الشَّكّ Doubt

1ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): علَيكَ بِلُزُوم اليَقينِ وتَجَنُّبِ الشَّكِّ ، فلَيسَ للمَرءِ شَيءٌ أهْلَكَ لِدِينِهِ مِن غَلَبَةِ الشَّكِّ على يَقينِهِ.

1– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘You must adhere to conviction and keep away from doubt, for there is nothing more detrimental to a man’s faith than for doubt to overpower his conviction.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6146]
 

2ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ما شَكَكتُ في الحَقِّ مُذ اُرِيتُهُ.

2– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘I have never doubted the truth since I have been shown it.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9482]
 

3ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنّي لَعَلى يَقينٍ مِن رَبِّي ، وغَيرِ شُبهَةٍ مِن دِيني.

3– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Verily I am absolutely convinced about my Lord, and do not entertain any obscurity in my religion.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 22]
 

4ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ في قولِهِ تعالى: «لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ» ـ: الرِّجسُ هُو الشَّكُّ ، واللّه‏ِ لا نَشُكُّ في رَبِّنا أبداً.

4– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) with regards to Allah’s verse in the Qur’an: “Indeed Allah desires to repel all impurity from you…”[ Qur’an 33:33], said, ‘Impurity is doubt, and by Allah, we never doubt in our Lord.’[al-Kafi, v. 1, p. 288, no. 1]