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1ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): نِعمَ القَرينُ الرِّضا. |
| 1– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'What an excellent companion satisfaction is.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 4] |
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2ـ الإمامُ الحسنُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَنِ اتَّكَلَ على حُسنِ الاختِيارِ مِنَ اللّهِ ، لَم يَتَمَنَّ أ نّهُ في غَيرِ الحالِ التي اختارَها اللّهُ لَهُ. |
| 2– Imam al-Hasan (AS) said, 'He who trusts whatever Allah has chosen for him to be good, will never wish to be in any situation other than what Allah has chosen for him to be in.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 106, no. 6] |
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3ـ الإمامُ الحسنُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): كيفَ يكونُ المؤمنُ مؤمنا وهو يَسخَطُ قِسمَهُ ويُحَقِّرُ مَنزِلَتَهُ والحاكِمُ علَيهِ اللّهُ؟! |
| 3– Imam al-Hasan (AS) said, 'How can a believer call himself a believer if he is dissatisfied with his lot in life and despises his current circumstances when Allah is the authority above him.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 43, p. 351, no. 25] |
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4ـ الإمامُ زينُ العابدينَ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أعلى دَرَجةِ الزُّهدِ أدنى دَرَجةِ الوَرَعِ ، وأعلى دَرَجةِ الوَرَعِ أدنى دَرَجةِ اليَقينِ ، وأعلى دَرَجةِ اليَقينِ أدنى دَرَجةِ الرِّضا. |
| 4– Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said, 'The highest degree of asceticism is equivalent to the lowest degree of piety. And the highest degree of piety is equivalent to the lowest degree of certainty. And the highest degrees of certainty are equivalent to the lowest degrees of ultimate satisfaction (with Allah).’[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 128, no. 4] |
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5ـ الإمامُ زينُ العابدينَ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الرِّضا بمَكروهِ القَضاءِ مِن أعلى دَرَجاتِ اليَقينِ. |
| 5– Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said, 'Satisfaction with adversities is one of the highest stages of certainty.’[al-Tamhis,p. 60, no. 131] |
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6ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لَم يَكُن رسولُاللّهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) يقولُ لِشَيءٍ قد مَضى: لَو كانَ غَيرَهُ! |
| 6– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The Prophet (SAWA) never used to utter the words 'if only...' with regards to something that had happened in the past.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 157, no. 75] |
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7ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): رَأسُ طاعَةِ اللّهِ الرِّضا بما صَنَعَ اللّهُ فيما أحَبَّ العَبدُ وفيما كَرِهَ. |
| 7– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The basis of obedience to Allah is to be satisfied with everything that Allah has designed whether he himself likes it or not.’[Bihar al-Anwar, p. 139, no. 28] |
