Al-Muttaqin Sermon: Difference between revisions

'''The Muttaqīn sermon''' (Arabic: خطبة المتّقین) (the Pious sermon) is one of the most famous sermons of [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] in which he describes a pious Muslim. The sermon characterizes the pious so well in their personal and social life that at the end of the sermon, [[Hammam]], the Imam’s companion who had asked about the characteristics of the pious, loses consciousness and passes away. The sequence number of this sermon varies in different editions of ''[[Nahj al-Balagha]]''.

| Al-Mu'jam al-mufahras, Subhi Salih || 193

| Fiyd al-Islam, Ibn Maytham || 184

| Minhaj al-bara'a (al-Khu'i), Mulla Salih || 192

| [[Ibn Abi al-Hadid]], 'Abduh || 186

| Mulla Fath Allah || 221

| Fi zilal || 191

 

It is related that [[Hammam]] who was a devoted worshiper and one of the companions of [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] asked him to describe the pious: "O, [[Amir al-Mu'minin]], describe the pious for me as if I am looking at them." Imam 'Ali (a) tried to void answering and said, "O Hammam, be wary of [[Allah]] and perform good deeds because 'Indeed Allah is with those who are wary [[God]] and those who do good (to others).'(16:128)"

It is narrated that after the sermon, Hammam lost conciseness and passed away. Imam 'Ali (a) said, "Verily, by [[God]] I feared this for him." Then he added: "Effective advice has such influence on its people (who have receptive ears)."

Someone said, "O Amir al-Mu'minin, why did not it affect you?" Amir al-Mu'minin (a) replied, "Woe to you! There is a fixed hour for each death that it will not exceeded it, and a cause which does not change. Be silent and never repeat such talk, indeed [[Satan]] had put on your tongue."

# Speaking properly,

# Moderation,

# Humility,

# Avoiding the forbidden,

# Listening to beneficial knowledge,

# Greediness for knowledge,

# Endurance of hardships,

# Forgiving who did wrong to them,

# Avoiding indecent speech,

# Not misappropriating what they have been trusted with,

# Suppressing the anger,

# People are in ease from them,

# Blaming themselves (being suspicious about themselves),

# Fear from being complemented,

# Having faith with certainty,

# Forbearance,

# [[Night prayers]] with recitation of the [[Qur'an]],

# Seeking cure for themselves in the Qur'an,

# Their heart are influenced by the Qur'an,

# Humility in worship,

In addition to various translations of ''[[Nahj al-Balagha]]'', which include this sermon as well, the sermon has been solely translated to Farsi several times.

 

 

* The material for this article is mainly take from [http://fa.wikishia.net/view/%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%87_%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%82%DB%8C%D9%86 خطبه متقین] in Farsi Wikishia.

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