23 December 2010

Seize five things from the people of your time…

عن عبد الرحمن بن أبي حاتم الرازي قال

From (the Scholar) Abdur Rahman ibn Abee Haatim Ar-Raazee who said:

دَخَلْتُ دَمَشْقَ عَلَى كَتَبَةِ الحَدِيْثِ فَمَرَرْتُ بِحَلَقَةِ قَاسِم الجُوْعِي

I entered upon the students of hadeeth in Damascus and I passed by the circle (halaqah) of (the Scholar) Qaasim al Joo’ee

فَرَأَيْتُ نَفَراً جُلُوْساً حَوْلَهُ وَهُوَ يَتَكَلَّمُ عَلَيْهِمْ
So I saw a group sitting around him and he was speaking to them

فَهَالَنِي مَنْظَرُهُمْ، فَتَقَدَّمْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُوْلُ

Their appearance amazed me, so I went and sat and heard him say:

اِغْتَنِمُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ زَمَانِكُمْ خَمْساً

Seize five things from the people of your time:

إِنْ حَضَرْتُمْ لَمْ تُعْرَفُوا

When you are present (attending something), you are not known

وَإِنْ غِبْتُمْ لَمْ تُفْتَقَدُوا

And when you are absent, you are not missed

وَإِنْ شَهِدْتُمْ لَمْ تُشَاوَرُوا

And when you are present your advice is not sought

وَإِنْ قُلْتُمْ شَيْئاً لَمْ يُقْبَلْ قَوْلُكُمْ

And when you say something, your speech is not accepted

وَإِنْ عَمِلْتُمْ شَيْئاً لَمْ تُعْطَوا بِهِ

And when you do something, you are not given anything for it

أُوْصِيْكُمْ بِخَمْسٍ أَيْضاً

I also advise you with five things:

إِنْ ظُلِمْتُمْ لَمْ تَظْلِمُوا

When you are wronged, you do not wrong others

وَإِنْ مُدِحْتُمْ لَمْ تَفْرَحُوا

And when you are praised, you do not become happy

وَإِنْ نُدِمْتُمْ لَمْ تَجْزَعُوا

And when you are criticized, you do not become sad

وإن كُذِّبْتُمْ فَلَا تَغْضَبُوا

And when you are not believed, then do not become angry


وَإِنْ خَانُوكُمْ فَلَا تَخُوْنُوا.

And others betray you, then do not betray them

قَالَ: فَجَعَلْتُ هَذَا فَائِدَتِي فِي دَمَشْقَ

So I took this as my benefit from Damascus

من كتاب الزهد لابن أبي حاتم الرازي

From Kitaabuz-Zuhd by Ibn Abee Haatim Ar-Raazee

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