عَلَيْهِمُ اَلسَّلْوَةَ بَعْدَ اَلْمُصِيبَةِ وَ لَوْ لاَ ذَلِكَ لاَنْقَطَعَ اَلنَّسْلُ وَ أَلْقَى عَلَى هَذِهِ اَلْحَبَّةِ اَلدَّابَّةَ وَ لَوْ لاَ ذَلِكَ لَكَنَزَهَا مُلُوكُهُمْ كَمَا يَكْنِزُونَ اَلذَّهَبَ وَ اَلْفِضَّةَ.

Hadith.566 – Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, has favored His servants with three things: He has sent them wind after a calm, for without it, no one would bury a loved one; He has granted them solace after a calamity, for without it, lineage would be cut off; and He has put sustenance in this grain, for without it, kings would hoard it as they hoard gold and silver."

567 - وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِنَّا أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ نَجْزَعُ قَبْلَ اَلْمُصِيبَةِ فَإِذَا نَزَلَ أَمْرُ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ رَضِينَا بِقَضَائِهِ وَ سَلَّمْنَا لِأَمْرِهِ وَ لَيْسَ لَنَا أَنْ نَكْرَهَ مَا أَحَبَّ اَللَّهُ لَنَا.

Hadith.567 - (Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Al-Hussain narrates from) Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "We, the people of the household (AhlulBayt (as)), may become distressed before a calamity occurs, but when the command of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, comes to pass, we are content with His decree and submit to His command. We do not have the right to dislike what Allah (swt) has chosen for us."

568 - وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «مَنْ خَافَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ مِنْ وَجْدٍ بِمُصِيبَةٍ فَلْيُفِضْ مِنْ دُمُوعِهِ فَإِنَّهُ يَسْكُنُ عَنْهُ.

Hadith.568 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Whoever fears being overwhelmed by grief due to a calamity should let their tears flow, for it will bring them relief."

569 - وَقَالَ اِبْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى لِلصَّادِقِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: أَيُّ شَيْءٍ أَحْلَى مِمَّا خَلَقَ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَقَالَ «اَلْوَلَدُ اَلشَّابُّ» فَقَالَ أَيُّ شَيْءٍ أَمَرُّ مِمَّا خَلَقَ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَالَ «فَقْدُهُ» فَقَالَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكُمْ حُجَجُ اَللَّهِ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ.

Hadith.569 - Ibn Abi Layla said to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as): "What is the sweetest of what Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, has created?" Imam (as) replied: "A young child." Ibn Abi Layla then asked: "What is the most bitter of what Allah (swt) has created?" The Imam answered: "Losing him." Ibn Abi Layla then said: "I testify that you are the proofs of Allah (swt) for His creation."