وَجَدْنَا فِي كِتَابِ عَلِيٍّ ( عليه السلام ) أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) قَالَ وَ هُوَ عَلَى مِنْبَرِهِ وَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ مَا أُعْطِيَ مُؤْمِنٌ قَطُّ خَيْرَ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ إِلَّا بِحُسْنِ ظَنِّهِ بِاللَّهِ وَ رَجَائِهِ لَهُ وَ حُسْنِ خُلُقِهِ وَ الْكَفِّ عَنِ اغْتِيَابِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَا يُعَذِّبُ اللَّهُ مُؤْمِناً بَعْدَ التَّوْبَةِ وَ الِاسْتِغْفَارِ إِلَّا بِسُوءِ ظَنِّهِ بِاللَّهِ وَ تَقْصِيرِهِ مِنْ رَجَائِهِ وَ سُوءِ خُلُقِهِ وَ اغْتِيَابِهِ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَا يَحْسُنُ ظَنُّ عَبْدٍ مُؤْمِنٍ بِاللَّهِ إِلَّا كَانَ اللَّهُ عِنْدَ ظَنِّ عَبْدِهِ الْمُؤْمِنِ لِأَنَّ اللَّهَ كَرِيمٌ بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرَاتُ يَسْتَحْيِي أَنْ يَكُونَ عَبْدُهُ الْمُؤْمِنُ قَدْ أَحْسَنَ بِهِ الظَّنَّ ثُمَّ يُخْلِفَ ظَنَّهُ وَ رَجَاءَهُ فَأَحْسِنُوا بِاللَّهِ الظَّنَّ وَ ارْغَبُوا إِلَيْهِ .
Translation
Ibn Mahboub, from Jameel Bin Salih, from Bureyd Bin Muawiya, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘We<sup>asws</sup> found in the Book of Ali<sup>asws</sup> that Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> said, and he<sup>saww</sup> was upon his<sup>saww</sup> Pulpit: ‘By the One<sup>azwj</sup> Who, there is no god except for Him<sup>azwj</sup>! A <span class="iTxt">Momin</span> is not Given anything at all from the good of this world and the Hereafter except by the goodness of his thoughts in Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, and his hopefulness to Him<sup>azwj</sup>, and the good manners of his, and the restraint from backbiting the Believer. By the One<sup>azwj</sup>, there being no god except for Him<sup>azwj</sup>! Allah<sup>azwj</sup> does not Punish a <span class="iTxt">Momin</span> after the repentance and the seeking of Forgiveness except by the evil thoughts of his about Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, and his deficiency from his hopefulness, and his evil manners, and his backbiting the Believers. By the One<sup>azwj</sup> Who, there is no God except for Him<sup>azwj</sup>! A believing servant will not have good thoughts about Allah<sup>azwj</sup> except that Allah<sup>azwj</sup> would Transpire (matters) as per the goodly thoughts of His<sup>azwj</sup> believing servant, because Allah<sup>azwj</sup> is Benevolent. In His<sup>azwj</sup> Hands are the goodly things. He<sup>azwj</sup> is too Bashful that the Believer would happen to have goodly thoughts about Him<sup>azwj</sup>, then He<sup>azwj</sup> would Oppose his thinking and his hopes. Therefore have goodly thoughts about Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, and turn towards Him<sup>azwj</sup>’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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