حکمت 266: و درود خدا بر او (شخصی از امام پرسید… · Saying 266

وَ سَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ أَنْ يُعَرِّفَهُ الْإِيمَانَ فَقَالَ (عليه السلام): إِذَا كَانَ الْغَدُ فَأْتِنِي حَتَّي أُخْبِرَكَ عَلَي أَسْمَاعِ النَّاسِ فَإِنْ نَسِيتَ مَقَالَتِي حَفِظَهَا عَلَيْكَ غَيْرُكَ فَإِنَّ الْكَلَامَ كَالشَّارِدَةِ يَنْقُفُهَا هَذَا وَ يُخْطِئُهَا هَذَا.

و قد ذكرنا ما أجابه به فيما تقدم من هذا الباب و هو قوله الإيمان علي أربع شعب

Someone asked Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, to define religion for him, so he said: Come to me tomorrow so that I enlighten you in the presence of all the people, so that if you forget what I say others might retain it, because an utterance is like a fluttering prey which may be grappled with by someone but missed by others. Al-Sayyid al-Radi says: We have already atated in the earlier chapter whatA Amir al-Mu'minin replied to this man, namely his saying (no.31) (faith stands on four supports.)