صَعِدَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) بِالْكُوفَةِ الْمِنْبَرَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَ أَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ الذُّنُوبَ ثَلَاثَةٌ ثُمَّ أَمْسَكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ حَبَّةُ الْعُرَنِيُّ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قُلْتَ الذُّنُوبُ ثَلَاثَةٌ ثُمَّ أَمْسَكْتَ فَقَالَ مَا ذَكَرْتُهَا إِلَّا وَ أَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُفَسِّرَهَا وَ لَكِنْ عَرَضَ لِي بُهْرٌ حَالَ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَ الْكَلَامِ نَعَمْ الذُّنُوبُ ثَلَاثَةٌ فَذَنْبٌ مَغْفُورٌ وَ ذَنْبٌ غَيْرُ مَغْفُورٍ وَ ذَنْبٌ نَرْجُو لِصَاحِبِهِ وَ نَخَافُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَبَيِّنْهَا لَنَا قَالَ نَعَمْ أَمَّا الذَّنْبُ الْمَغْفُورُ فَعَبْدٌ عَاقَبَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى ذَنْبِهِ فِي الدُّنْيَا فَاللَّهُ أَحْلَمُ وَ أَكْرَمُ مِنْ أَنْ يُعَاقِبَ عَبْدَهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَ أَمَّا الذَّنْبُ الَّذِي لَا يُغْفَرُ فَمَظَالِمُ الْعِبَادِ بَعْضِهِمْ لِبَعْضٍ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى إِذَا بَرَزَ لِخَلْقِهِ أَقْسَمَ قَسَماً عَلَى نَفْسِهِ فَقَالَ وَ عِزَّتِي وَ جَلَالِي لَا يَجُوزُنِي ظُلْمُ ظَالِمٍ وَ لَوْ كَفٌّ بِكَفٍّ وَ لَوْ مَسْحَةٌ بِكَفٍّ وَ لَوْ نَطْحَةٌ مَا بَيْنَ الْقَرْنَاءِ إِلَى الْجَمَّاءِ فَيَقْتَصُّ لِلْعِبَادِ بَعْضِهِمْ مِنْ بَعْضٍ حَتَّى لَا تَبْقَى لِأَحَدٍ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مَظْلِمَةٌ ثُمَّ يَبْعَثُهُمْ لِلْحِسَابِ وَ أَمَّا الذَّنْبُ الثَّالِثُ فَذَنْبٌ سَتَرَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ وَ رَزَقَهُ التَّوْبَةَ مِنْهُ فَأَصْبَحَ خَائِفاً مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ رَاجِياً لِرَبِّهِ فَنَحْنُ لَهُ كَمَا هُوَ لِنَفْسِهِ نَرْجُو لَهُ الرَّحْمَةَ وَ نَخَافُ عَلَيْهِ الْعَذَابَ .
Translation
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Abdul Rahman Bin Hammad, from one of his companions, raising it, said, ‘Amir Al-<span class="iTxt">Momineen</span><sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> ascended the Pulpit at Al-kufa, so he<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> Praised Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> and Extolled upon Him<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup>, then said: ‘O you people! The sins are three (types)!’ Then he<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> withheld. So Habbat Al-Urany said to him<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup>, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup>! You<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> said: ‘The sins as three (types)’, then you<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> withheld?’ So he<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> said: ‘I<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> did not mention it except that I<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> intended to explain it, but breathlesness presented itself to me hindering between me<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> and the speech. Yes, the sins are three – a Forgiven sin, and sin not Forgiven, and a sin its perpetrator hopes and fears upon’. He said, ‘O Amir Al-<span class="iTxt">Momineen</span><sup>asws</sup>! Explain these to us’. He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Yes. As for the Forgiven sin, so a servant is Punished upon his sin by Allah<sup>azwj</sup> in the world, and Allah<sup>azwj</sup> is more Lenient and more Benevolent than He<sup>azwj</sup> would be Punishing His<sup>azwj</sup> servant twice. And as for the sin which is not Forgiven, so it is the injustices of the servants with each other. Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Blessed and High, when He<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Emerges to His<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> creatures, would Vow with a Vow upon Himself<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> and He<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> would Say: “And by My<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Honour and My Majesty! No injustice of an unjust one would bypass Me<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup>, and even if is it a slap by a slap, and even if it is touching by a palm, and even if it is a butting between the horned ones to the hornless ones”. Thus, He<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> will Retaliate for the servants from each other until there would not remain a single injusice for anyone upon anyone. Then He<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> would Send them for the reckoning. And as for the third (type of) sin, so it is a sin Veiled by Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> upon His<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> creature, and Graces him the Turning (with Mercy) from Him<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup>. Thus, he would wake up in the morning fearful from his sin, hoping to his Lord<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup>. So we<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> are to him just as he is to himself. We<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> are hoping for the Mercy for him, and we<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> are fearing for the Punishment upon him’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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