(تحف العقول ص489) Thus the one out of the jurisprudents who...
(تحف العقول ص489) Thus the one out of the jurisprudents who is the protector of his soul, saver of his religion, the oppressor of his passions & lusts (of ego), submissive to the command of his Lord, 'so it is obligatory for the people to imitate & follow him (Taqleed means unconditional Imitation). [^4] 4- فَأَمَا مَن کانَ مِنَ الفُقَهاءِ صائِناً لِنَفسِهِ،حافِظاً لِدينِهِ،مُخالِفاً عَلی هَواهُ مُطيعاًلأِمرِ مَولاهُ،فَلِلعَوامِ أَن يُقَلِّدُوهُ.
(وسائل الشيعة ج18 ص95) An age will approach when the people's faces would be laughing (exalting) & their hearts would be dark, bleak & dirty. The Sunnah to them would be innovation & heresy & innovation would be (considered) Sunnah among them. The faithful would be belittled & debased among them, & the transgressor would be honorable & respectful among them. Their lords & chiefs would be ignorant & aggressive ones. And the religious scholar’s would be on the threshold of the aggressors & tyrants.
[^5] 5- سَيَأتي زَمانٌ النّاسِ وُجُوهُهُم ضاحِکَةٌ مُستَبشِرَةٌ، وَقُلُوبُهُم مُظلِمَةٌ مُتَکَدَّرَةٌ، السُّنَّةُ فِيهِم بِدعَةٌ،وَالبِدعَةٌ فيهِم سُنَّةٌ،المِؤمِنُ بَينَهُم مُحَقَّرٌ، وَالفاسقُ بَينَهُم مُوَقَتَرٌ،أُمَراؤُهُم جاهِلُونَ جائِرُونَ وُعُلَماؤُهُم في أَبوابِ الظَّلَمَةِ... (مستدرک الوسائل 2 ص322) Whoever admonishes his brother secretly he has decorated him & the one who admonishes him openly & publicly has vilified & rebuked him.[^6] 6- مَن وَعَظَ أَخاهُ سِرّاً فَقَد زانَهُ.
وَ مَن وَعَظَهُ عَلانِيَةً فَقَد شانَهُ. (تحف العقول ص489) The best of your brothers is the one who forgets your sin & remember & mentions your favor done to him. [^7] 7- خَيرُ إِخوانِکَ مَن نَسِیَ ذَنبَکَ وَذَکَرَ إِحسانَکَ إِلَيهِ.
(بحارالانوار ج78 ص379) The foolish heart is in his mouth & the mouth (lips) of the wise one is in his heart (the foolish says whatever he pleases, without considering it's repercussion whereas the sage thinks before speaking.) [^8] 8- قَلبُ الأَحمَقِ في فَمِهِ وَ فَمُ الحکيمِ في قَلبِهِ. (بحارالانوار ج78 ص374) The person who rides the back of falsehood, lands upon the house of regret & shame.[^9] 9- مَن رَکِبَ ظَهرَ الباطِلِ نَزَلَ بِهِ دارَآ لنَّدامَةِ.
(بحارالانوار ج78 ص379) Rage & anger is the key to all evils. [^10] 10- أَلغَضَبُ مِفتاحُ کُلِّ شَرٍّ. (بحارالانوار ج78 ص373) Do not enter a disputed discussion as it will take away your honor & respect & do not make mockery & joke as people would pick up courage & dare at you. [^11] 11- لا تُمار فَيَذهَبَ بَهاؤُکَ،وَلا تُمازِح فَيُجتَرَأَ عَلَيکَ.
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