Alkarbala
Sunnah Category
Conquering Carnal Desires (the Lustful And Worldly Desires Of The Lower Self)
NARRATION 1
مَنْ عَرَضَتْ لَهُ فَاحِشَةٌ أَوْ شَهْوَةٌ فَاجْتَنَبَهَا مِنْ مَخَافَةِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ النَّارَ وَ آمَنَهُ مِنَ الْفَزَعِ الْأَكْبَرِ وَ أَنْجَزَ لَهُ مَا وَعَدَهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ فِي قَوْلِهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى: ﴿وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ جَنَّتَانِ﴾.
أَلَا وَمَنْ عَرَضَتْ لَهُ دُنْيَا وَآخِرَةٌ فَاخْتَارَ الدُّنْيَا عَلَى الْآخِرَةِ لَقِيَ اللَّهَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَلَيْسَتْ لَهُ حَسَنَةٌ يَتَّقِي بِهَا النَّارَ، وَمَنِ اخْتَارَ الْآخِرَةَ عَلَى الدُّنْيَا وَتَرَكَ الدُّنْيَا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَغَفَرَ لَهُ مَسَاوِيَ عَمَلِهِ.
Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq (a) narrated from his forefathers, from the Prophet (ṣ), who said:
"Whoever is confronted with an act of immorality or a lustful desire and refrains from it out of fear of Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, Allah will forbid the Fire for him, protect him from the Greatest Terror, and fulfill for him what He has promised in His Book: 'And for he who fears standing before his Lord are two gardens.'
As for one who is presented with the choice between this world and the Hereafter and chooses this world over the Hereafter, he will meet Allah on the Day of Resurrection with no good deed by which he may shield himself from the Fire. But whoever chooses the Hereafter over this world and abandons worldly attachment, Allah will be pleased with him and will forgive his misdeeds."
"Whoever is confronted with an act of immorality or a lustful desire and refrains from it out of fear of Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, Allah will forbid the Fire for him, protect him from the Greatest Terror, and fulfill for him what He has promised in His Book: 'And for he who fears standing before his Lord are two gardens.'
As for one who is presented with the choice between this world and the Hereafter and chooses this world over the Hereafter, he will meet Allah on the Day of Resurrection with no good deed by which he may shield himself from the Fire. But whoever chooses the Hereafter over this world and abandons worldly attachment, Allah will be pleased with him and will forgive his misdeeds."
NARRATION 2
قال أمير المؤمنين علي ابن أبي طالب " ع ":
ان الله عز وجل ركب في الملائكة عقلا بلا شهوة، وركب في البهائم شهوة بلا عقل. وركب في بني آدم كليهما، فمن غلب عقله شهوته
Amīr al-Muʾminīn (as):
"Allah created the angels with reason but no desires, and the animals with desires but no reason. He gave human beings both reason and desire. Thus, whoever subdues his desires through his intellect is superior to the angels, while whoever allows his desires to overpower his intellect is lower than the animals."
"Allah created the angels with reason but no desires, and the animals with desires but no reason. He gave human beings both reason and desire. Thus, whoever subdues his desires through his intellect is superior to the angels, while whoever allows his desires to overpower his intellect is lower than the animals."
NARRATION 3
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم:
طوبى لمن ترك شهوة حاضرة لموعود لم يره .
The Prophet(saws) said:
"Blessed is he who denounces the tempting ready desire, to earn the promised blessing he has not seen."
"Blessed is he who denounces the tempting ready desire, to earn the promised blessing he has not seen."
NARRATION 4
قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام)
تَرْكُ الْخَطِيئَةِ أَيْسَرُ مِنْ طَلَبِ التَّوْبَةِ وَكَمْ مِنْ شَهْوَةِ سَاعَةٍ أَوْرَثَتْ حُزْناً طَوِيلاً وَالْمَوْتُ فَضَحَ الدُّنْيَا فَلَمْ يَتْرُكْ لِذِي لُبٍّ فَرَحاً.
‘Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s) has said,
“Avoiding sin is easier than pleading for forgiveness. How many are the cases of very short period of lustful activities that cause prolonged sadness. Death disgraces the world (uncovers its worthlessness) and it has not left any happiness for the people of proper understanding.’
“Avoiding sin is easier than pleading for forgiveness. How many are the cases of very short period of lustful activities that cause prolonged sadness. Death disgraces the world (uncovers its worthlessness) and it has not left any happiness for the people of proper understanding.’
NARRATION 5
قال الإمام جعفر الصادق (عليه السلام): إنَّ اللهَ تعالى قالَ لموسى (عليه السلام):
«يا موسى، لا أقبل الصلاة إلا ممن تواضع لعظمتي، وألزم قلبه خوفي، وقطع نهاره بذكري، ولم يبت مصراً على الخطيئة، وعرف حق أوليائي وأحبائي».
فقال موسى: رب تعني بأحبائك وأوليائك إبراهيم وإسحاق ويعقوب؟
فقال عز وجل: هم كذلك يا موسى، إلا أنني أردت من من أجله خلقت آدم وحواء، ومن من أجله خلقت الجنة والنار.
فقال موسى: ومن هو يا رب؟
قال: محمد أحمد، شققت اسمه من اسمي لأني أنا المحمود.
فقال موسى: يا رب اجعلني من أمته.
قال: أنت يا موسى من أمته إذا عرفته وعرفت منزلته ومنزلة أهل بيته، إن مثله ومثل أهل بيته فيمن خلقت كمثل الفردوس في الجنان، لا ييبس ورقها ولا يت
Imam Jafar(as) says that Allah(swt) said to Musa(as):
O Musa! I will not accept a prayer except from one who humbles himself before My greatness, attaches his heart to the fear of Me, spends a part of his day in My remembrance, avoids sleeping whilst he is upon error, and recognizes the right of My friends and My lovers.
So, Musa said: O Lord! By Your lovers and Your friends, do You mean Ibrahim, Ishaq, and Ya`qub?
So, He said: They are that, but I was referring to him for whose sake I created Adam and Hawwa’, and for whose sake I created Paradise and the Fire.
So, Musa said: Lord, who is that?
He said: Muhammad, Ahmad – I derived his name from My name, for I am the Praised (Mahmud).
So, Musa said: O Lord! Make me of his Nation. He said: You, Musa, are of his Nation if you recognize him and his status, as well as the status of his Ahl al-Bayt. Surely, his example and the example of his Ahl al-Bayt are like that of the Garden (firdaws) in Paradise – its leaves do not dry up, and its taste does not change.
O Musa! I will not accept a prayer except from one who humbles himself before My greatness, attaches his heart to the fear of Me, spends a part of his day in My remembrance, avoids sleeping whilst he is upon error, and recognizes the right of My friends and My lovers.
So, Musa said: O Lord! By Your lovers and Your friends, do You mean Ibrahim, Ishaq, and Ya`qub?
So, He said: They are that, but I was referring to him for whose sake I created Adam and Hawwa’, and for whose sake I created Paradise and the Fire.
So, Musa said: Lord, who is that?
He said: Muhammad, Ahmad – I derived his name from My name, for I am the Praised (Mahmud).
So, Musa said: O Lord! Make me of his Nation. He said: You, Musa, are of his Nation if you recognize him and his status, as well as the status of his Ahl al-Bayt. Surely, his example and the example of his Ahl al-Bayt are like that of the Garden (firdaws) in Paradise – its leaves do not dry up, and its taste does not change.
More narrations will be added soon, InshaAllah.