✍️Works of Ibn Abi al-Dunya

Reason and its virtue

العقل وفضله

Author: أبو بكر عبد الله بن محمد بن عبيد بن سفيان بن قيس البغدادي الأموي القرشي المعروف بابن أبي الدنيا (المتوفى: 281هـ) (d. 281)

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كتاب "العقل وفضله" لابن أبي الدنيا هو مؤلف في فضل العقل ومكانته في الإسلام، يجمع أحاديث وآثارًا تتناول صفات العاقل وثوابه، وعلاقة العقل بالإيمان والعمل والجزاء في الآخرة. ينتظم الكتاب في أبواب متعددة تبرز أن العقل من أعظم نعم الله بعد الإيمان، وأن الناس يتفاضلون به، وأن العاقل هو من يغلب حلمه جهله ويعقل أمر ربه.

Translation

The book “The Mind and Its Virtue” by Ibn Abi Al-Dunya is a book on the virtue of the mind and its place in Islam. It collects hadiths and hadiths that deal with the qualities and reward of the mind, and the relationship of the mind with faith, work, and reward in the afterlife. The book is organized into multiple sections that highlight that reason is one of God’s greatest blessings after faith, and that people excel in it, and that the rational person is the one whose dream overcomes his ignorance and understands the command of his Lord.

Topics covered

Reason and its virtue by Ibn Abi Al-Dunya
The wise man is destined for heaven
The wise man is firm in his affairs
He preferred to sit with people's faces
The chivalry of the believer is in his mind
People with vision are people with reason
Does a person's Islam depend on his mind?
How is his mind?
People rise according to their minds
People do good according to their intellect
The most successful is the one whom God has endowed with a mind
Is the punishment on the Day of Resurrection equal to reason?
The mind is the best creation of God
The best blessing after faith is reason
The most knowledgeable people are the wisest
I prefer to worship with the mind
Those with testimony are those with minds
God Almighty honors the wise
Adam, peace be upon him, was given religion, reason, and good character
One of the characteristics of a wise person is being polite to people
Rights obligatory for the rational person
There are three types of men
The Holy Qur’an is a warning to the wise
People differentiate by reason
The ultimate goal is a good mind

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