Monday, October 11, 2010

Reaching Out...3-Masjid (Mosque)

باسمه تعالی
It has been narrated that Ali ‘bn Abi Talib (may Allah send Blessings on them) used to say:
“The one, who frequently goes to the Mosque, achieves one of the eight (things):
1.     A brother in [the way of] Allah [i.e. the brotherhood between them is for Holy purposes and aims, and not for futile ones];
2.     Knowledge which is new and fruitful [or one which he did not have before but gets to it…];
3.     A strong and obvious sign [Ayah];
4.     Will listen to a word which will guide him towards the right direction;
5.     An awaited [or an awaiting] blessing [or graciousness];
6.     A word which will keep him from going astray, or;
7.     Will leave a sin due to, either fear;
8.      Or shame.”
(Wasael-ush-Shiah Vol. 5, P. 197; Also narrated, with slight variations, in: Amali-e-Sheikh Sudooq; Amali-e-Sheikh Toosi; Behar-ul-Anwar)

Arabic text:

عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع قَالَ كَانَ يَقُولُ مَنِ اخْتَلَفَ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ أَصَابَ إِحْدَى الثَّمَانِ أَخاً مُسْتَفَاداً فِي اللَّهِ أَوْ عِلْماً مُسْتَطْرَفاً أَوْ آيَةً مُحْكَمَةً أَوْ يَسْمَعَ كَلِمَةً تَدُلُّهُ عَلَى هُدًى أَوْ رَحْمَةً مُنْتَظَرَةً أَوْ كَلِمَةً تَرُدُّهُ عَنْ رَدًى أَوْ يَتْرُكَ ذَنْباً خَشْيَةً أَوْ حَيَاء
(وسائل الشیعة ج ۵ ص ۱۹۷)

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