Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The Felicitous
The Felicitous- السعيد
- The felicitous is one who considers that which is lost [to him] as insignificant.
1ـ السَعِيدُ مَنِ اسْتَهانَ بِالمَفْقُودِ.
- Felicitous is one who fears the punishment [of Allah] so he has faith, and hopes for divine reward so he does good deeds.
2ـ اَلسَّعيدُ مَنْ خافَ العِقابَ فَامَنَ، ورَجَا الثَّوابَ فَأحْسَنَ.
- Verily the most felicitous of people is one who has an exhorter in himself [that urges him] to obey Allah.
3ـ إنَّ أسْعَدَ النَّاسِ مَنْ كانَ لَهُ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ بِطاعَةِ اللّهِ
مُتَقاض.
- Felicitous is one who makes his obedience [and worship] sincere.
4ـ اَلسَّعيدُ مَنْ أخْلَصَ الطَّاعَةَ.
- If you would like to be the most felicitous of people through what you have learnt, then act upon it.
5ـ إنْ أحْبَبْتَ أنْ تَكُونَ أسْعَدَ النّاسِ بِما عَلِمْتَ فَاعْمَلْ.
- Indeed only he is felicitous who fears divine punishment so he safeguards himself, and hopes for divine reward so he does good, and longs for Paradise so he wakes up [to worship] in the night.
6ـ إنَّما السَّعيدُ مَنْ خافَ العِقابَ فَأَمِنَ، ورَجا الثَّوابَ
فَاحْسَنَ،وَ اشْتاقَ إلَى الجَنَّةِ فَادَّلَجَ.