\n Appendix I \n It is narrated from Imam Hassan Askari...

\n Appendix I \n It is narrated from Imam Hassan Askari -asws that Imam Ali bin Hussain -asws said:\u00a0 When you learn about a scholar who looks like a \u2018Alam-e-Deen\u2019, from his appearance, who replies to questions after extensive thinking and taking careful measures and greets with affability and observes humbleness-don\u2019t be simply taken over by these qualities as many people would like to corrupt \u2018Deen\u2019 for the sake of worldly benefits, they trick sincere worshiper into their devious web, and rob them from their wealth and once they mange to do so, they get pleasure from their accumulated wealth.\u00a0 However, when you find an \u2018Alam\u2019 who refrains from worldly gains and observes religious acts and controls his desires even then do not get trapped in their masquerading manners as there could be many types of ego related desires, hidden underneath!\u00a0 Since an \u2018Alam\u2019 keeps away from the unjust wealth but may still be engulfed by other un-Islamic practices.

\n When you confirm that he is not indulged into any of these, even then be careful and take further precautions before trusting him!

Until you yourself, do not verify that his practices are according to his preaches and he has sound knowledge- and these should appreciably be reflected from him.\u00a0 The unwise among them (Alam), however, do more harm to the Deen through their critical mistake than any good even when they intend to act with good intentions.\u00a0 And when you make sure that his wisdom is credible even then do not be deceived by him and see if his wisdom keeps control of his wild and filthy desires and see whether he likes the worldly positions and the tendency to be praised by people.\u00a0 As there are few who would trade their \u2018Deen\u2019 for worldly gains but end up loosing both of them.\u00a0 Few of them, strife for status, popularity and position at the cost of sacrificing all comforts of their lives.

\n Allah -azwj would stop His mercy unto them due to their sins and leave them astray in the darkness.\u00a0 They declare Allah -azwj \u2019s \u2018Hallal\u2019 as Harram and Harram is converted into Hallal.\u00a0 Worldly glory and power glitter their eyes and they do not hesitate to trade the Deen to acquire them.\u00a0 They are the ones who will be severely cursed and punished by Allah -azwj and there is humiliating wrath of Allah -azwj awaiting them.