حکمت 111: اگر کوهی مرا دوست بدارد، درهم · Saying 111

وَ قَالَ (عليه السلام): وَ قَدْ تُوُفِّيَ سَهْلُ بْنُ حُنَيْفٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ بِالْكُوفَةِ بَعْدَ مَرْجِعِهِ مَعَهُ مِنْ صِفِّينَ وَ كَانَ أَحَبَّ النَّاسِ إِلَيْهِ:

لَوْ أَحَبَّنِي جَبَلٌ لَتَهَافَتَ .معني ذلك أن المحنة تغلظ عليه فتسرع المصائب إليه و لا يفعل ذلك إلا بالأتقياء الأبرار و المصطفين الأخيار،

و هذا مثل قوله (عليه السلام):

Sahl ibn Hunayf al-Ansari died at Kufah after his return from the battle of Siffin and he was very much loved by Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him. On this occasion Amir al-Mu'minin said: Even if a mountain had loved me, it would have crumbled down. Al-Sayyid al-Radi says: The meaning of this is that since the trial of the man who loves Amir al-Mu'minin will be so, severe troubles would leap towards him, and this is not the case except with the God-fearing, the virtuous and select good. There is another similar saying of Amir al-Mu'minin's individuals, namely