Punishment of usurping the wealth of an orphan
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أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْیَرِیُّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِیسَی عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ رِئَابٍ عَنِ الْحَلَبِیِّ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ إِنَّ فِی کِتَابِ عَلِیٍّ ع أَنَّ آکِلَ مَالِ الْیَتَامَی ظُلْماً سَیُدْرِکُهُ وَبَالُ ذَلِکَ فِی عَقِبِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ فِی الدُّنْیَا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ یَقُولُ- وَ لْیَخْشَ الَّذِینَ لَوْ تَرَکُوا مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ ذُرِّیَّهً ضِعافاً خافُوا عَلَیْهِمْ فَلْیَتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَ لْیَقُولُوا قَوْلًا سَدِیداً وَ أَمَّا فِی الْآخِرَهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ یَقُولُ- إِنَّ الَّذِینَ یَأْکُلُونَ أَمْوالَ الْیَتامی ظُلْماً إِنَّما یَأْکُلُونَ فِی بُطُونِهِمْ ناراً وَ سَیَصْلَوْنَ سَعِیراً
1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said that it is written in the book of Imam Amirul Momineen (a.s.) that one who usurps the wealth of an orphan forcefully, this wealth will be a cause of calamity for him soon on the Day of Judgment. And regarding the punishment of this world, Allah says, “And let those fear who, should they leave behind them weakly offspring, would fear on their account, so let them be careful of (their duty to) Allah, and let them speak right words. Allah says regarding the punishment of the hereafter: (As for) those who swallow the property of the orphans unjustly, surely they only swallow fire into their bellies and they shall enter burning fire.”
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أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِیسَی عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ سَعِیدٍ عَنْ أَخِیهِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ زُرْعَهَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَضْرَمِیِّ عَنْ سَمَاعَهَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ یَقُولُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَعَدَ فِی مَالِ الْیَتِیمِ عُقُوبَتَیْنِ أَمَّا أَحَدُهُمَا فَعُقُوبَهُ الْآخِرَهِ النَّارُ وَ أَمَّا عُقُوبَهُ الدُّنْیَا فَهُوَ قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ لْیَخْشَ الَّذِینَ لَوْ تَرَکُوا مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ ذُرِّیَّهً ضِعافاً خافُوا عَلَیْهِمْ فَلْیَتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَ لْیَقُولُوا قَوْلًا سَدِیداً یَعْنِی بِذَلِکَ لِیَخْشَ أَنْ أَخْلُفَهُ فِی ذُرِّیَّتِهِ کَمَا صَنَعَ هُوَ بِهَؤُلَاءِ الْیَتَامَی.
2. It is narrated that Imam (a.s.) said, “The Almighty Allah has promised two punishments for those who usurp the wealth of orphans forcefully. One of these is the punishment of hereafter and that is the fire of Hell. Another is the punishment of this world and Allah says regarding this: And let those fear who, should they leave behind them weakly offspring, would fear on their account, so let them be careful of (their duty to) Allah, and let them speak right words. Because your children can be dealt in the similar way as you deal with other orphans.”
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حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِیسَی عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِی نَجْرَانَ عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ حَکِیمٍ عَنِ الْمُعَلَّی بْنِ خُنَیْسٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: دَخَلْنَا عَلَیْهِ فَابْتَدَأَ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَکَلَ مَالَ الْیَتِیمِ سَلَّطَ اللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ مَنْ یَظْلِمُهُ وَ عَلَی عَقِبِهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ یَقُولُ وَ لْیَخْشَ الَّذِینَ لَوْ تَرَکُوا مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ ذُرِّیَّهً ضِعافاً خافُوا عَلَیْهِمْ فَلْیَتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَ لْیَقُولُوا قَوْلًا سَدِیداً.
3. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan al-Saffar from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Isa from Abdulrahman b. Abi Najran from ’Amir b. Hakeem from al-Mu’ala b. Khunays from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: And let those fear who, should they leave behind them weakly offspring, would fear on their account, so let them be careful of (their duty to) Allah, and let them speak right words.”