sayingWorshipSaying 145
“There are many who fast but whose fast is nothing more than hunger and thirst. There are many who offer of prayers and whose prayer is no better than wakefulness and hardship: the sleep as well as the eating and drinking of the intelligent (God-fearing) person is far better.”
MEANING
Imam Ali (a.s.) points to a truth worth sitting with: there are many who fast but whose fast is nothing more than hunger and thirst. there are many who offer of prayers and whose prayer is no better than wakefulness and hardship: the sleep as well as the eating and drinking of the intelligent (god-fearing) person is far better.
TAKE THIS INTO YOUR DAY
Dedicate a few minutes today to sincere, unhurried worship.
SOURCE
Saying 145 — Peak of Eloquence / Nahjul-Balagha (Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an ed.)
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