Thus, it is not a problem if I perform this act.
Thus, it is not a problem if I perform this act.'” The second part of the tradition tells us, “Do not make your faith as the spring-board to perform sins.” How do people use their faith to commit sins? They say things like: “If we are already corrupt and polluted with sins, then Allah (SwT) is the All-Generous (al-Karim).
With faith in the generousness of Allah (SwT), we will commit sins, as He will forgive us.” There is a sentence which is commonly heard amongst the people that, “We are all drowning in our sins, however we have Husayn.” It is here that such people use the Wilayah of the Ahlul Bait (as) as the means through which they can sin even more! In reality, this is not faith, rather, this is a precursor to the disobedience of Allah (SwT)!
One who speaks like this is actually lying to himself as if he had complete reliance (Tawakkul) upon Allah (SwT), then he would obey Him and he would not use his supposed belief in complete reliance to commit more sins! This discussion has also been mentioned in relation to intercession (Shafa’at) in our commentary of the Qur’an, Tafsir-e-Namuna. A poet once uttered the following poem in “praise” of the Commander of the Faithful, ‘Ali b.
Abi Talib (as): حاجب، اگر معامله حشر با على است من ضامنم كه هرچه بخواهى گناه كن “O' hajib (Gatekeeper of Paradise), if the negotiation on the plain of Resurrection (in regards to one's sins and good deeds) is done with ‘Ali; then I am guaranteed that I can do whatever I want to do, even sin!” That night in his sleep, he saw the Commander of the Faithful, ‘Ali b.
Abi Talib (as) who said to him, “You has composed a very bad poem and must change it.” The man said, “What should I change it to?” The Imam (as) replied to him: “Say the following: حاجب، اگر معامله حشر با على است شرم از رخ على كن و كمتر گناه كن “O' hajib (Gatekeeper of Paradise), if the negotiation on the plain of Resurrection (in regards to one's sins and good deeds) is done with ‘Ali; then (I must) have modesty in the face of Allah, and sin less.” The person who has firm belief in the Wilayah or guardianship of the Ahlu'l Bayt (as) knows that atleast once or twice every week, all of his actions are presented to Imam Sahibul Zaman (as).