● الحَسَدُ يَأْكُلُ
الحَسَناتِ كَمَا تَأْكُلُ النَّارُ الحَطَبَ، وَالصَّدَقَةُ
تُطْفِىءُ الخَطِيْئَةَ كَما يُطْفِىءُ الماءُ النَّارَ. |
Jealousy eats away good deeds just as fire
eats away firewood, and charity puts out (the flames of) sins just
as water puts out fire. |
● الحَسَدُ يُفْسِدُ
الإيمَانَ كَمَا يُفْسِدُ الصَّبِرُ العَسَلَ. |
Jealousy ruins (one's) faith Just as aloe
decays honey. |
● رَأى عِيْسَى بْنُ
مَرْيَمَ رَجُلاً يَسْرِقُ فَقَالَ لَهُ: أسَرَقْتَ؟ قَالَ: كَلاّ
وَالَّذي لا إلهَ إلاّ هُوَ، وَقَالَ عِيْسَى: آمَنْتُ بِاللَّهِ
وَكَذَبَتْ عَيْنِي. |
Jesus, son of Mary beheld a man stealing
(something)."Did you steal anything"?, he asked him. "No, by the God
save Him no god exists". The man retorted. "I believe in God and my
eyes have erred". Jesus asserted. |
● الجِنُّ لا تُخَبِّلُ
أحَداً في بَيْتِهِ عَتِيْقٌ مِنَ الخَيْلِ. |
Jins will not make idiot those who have
horses of noble birth at home. |
● صِلْ مَنْ قَطَعَكَ
وَأعْطِ مَنْ حَرَمَكَ وَاعْفُ عَمَّنْ ظَلَمَكَ. |
Join the one who has renounced you, do good
to the one who has deprived you and forgive the one who has
oppressed you. |
● صِلْ مَنْ قَطَعَكَ
وَأحْسِنْ إلى مَنْ أسَاءَ اِلَيْكَ، وَقُلِ الحَقَّ وَلَوْ عَلى
نَفْسِكَ. |
Join the one who has renounced you, do good
to the one who has wronged you and tell the truth, though it might
be against you. |
● الأكْلُ مَعَ الخَادِمِ
مَنِ التَّوَاضُعِ. |
Joining a servant's meal shows one's
humility. |
● ثَلاثُ لا يَجُوزُ
اللَّعِبُ فِيْهِنَّ: الطَّلاقُ؛ وَالنِّكاحُ؛ وَالعِتْقُ. |
Joking is not allowed in the following
three: divorce, marriage, and emancipation of slaves. |
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