THE ELEVENTH INFALLIBLE

NINETH IMAM

IMAM JAWAD (A.S)

& HIS FORTY DISCOURSES

اربعون حديثاً عن الامام محمد الجواد عليه السلام 

Forty Discourses from

Imam Mohammad Jawad(A.S)

 

الرواية لحديثنا يشدد به قلوب شيعتنا، افضل من الف عابدٍ.

"That person who propagates our sayings (traditions) & makes the hearts of our shias steady & firm (with our culture) is better than a thousand adorers." (usoole kafi p33)

1- مَن وَثِقَ بِاللهِ أَراهُ السُّرُورَ، وَمَن تَوَّکَّل عَلَيهِ کَفاهُ الأُمُورَ، وَالثِّقَة بِاللهِ حِصنٌ لايَتَحَصَّنُ فيهِ إِلاَّ مُؤمِن أَمِين وَالتَّوّکُّلُ عَلَی اللهِ نَجاةٌ مِن کُلِّ سُوءٍ وَحِرزٌ مِن کُلِّ عَدُوٍّ، وَالدِّينُ عِزٌّ، وَالعِلمُ کَنزٌ، وَالصَّمتُ نُورٌ، وَغايَةٌ الزُّهدِ الوَرَعُ، وَلا هَدمَ لِلّدينِ مِثلَ البِدَعِ، وَلا اَفسَدَ لِلرَّجلِ مِنَ الطَّمَعِ، وَبِالرّاعی تَصلَحُ الرَّعِيَّةُ وَبِالدُّعاءِ تُصرَفُ البَليَّةُ... (اعيان الشيعة طبع الجديد ج2 ص35)

1- The one who trusts upon Allah, He shows him pleasure &. felicity (makes him happy). And the one who depends upon Allah, He suffices the matters of his life. And the trust upon Allah is a fort where in nobody except a trustworthy faithful gets accomodated &. placed.

And trust in Allah is the salvation from all evils &. safety from all the enemies. And religion is the source of honour, &. knowledge is treasure. And silence is a light. And the apex &. climax of abstinence is avoiding sin. &. temperance. and fear of God.

And there is no destruction for religion such as innovaton (heresy).

And there is nothing most spoiling &. decaying for man than greed. And the people (matters) are corrected &. set right by the ruler. And the suplication moves away (deviates) the calamities &. disasters. (AYAN U SHIA (modem print) VOL 4, P 35)

2- مَن أَمَّل فاجِراً کانَ أَدنی عُقُوبَتِهِ الحِرمانُ. (إحقاق الحق ج12 ص436)

2. The one who makes a transgressor hopeful, the least of his punishment is deprivation. (EHQAQ UL HAQ VOL 12, P 436)

3- اَوحَی اللهُ اِلی بَعضِ الأنبِياءِ: اَمّا زُهدُکَ فِی الدُّنيا فَتُعَجّلُکَ الرّاحَة،وَاَمّا انقِطاعُکَ اِلَیَّ فَيُعَزِّزُکَ بِي، وَلکِن هَل عادَيتَ لي عَدُوّاً وَوالَيتَ لي وَلِيّاً؟ (تحف العقول ص456)

3. Allah revelated to some of the Prophets: Never theless, your piety in the World makes you easy &. comfortable.

More over, your disconnecting from the world &. turning toward Me makes you honourable by Me. But have you ever made anyone your enemy for Me. And made a friend for Me? (ie for my sake)? (TUHFUL AQOOL P 456).

4- مَن شَهِدَ أَمراً فَکَرِهَهُ کانَ کَمَن غابَ عَنهُ، وَمَن غابَ عَن أَمرٍ فَرَضِيَهُ کانَ کَمَن شَهِدَهُ. (تحف القول ص456)

4. The peoson who Is present (sees) witnesses a matter & dislikes it is like the one who is absent about it (hasn't witnessed it) & the person who is absent (at the occurance) of a matter & Is pleased & approves it is like someone who has witnessed. (was persent while It occured). (TUHFUL AQOOL P 456).

5- لَو سَکَتَ الجاهِلُ مَا اختَلَفَ النّاسُ.(احقاق الحق ج2 ص432)

5. If the ignoant keeps silent, people would not differ. (EHQAQ UL HAQ, VOL 12, P 432)

6- کَفی بِالمَرءِ خِيانَةً أَن يَکُونَ أَميناً لِلخَوَنَةِ. (اعيان الشيعة(الطبع الجديد) ج2 ص36)

6. It is sufficient for a man's being dishonest that he becomes the trustee of dishonest ones. (AYAN U SHIA NEW EDmON VOL 2, P 36)

7-  مَن أَصغی إِلی ناطِقِ فَقَد عَبَدَهُ،فَإن کانَ النّاطِقُ عَنِ اللهِ فَقَد عَبَدَ اللهَ،وَ إِن کانَ النّاطِقُ يَنطِقُ عَن لِسانِ إِبليسَ فَقَد عَبَدَ إِبليسَ. (تحف العقول ص456)

7. The one who lends ear to a speaker he has worshiped him. So if the speaker is from Allah's side (speaks the word of Allah) then he has adorned Allah And if the speaker is speaking from the tongue of satan then he has worshiped satan. (TUHruL AQOOL P 456).

8- تَأخِيرُ التَّوبَةِ اغتِرارٌ.وَطُولُ التَّسويفِ حَيرَةٌ.وَالاِ عِتلالُ عَلَی اللهِ هَلَکَةٌ، وَالاِصرارُ عَلی الذَّنبِ أَمنٌ لِمَکرِ اللهِ «وَلا يَأمَنُ مَکرَ اللهِ إلاّ القَومُ الخاسِرُونَ». (تحف العقول ص456)

8. Delaying repentence Is a deception & prolonging the period before making repentence is an amazementful wandering. And adducing pretexts & making excuses before Allah is an annihilation. And insisting upon sin is being (considering oneself) safe from the scheme of Allah. And no one ever thinks himself safe from the scheme of Allah except the community of loosers. (TUHFUL AQOOL P 456)

9- ما عَظُمَت نِعَمُ اللهِ عَلی أَحَدٍ إِلاّ عَظُمَت إِلَيهِ حَوائِجُ النّاسِ، فَمَن لَم يَحتَمِل تِلکَ المَؤُونَةَ عَرَّضَ تِلکَ النِّعمَةَ لِلزَّوالِ. (احقاق الحق ج12 ص428)

9. The beneficiences & benevolences of Allah do not become great (abundant) for a person except it that the needs of the people toward him become greater (in number) so the one who does not bear (the burden of) those needs, puts his beneficiences into annihilation. (EHQAQ AL HAQ, VOL 12, P 428)

10- أَربَعُ خِصالٍ تُعِينُ المَرءَ عَلَی العَمَلِ: الصِّحَّةُ وَالغِنی وَالعِلمُ وَالتَّوفيقُ. (احقاق الحق ج12 ص436)

10. Four qualities assistt one upon practising, health &

wealth & knowledge & devine grace. (EHQAQ UL HAQ, VOL 12, P 436)

11- وَاعلَم أنَّکَ لَن تَخلُوَمِن عَينِ الله،فَانظُر کَيفَ تَکُونُ. (تحف العقول ص455)

11. Do know that you are not away from the sight of

Allah, So see to it that in what condition you are living (sinfulness or piety). (TUHFUL AQOOL P 455).

12- أَلعامِلُ بِالظُّلمِ وَالمُعِينُ عَلَيهِ وَالرّاضِي شُرَکاءُ. (احقاق الحق ج12 ص432)

12. The one who commits aggression &. tyranny &. the one who helps him upon it &. the one who is pleased over it, are all party &. participants in it. (EHQAQ UL HAQ, VOL 12, P 432)

13- مَن استَغنی بِاللهِ افتَقَرَ النّاسُ إِلَيهِ، وَمَن اتَّقی اللهَ أَحَبَّهُ النّاسُ. (احقاق الحق ج12 ص429)

13. The person who gets wealthy by Allah's (help) people will be needy towards him &. the one who gaurds himself against Allah's forbidden acts people will love him. (EHQAQ UL HAQ, VOL 12, P 429)

14- ثَوابُ النّاسِ بَعدَ الثَوابِ اللهِ، وَرِضَا النّاسِ بَعدَ رِضَا اللهِ. (بحارالانوار ج78 ص360)

15- أَلثِّقَةٌ بِاللهِ تَعالی ثَمَنٌ لِکُلِّ عالٍ،وَسُلَّمٌ إِلی کُلِّ عالٍ. (بحارالانوار ج78 ص364)

15. Trust in Allah is the price of every valueable commodity &. the stairs to every lofty place. (BIHAR UL ANWAR VOL 78, P 364)

16- کَيفَ يُضَيَّعُ مَنِ اللهُ کافِلُهُ؟ وَکَيفَ يَنجُو مَنِ اللهُ طالِبُهُ؟ (احقاق الحق ج12 ص436)

16. How does he, whose guardian is Allah, get perished? And how can he, who is being persued by Allah, get salvation. (EHQAQ UL HAQ, VOL 12, P 436)

17- اِنّا لا تَنالُ مَحَبَّةَ اللهِ اِلاّ بِبُغضِ کَثيرٍمِنَ النّاسِ. (بحارالانوار ج78 ص363)

17. Indeed, we do not find access to the love of Allah except by facing the enemity of lot many people. (BIHAR UL ANWAR VOL 78, P 363)

18- وَالحِلمُ لِباسُ العالِمِ فَلا تَعرَيَنَّ مِنهُ. (بحارالانوار ج78 ص363)

18. And forebearance is the dress of scholar so do not get yourself dressed off, it. (BIHAR UL ANWAR VOL 78, P 362)

19- وَالعُلَماُء في اَنفُسِهِم خَانَةٌ إِن کَتَمُوا النَّصِيحَةَ،إِن رَأَواتائِهاً ضالاً لا يَهدُونَهُ،أَومَيِّتاً لاُ يُحيُونَهُ. (بحارالانوار ج78 ص361)

19. And if the scholars conceal &. hide their admonition inside themselves &. seeing the spiritually dead &. gone astray they do not revive &. give life &. guide them then they are dishonest in their interiors. (BIHAR UL ANWAR VOL 78, P 361)

20- ...فَإِنّي أُوصِيکَ بِتَقوَی اللهِ، فَإنَّ فيهَا السَّلامَةَ مِنَ التَّلَفِ، وَالغَنَيمَةَ  فِي المُنقَلَبِ، إنَّ اللهَ عَزَّوَجَلَّ يَقي بِالتَّقوی عَنِ العَبدِها عَزَبَ عَنهُ عَقلُهُ، وَيُجلي بِالتَّقوي عَنهُ عَماهُ وَجَهلَهُ وَبِاتَّقوی نَجَاه نُوحٌ وَمَن مَعَهُ فِي السَّفينَةِ،وَصالِحٌ وَمَن مَعَهُ مِنَ الصّاعِقَةِ، وَبِالتَّقوی فازَ الصّابِرُونَ... (بحارالانوار ج78 ص358)

20. So 1 commend you to have fear of Allah (guarding against sins) since, there lies in it the safety &: security from perishment &: annihilation. And it is benefitial in confrontation &: change of circumstances. Allah (S.W.T) sustains that thing for man in which he is driven away by his mind through his virtue of piety. And enlightens the darkness, blindness, &: ignorance of His servant's mind by his piety. And saved Noah &: his companions in the arc (ship) by &: through piety. And saved Saleh &: his companions from the lightening &: those having patience are saved &: secured by piety. (BIHAR UL ANWAR VOL 78, P 358)

21- إِيّاکَ وَمُصاحَبَةَ الشِّرِّيرِ، فَإنَّهُ کَالسَّيفِ يَحسُنُ مَنظَرُهُ وَيَقبُحُ أَثَرُهُ. (بحار ج78 ص364)

21. Beware of the company of evil person since he is like a sword which is apparantly beautiful looking &: it's effect is bad (in spilling blood on the way of falsehood.) (BIHAR UL ANWAR VOL 78, P 364)

22- قَد عاداکَ مَن سَتَرَعَنکَ الرُّشدَ اتَّبَاعاً لمَا تَهواهُ. (بحار ج78 ص364)

22. The one who conceals the (way of) prosperity &. progress from you has done enemity to you. (BIHAR UL ANWAR VOL 78, P 364)

23- عِزُّالمُؤمِنِ في غِناهُ عَنِ النّاسِ. (بحار ج78 ص365)

23. The honour of faithful lies in his needless from the people. (BIHAR UL ANWAR VOL 78, P 365)

24- مَن عَمِلَ عَلی غَيرِ عِلمٍ، ما يُفسِدُ أَکثَرُ مِمّا يُصلِحُ. (بحار ج78 ص364)

24. The one who acts without knowedge destroys &. ruins more than rectifies. (BIHAR UL ANWAR VOL 78, P 364)

25- مَن أطاعَ هَواهُ أَعطی عَدُوَّهُ مُناهُ. (بحار ج78 ص364)

25. The one who obeys his lustful desire &: passions has helped his enemy reach (achieve) his wish. (BIHAR UL ANWAR VOL 78, P 364)

26- أَلمُؤمِنُ يَحتاجُ إِلی ثَلاثِ خِصالٍ:تَوفيق مِنَ اللهِ،وَواعِظٍ مِن نَفسِهِ، وَقَبُولٍ مِمَّن يَنصَحُهُ. (بحار ج78 ص358)

26. The faithful needs three qualities, the grace &: succour of Allah.

And an admonitioner &: preacher of his own interior. ~ And accepting the word of the one who admonishes him. (BIHAR UL ANWAR VOL 78, P 358)

27- أَلعفافُ زِينَةُ الفَقرِ، وَالشُّکرُ زِينَةُّ الغِنی، وَالصَّبرُ زِينَةُ البَلاءِوَالتَّواضُعُ زِينَةُ الحَسَبِ، وَالفَصاحَةُ زِينَةُ الکَلامِ وَالحِفظُ زينَةُ الرِّوايَةِ، وَخَفضُ الجَناحِ زِينَةُ العِلمِ. وَحُسنُ الأَدَبِ زِينَةُ العَقلِ،وَبَسطُ الوَجهِ زينَةُ الکَرَمِ، وَتَرکُ المَنِ زِينَةُ  المَعرُوفِ، وَالخُشُوعُ زِينَةُالصَّلاةِ، وَالتَّقلُّلُ زِينَةُ القَناعَةِ، وَتَرکُ مالا يَعني زِينَةُ الوَرَع. (احقاق الحق ج12 ص434)

27. Modesty is the decoration of poverty &. thankgiving Is the decoration of am uence &. wealth. And patience &. endurance is the ornament &. decoration of calamity &. distress. And humility is the decoration of lineage. And eloquence is the decoration of speach; &. committing to memory is the decoration of tradition. And bowing the shoulders is the decoration of knowledge. And the decency &. good morale is the decoration of mind. And smiling face is the decoration of munifence &. generosity. And not boasting of doing favour is the decoration of good deed. And humility is the decoration of service. And spending less is the decoration of contentment. And abondoning the meaningless &. unnecessary things is the decoration of abstention &. fear of Allah. (AHQAQ UL HAQ VOL 12, P 434)

28- اِتَّئد تُصِب أَوتَکَد. (بحار ج78 ص364)

28. Be firm so as to reach the goal or get neared to it. (BIHAR UL ANWAR VOL 78, P 364)

29- إِنَّ إِخوانَ الثِّقَةِ ذَخائِرُ،بَعضُهُم لِبَعضٍ. (بحار ج78 ص362)

29. Indeed the trustworthy &. reliable brothers are the provisions &. reshositores for each other. (BIHAR UL ANWAR VOL 78, P 362)

30-لا يَنقَطِعُ المَزيدُ مِنَ اللهِ حَتّی يَنقَطِعَ الشُّکرُ مِنَ العِبادَ. (تحف العقول ص457)

30. The suply of enhancement &. abundance (of beneficience) from Allah does not get cut off till the thankgiving of servants gets disconnected. (TUHf1JL AQOOL, P 457)

31- أَهلُ المَعرُوفِ إِلَی اصطِناعِهِ أَحوَجُ مِن أَهلِ الحاجَةِ إِلَيهِ،لِأَنَّ لَهُم أَجرَهُم وَفَخرَهُ وَذِکرَهُ،فَمَا اصطَنَعَ الرَّجُلُ مِن مَعرُوفٍ  فَإنَّما يَبدَأ فيهِ بِنَفسِهِ. (احقاق الحق ج12 ص437)

31. The people of good deeds are more needy towards practising them then those who have the need of them. Because they (good doers) have the reward, pride &. memories of those deeds for themselves &. to their credit. So the man who performs a good deed first of all it's, benefit reaches his own self. (EHQAQ UL HAQ VOL 12, P 437)

32- ثَلاثُ يَبلُغنَ بِالعَبدِ رِضوانَ اللهِ تَعالی: کَثرَةُ الاِستِغفارِ، وَلِينُ الجانِبِ، وَکَثرَةُ الصَّدَقَةِ. وَثَلاثُ مَن کُنَّ فيهِ لَم يَندَم: تَرکُ العَجَلَةِ وَالمَشورَة، وَالتَّوکُّلُ عَلَی اللهِ عِندَ العَزِم. (احقاق الحق ج12 ص438)

32. There are three (acts, which make the servants reach the good pleasure &. approval of Allah

1. Plentifulness of repentence.

2. Soft naturedness &. forbearance.

3. Abundance of alms giving.

And thefe are three acts the doer of which does not repent.

1. Not making hurry.

2. Taking advice.

3. Trusting Allah while making decision. (EHQAQ UL HAQ, VOL 12, P 438)

33- مَن هَجَرَ المُدارَةَ قارَبَهُ المَکرُوهُ. (بحار ج78 ص364)

33. The person who abandons conciliation with people so the undesirable (gloom misery, distress) gets nearer to him. (BIHAR UL ANWAR VOL 78, P .364)

34- مَن لَم يَعرِفِ المَوارِدَ أَعيَتهُ المَصادِرُ. (بحار ج78 ص364)

34. The man who does not know the ways of arrival &. entry the ways of exit &. exodus will tire &. irk him. (BIHAR UL ANWAR VOL 78, P .364)

35-مَنِ انقادَ إِلَی الطُّمَأنينَةِ قَبلَ الخِبرَةِ فَقَد عَرَّض نَفسَهُ لِلهَلَکَةِ وَلِلعاقِبَةِ وَالمُتعِبَةِ. (بحار ج78 ص364)

35. The one who get satisfied &. contented with a thing before recognition &. information so he has presented himself to annihilation, &. a trouble some &. aweful end. (BIHAR UL ANWAR VOL 78, P .364)

36- راکِبُ الشَّهَواتِ لا تَقالُ عَثرَتُهُ. (بحارالانوار ج78 ص364)

36. The one who rides (the horse of) lusty desire his faults &. slips are irrepairable &. uncompensatiible. (BIHAR UL ANWAR VOL 78, P .364)

37- نِعمَةٌ لاتَشکَرُ کَسَيِّئَةٍ لا تُغفَرُ. (بحار ج78 ص365)

37. The boon &. benevolence which is not thanked for is like the sin not forgiven.  (BIHAR UL ANWAR VOL 78, P .365)

38- وَالعافِيَةُ أَحسَنُ عَطاءٍ. (أعيان الشيعه الطبع الجديد ج2 ص36)

38. Good state &. sound health is the best providence &. grant of Allah. (AYAN U SHIA, MODERN PRINT, VOL 2, P .36)

39- لاتُعالِجُوا الأَمرَ قَبلَ بُلُوغِهِ فَتَندَمُوا،وَلا يَطُولَنَّ عَلَيکُمُ الأَمَدُ فَتَقسُو قُلُوبِکُم،وَارحَمُوا ضُعَفاءَکُم، وَاطلُبُوا مِنَ اللهِ الرَّحمَةَ بِالرَّحمَةَ فيهِم. (احقاق الحق ج12 ص431)

39. Do not make remedy, for, a matter whose time of remedy has not yet come, for, you shall repent &. bereave and of course the (span) length of your ages do not grow &. longivate but your hearts get hard.

Be merciful to your weak &. meak one. And seek the mercy of Allah by having mercy &. beneficience upon them. (EHQAQ UL HAQ, VOL 12, P 431)

40- وَاعلَموُا أنَّ اللهَ تَبارَکَ وَتَعالی الحليَم العَليمَ إنَّما غَضَبُهُ عَلَی مَن لَم يَقبَل مِنهُ هُداهُ. (احقاق الحق ج12 ص359)

40. And do know that indeed Allah is the All clement &. All knowing &. His wrath is upon the one who does not accept His pleasure. And verily the one who does not accept His grant is refused that. And the one who does not accept his guidance goes astray. (BIHAR UL ANWAR VOL 78, P .359)

Forty Hadiths from each one/Compiled and revised Muhammad Muhammadi Eshtehardi; Comilation Islamic Propagation OrganisationTranslated by Javed Iqbal Qazilbash.- Qum: Ansariyan 

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