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46ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) ـ لمّا شَكا إلَيهِ رجُلٌ قَساوَةَ قَلبِهِ ـ: إذا أرَدتَ أن يَلينَ قَلبُكَ فَأطعِمِ المِسكينَ وامسَحْ رَأسَ اليَتيمِ. |
| 46– The Prophet (SAWA), when a person complained to him about the hardness of his heart, said, ‘If you want your heart to soften, feed the needy and stroke the head of orphans.’[Mishkat al-Anwar, p. 167] |
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47ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): عَوِّدُوا قُلوبَكُمُ الرِّقَّةَ، وأكثِرُوا مِن التَّفَكُّرِ والبُكاءِ مِن خَشيَةِ اللّهِ. |
| 47– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Accustom your hearts to being soft, and increase your contemplation and cry much due to fear of Allah.’[A`alam al-Din, p. 365, no. 33] |
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48ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ وقد رُئيَ علَيهِ إزارٌ خَلَقٌ مَرقوعٌ فقيلَ لَهُ في ذلكَ ـ: يَخشَعُ لَهُ القَلبُ، وتَذِلُّ بهِ النفسُ، ويَقتَدي بهِ المُؤمنونَ. |
| 48– Imam Ali (AS), being seen wearing a wraparound cloth that was worn-out and patched, was asked about it, to which he replied, ‘With it the heart becomes humble, the self is humiliated, and the believers follow its example.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 103] |
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49ـ الإمامُ الباقرُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): تَعَرَّضْ لِرِقَّةِ القَلبِ بكَثرَةِ الذِّكرِ في الخَلَواتِ. |
| 49– Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘Embark upon softening the heart through constant remembrance [of Allah] in places of seclusion.’[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, p. 285] |
