قَالَ: فَكَذٌلِكَ أَقُولُ فَكَذٌلِكَ أَنَا يَا ابْنَ رَسَولِ...

This is something which we too must give importance to and encourage other people towards. This is also one of the things which removes the adversities in people's lives and if done while on the spiritual path, would permit one to reach Allah (SwT). However in this tradition, the Imam wishes to spiritually awaken his students and point them to an even more important issue.

It is for this reason that he told his companion that they should not make their charity null and void through laying an obligation upon and harassing those who whom they have helped. The companion told the Imam that he neither lays an obligation nor does he harass the person whom he helps to which the Imam replied, “Harassing the person (whom you have helped) does not only relate to the person whom you have assisted (materially).

Rather you have actually harassed the Angels of Allah (SwT) and us (the Ahlu'l Bayt) as well.” This companion asked, “How is it that I have harassed you (the Ahlu'l Bayt) and the Angels of Allah (SwT) where as I am one of your sincere Shi’a (followers)?” The Imam replied, “This claim of yours that you are one of our sincere Shi’a has made all of your actions void since the true, sincere Shi’a are only the true believer from amongst the people of Pharaoh (as mentioned in the Qur’an), the true believer mentioned in Surat Yasin, Salman, Abu Dharr, Miqdad and ‘Ammar.

The true believer from amongst the people of Pharaoh had true faith in Musa (as) however was forced to hide it [and this is one of the proofs for the permissibility of Taqiyyah. In this verse of the Qur’an, the man spoke to the oppressors and said to them, “Why are you dealing with Musa in such a harsh manner? Maybe he is speaking the truth. If he is lying, then his lies are on his own record of deeds and if he is speaking the truth, then why do you need to deal with him such?