2ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ لَمّا سُئِلَ عن أشَدِّ المَصائبِ ـ: المُصيبَةُ بِالدِّينِ.
2– Imam Ali (AS) was once asked what the worst affliction was, to which he replied, ‘To be afflicted with a blow to one’s faith.’
3ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أعظَمُ المَصائبِ والشَّقاءِ الوَلَهُ بِالدُّنيا.
3– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The greatest affliction and source of wretchedness is infatuation with this world.’
4ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أعظَمُ المَصائبِ الجَهلُ.
4– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The greatest affliction is ignorance.’
5ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ لِرَجُلٍ قدِ اشتَدَّ جَزَعُهُ على وَلَدِهِ ـ: يا هذا جَزِعتَ لِلمُصيبَةِ الصُّغرى، وغَفَلتَ عنِ المُصيبَةِ الكُبرى! ولو كنتَ لِما صارَ إليه وَلَدُكَ مُستَعِدّاً لَما اشـتَدَّ علَيه جَزَعُكَ، فَمُصابُكَ بتَركِكَ الاستِعدادَ لَهُ أعظَمُ مِن مُصابِكَ بوَلَدِكَ .
5– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said to a man who was experiencing intense grief at the loss of his son, ‘You are grieving at the minor affliction and are heedless of the major affliction! If only you prepared yourself for the place that your son has passed away to, your grief would not be so intense, for your affliction at having neglected preparation for it [i.e. the Hereafter] is much greater than the loss of your son.’[`Uyoun Akhbar al-Ridha (AS), v. 2, p. 5, no. 10]
