These influences may take on the form of cultural invasions...

These influences may take on the form of cultural invasions and include those who write books to mislead the people, centers of corruption, wrong ideas and systems of economics (such as taking interest), and other effects of disbelief, transgression and rebellion which a true believer must protect himself from. In describing the Shi’a, Imam Ja’far.

Muhammad as-Sadiq (as) has stated: لاَ يُحِبُّ لَنَا مُبْغِضاً وَ لاَ يُبْغِضُ لَنَا مُحِبًّا “They (our Shi’a) are those who will not love the people who have enmity towards us (the Ahlul Bayt) and will not hate those who love us (the Ahlul Bayt).”[^1] Imam Muhammad. ‘Ali al-Baqir (as) has said: وَ أَبْغِضْ مُبْغِضَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ إِنْ كَانَ صَوَّاماً قَوَّامأً “Have enmity for those who have enmity for the family of Muhammad even if they fast and stand (for Salat) a lot.”[^2] Imam Ja’far.

Muhammad as-Sadiq (as) has said: وَ اللٌّهِ مَا جَعَلَ اللٌّهُ لِأَحَدٍ خِـيَرَةً فِي اتِّـبَاعِ غَيْرِنَا وَ إِنَّ مَنْ وَافَقَنَا خَالَفَ عَدُوَّنَا وَ مَنْ وَافَقَ عَدُوَّنَا فِي قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا وَ لاَ نَحْنُ مِنْهُمْ “I swear by Allah that Allah has not permitted anyone to follow anybody other than us (the Ahlul Bayt) and whoever follows us (the Ahlul Bayt) has gone against our enemies; and whoever agrees with our enemies in their words or deeds is not from us and we are not from them.”[^3] [^1]: Biharul Anwar, vol.

68, pg. 165, sec. 19, no. 16; Biharul Anwar, vol. 68, pg. 179, sec. 19, no. 37 [^2]: Wasa`il ash-Shi’a, vol. 11, pg. 444, sec. 17, no. 19 [^3]: Wasa`il ash-Shi’a, vol. 18, pg. 85, sec. 9, no. 33 Previous…

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