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17ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): ما دُمتَ في الصَّلاةِ فإنَّكَ تَقرَعُ بابَ المَلِكِ الجَبّارِ، ومَن يُكثِرْ قَرعَ بابِ المَلِكِ يُفتَحْ لَهُ . |
| 17– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘As long as you are praying, [know that] verily you are knocking at the door of the Almighty King, and the King’s door opens for whoever knocks persistently thereat.’[Makarim al-Akhlaq, v. 2, p. 366, no. 2661] |
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18ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لَو يَعلَمُ المُصَلِّي ما يَغشاهُ مِن جَلالِ اللّهِ ما سَرَّهُ أن يَرفَعَ رَأسَهُ مِن سُجودِهِ . |
| 18– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘If the praying one knew about the Sublimity of Allah covering him, he would never wish to raise his head up from prostration.’[al-Khisal, no. 632] |
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19ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إذا قامَ الرجُلُ إلى الصَّلاةِ أقبَلَ إبليسُ يَنظُرُ إلَيهِ حَسدا، لِما يَرى مِن رَحمَةِ اللّهِ التي تَغشاهُ . |
| 19– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘When a man stands to pray, Iblis [Satan] approaches and looks at him jealously because of the mercy of Allah that he can see covering him.’[Ibid. no. 10] |
