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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Mikyalul Makarim Fee Fawaaid ad-Duaa Lil Qai’m vol. 1 Part-Fulfillment Of The Rights Of His Eminence Upon Us ========================================================= This subject shall be discussed under a few subheadings: First: According to the dictates of reason, fulfillment of the rights of the one who owes it to you is the most important matter; and it is absolutely clear.

Second: According to Islamic law also, fulfillment of rights is a matter of supreme importance. There are some traditions that confirm this as well.

For example: The Thiqatul Islam, Kulaini (r.a.) has mentioned in Usool Kafi on the authority of His Eminence, Abu Abdillah Sadiq (as) through an authentic chain of narrators that the Imam said: “Allah is not worshipped by anything better than the fulfillment of the rights of the believer.”[^1] In Biharul Anwar it is quoted from Amirul Momineen (as) that he said: Fulfilling the rights of brothers in faith is the best deed of those who fear Allah most ( Muttaqeen ).

Third: It is that His Eminence is having many important rights upon us that we had mentioned in brief in Part Three of this book. Here we would not prolong the discussion as the rights of that great personality on us cannot be estimated. Only the Almighty Allah knows how many rights His Eminence has. That which proves this is a tradition mentioned in Biharul Anwar that Imam Ja’far Sadiq (as) said: “No one is able to describe the Almighty Allah and reach the depths of His greatness and power.

Just as no one is able to reach the depths of describing the Almighty Allah and understand His power and greatness in full similarly it is impossible for one to know fully well about the Messenger of Allah (S) and our merits. No one can fully comprehend what the Almighty Allah has given to us and what rights He made incumbent in our regard. And in the same way no one could fully realize our excellences and what are the rights that are made incumbent in our favor.

Likewise no one can describe in full the rights of the believer and fulfill them…”[^2] I say: It is very much certain that all the rights of the believers are branches of their rights and their merits. Fourth: Preparing and making effort to fulfill rights is a source of gaining espect and greatness in the divine court and whoever makes more efforts in this way achieves a better position in the view of the Almighty Allah and he earns more respect and regard.