سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ( عليه السلام ) يَقُولُ لَيْسَ الْعِبَادَةُ كَثْرَةَ الصَّلَاةِ وَ الصَّوْمِ إِنَّمَا الْعِبَادَةُ التَّفَكُّرُ فِي أَمْرِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ .
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Moammar Bin Khalid who said, ‘I heard Abu Al-Hassan Al-Reza<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> saying: ‘The worship is not the abundance of the <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> and the So<span class="iTxt">ā</span>m. But rather, the worship is ‘التَّفَكُّرِ’ the contemplation regarding the Command of Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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