رياضة النفس
الشَّرِيعَةُ رِيَاضَةُ النَّفْسِ
The Shar?‘ah is [for] disciplining the self
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الْعَاقِلُ يَضَعُ نَفْسَهُ فَيَرْتَفِعُ [فَيُرْفَعُ]
The intelligent one puts his self down and as a result he gets elevated
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الْمَرْءُ حَيْثُ وَضَعَ نَفْسَهُ بِرِيَاضَتِهِ وَطَاعَتِهِ فَإِنْ نَزَّهَهَا تَنَزَّهَتْ وَإِنْ دَنَّسَهَا تَدَنَّسَتْ [دُنِّسَتْ]
A person is in the position where he places his soul through his devotion and obedience, so if he purifies it, it becomes pure and if he sullies it, it becomes sullied
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الرَّجُلُ حَيْثُ اخْتَارَ لِنَفْسِهِ إِنْ صَانَهَا ارْتَفَعَتْ وَإِنِ ابْتَذَلَهَا اتَّضَعَتْ
A person is in the position that he chooses for his soulIf he preserves it, it becomes elevated and if he does not preserve it, it becomes abased
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آفَةُ الرِّيَاضَةِ غَلَبَةُ الْعَادَةِ
The bane of training [of the self] is the overpowering habit
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خِدْمَةُ النَّفْسِ صِيَانَتُهَا عَنِ اللَّذَّاتِ وَالْمُقْتَنَيَاتِ وَرِيَاضَتُهَا بِالْعُلُومِ وَالْحِكَمِ وَاجْتِهَادُهَا [إِجْهَادُهَا] بِالْعِبَادَاتِ وَالطَّاعَاتِ وَفِي ذَلِكَ نَجَاةُ النَّفْسِ
Serving the soul means protecting it from [unlawful] pleasures and acquisitions, training it with knowledge and wisdom and making it strive in performing acts of worship and obedience, for in this lies the salvation for the soul
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ذَلِّلُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ بِتَرْكِ الْعَادَاتِ وَقُودُوهَا إِلَى فِعْلِ [أَفْضَلِ] الطَّاعَاتِ وَحَمِّلُوهَا أَعْبَاءَ الْمَغَارِمِ وَحُلُّوهَا بِفِعْلِ الْمَكَارِمِ وَصُونُوهَا عَنْ دَنَسِ الْمَآثِمِ
Humble your souls by abandoning [bad] habits, lead them towards performing acts of obedience [and worship], make them bear the burdens of [others’] liabilities, beautify them through noble deeds, and protect them from the filth of sins
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سِيَاسَةُ النَّفْسِ أَفْضَلُ سِيَاسَةٍ وَرِئَاسَةُ الْعِلْمِ أَشْرَفُ رِئَاسَةٍ
Governing one’s soul is the best [form of] administration and the eminency of knowledge is the most honourable pre-eminence
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ضَابِطُ نَفْسِهِ عَنْ دَوَاعِي اللَّذَّاتِ مَالِكٌ مُهْمِلُهَا هَالِكٌ
The one who keeps his soul steadfast against the temptations of worldly pleasures is a master [over it] and the one who neglects it is destroyed
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ضَبْطُ النَّفْسِ عِنْدَ الرَّغَبِ وَالرَّهَبِ مِنْ أَفْضَلِ الْأَدَبِ
Self-restraint during desire and fear is from the most excellent etiquette
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ضَبْطُ النَّفْسِ عِنْدَ حَادِثِ الْغَضَبِ يُؤْمِنُ مَوَاقِعَ الْعَطَبِ
Self-restraint during times of anger saves one from situations that lead to harm
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طُوبَى لِمَنْ سَعَى فِي فَكَاكِ نَفْسِهِ قَبْلَ ضِيقِ الْأَنْفَاسِ وَشِدَّةِ الْإِبْلَاسِ
Blessed is the one who strives to free his soul before the shortness of breath and the severity of despair [at the time of death]
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طُوبَى لِمَنْ كَابَدَ هَوَاهُ وَكَذَّبَ مُنَاهُ وَرَمَى غَرَضاً وَأَحْرَزَ عِوَضاً
Blessed is the one who endures [the temptations of] his vain desire, rejects his [false] aspiration, hits the target and acquires recompense
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غَيْرُ مُدْرِكِ الدَّرَجَاتِ مَنْ أَطَاعَ الْعَادَاتِ
One who submits to his [evil] habits does not attain lofty stations
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فِي خِلَافِ النَّفْسِ رُشْدُهَا
The guidance of the soul is in opposing it
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كَيْفَ يَسْتَطِيعُ صَلَاحَ نَفْسِهِ مَنْ لَا يَقْنَعُ بِالْقَلِيلِ
How can one who is not content with little have the ability to reform himself?!
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لِلْعَاقِلِ فِي كُلِّ عَمَلٍ ارْتِيَاضٌ
For the intelligent one, in every action there is self-discipline
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لِقَاحُ الرِّيَاضَةِ دِرَاسَةُ الْحِكْمَةِ وَغَلَبَةُ الْعَادَةِ
That which infuses discipline is the study of wisdom and overcoming [bad] habits
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مَنِ اسْتَدَامَ رِيَاضَةَ نَفْسِهِ انْتَفَعَ
Whoever continually disciplines his soul derives [great] benefit
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مَنْ سَخَتْ نَفْسُهُ عَنْ مَوَاهِبِ الدُّنْيَا فَقَدِ اسْتَكْمَلَ الْعَقْلَ
One who is glad to relinquish the bounties of this world [for the sake of the Hereafter] has certainly perfected his intellect
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لَا تُدَاهِنُوا فَيَقْتَحِمَ بِكُمُ الْإِدْهَانُ عَلَى الْمَعْصِيَةِ
Do not flatter each other thereby letting flattery plunge you into sin
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لَا تَنْجَعُ الرِّيَاضَةُ إِلَّا فِي نَفْسٍ يَقَظَةٍ
Discipline is not beneficial except in a woken soul
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