1 ـ الدُّعاءُ لِما لا يَكونُ ولا يَحِلُّ |
64ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): يا صاحِبَ الدُّعاءِ ، لا تَسأل عَمّا لا يَكونُ ولا يَحِلُّ . |
1. Supplication for the Impossible and the Impermissible |
64– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘O supplicant, do not ask for the impossible and the impermissible.’[al-Khisal, p. 635, no. 10] |
2 ـ الاِستِعجالُ |
65ـ الكافي عن أبي بصير عن الإمام الصّادق (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا يَزالُ المُؤمِنُ بِخَيرٍ ورَجاءٍ رَحمَةً مِنَ اللّهِ ما لَم يَستَعجِلْ فَيَقنَطُ وَيَترُكُ الدُّعاءَ . قُلتُ لَهُ: كَيفَ يَستَعجِلُ؟ قالَ: يَقولُ: قَد دَعَوتُ مُنذُ كَذا وكَذا وما أرَى الإجابَةَ! |
2. To Seek a Hasty Response |
65– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘The believer continues to remain in goodness, comfort, and mercy from Allah as long as he does not seek a hasty response, then despair and abandon supplication as a consequence’. The Im?m was asked, ‘How does he hasten?’, to which he (AS) replied, ‘He says, ‘I have supplicated since such and such a time and I do not yet see an answer.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 93, p. 374, no. 16] |
3 ـ أنْ لا يُعَلِّمَ اللّهَ ما يُصلِحُهُ |
66ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): قالَ اللّهُ تَبارَكَ وتَعالى: يابنَ آدَمَ ، أطِعْني فيما أمَرتُكَ ، ولا تُعَلِّمْني ما يُصلِحُكَ. |
3. Do Not Instruct Allah about What is Good for You |
66– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Allah, Blessed and most High, has said, ‘O son of Adam, obey Me in what I have commanded, and do not instruct Me about what is good for you.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 178, no. 24] |