Hadith 229

(The book) ‘Nahj Al Balagah’ –
‘Amir Al-Momineen-asws heard a man from the Al-Haruwiya (Kharijites) holding vigil at night and he was reciting (Quran). He-asws said: ‘Sleep upon certainty is better than Salat prayed in doubt’’. [62]
And from a sermon of his-asws (Amir Al-Momineen-asws): ‘But rather the suspicion is named as ‘suspicion’ because it resembles the truth, and as for friends of Allah-azwj, their illumination in it is the certainty, and their pointer is the way of guidance; and as for enemies of Allah-azwj, their supplication in it is the straying, and their pointer is the blindness. He will not be saved from the death, the one who fears it, nor is the remaining (living) is given to the one who loves it’’. [63]
And from a speech of his-asws when there was fear from the infliction: ‘And surely upon me‑asws there is a protective shield. When my-asws day comes, it will split away from me-asws and submit me-asws (to death). At that time, the arrow (of death) will fly, and the talk will not cure’’. [64]
And he-asws said in a bequest to his-asws son-asws Al-Hassan-asws: ‘Eliminate from you-asws the arriving events by determined patience and good certainty’’. [65]
(The book) ‘Mishkat Al Anwar’ –
‘From Abu Ja’far-asws having said: ‘Ali-asws said in a lengthy sermon of his‑asws: ‘The Eman is based upon four pillars – upon the patience, and the certainty, and the justice, and the Tawheed’’. [66]
And from him, copying from Al Mahasin, ‘From Abu Abdullah-asws: ‘The Eman is superior to, and the certainty is superior to the Eman, and there is none from a thing dearer than the certainty’’. [67]
And from Safwan Al-Jammal who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah-asws about Words of Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic: And as for the wall, so it belonged to two orphaned boys in the city, and beneath it was a treasure for them, [18: 82]. He-asws said: ‘But it was neither gold nor silver. But rather, it was four phrases – “I-azwj am Allah‑azwj, there is no god except I-azwj”; one who is certain of the death will not laugh for his year (whole life); and one certain of the Reckoning, his heart will not be joyful; and the one certain of the Pre-determination will not fear (anyone) except Allah-azwj’’. [68]
And Abu Abdullah-asws said: ‘The patience is from certainty’’. [69]
And from Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘Qanbar was a slave of Ali-azwj. He used to love Ali-asws with intense love. Whenever Ali-asws went out, he would go out on his-asws tracks with the sword. One night he-asws saw him. He-asws said: ‘O Qanbar! What is the matter with you? ’
He said, ‘I have come to walk behind you-asws, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws’. He-asws said: ‘Woe be to you! Is it from people of the sky you are guarding me-asws, or from people of the earth? ’
He said, ‘No, but from people of the earth’. He-asws said: ‘People of the earth are not able if they were to desire so, except by the Permission of Allah-azwj from the sky, so return! ’
He-asws (Abu Abdullah-asws said): ‘S