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(Qur’an, Surah Qasas 28:54) Imam Sadiq (as) says, “(They shall be granted their reward) for their patience in practicing Taqayyah.” Regarding, “and they repel evil with good”, Imam (as) says that ‘good’ refers to Taqayyah and ‘evil’ refers to the revealing of confidential matters.[^1] Again in Al-Kafi Imam Sadiq (as) says, “Taqayyah is the shield of a believer and a protection for him. One who does not believe in Taqayyah does not have faith.

Indeed our tradition does not reach a person but that he fulfills religiousness between himself and his Lord. That thing brings him respect in the world and light (Noor) in the hereafter.

And our tradition reaches another person and he exposes it (to opponents) and it causes him insult and the Almighty Allah takes away the Noor from him.”[^2] It is mentioned in a correct tradition from Hisham Kandi[^3] that he said: I heard His Eminence, Abu Abdullah Imam Sadiq (as) say: It must not be that you do something that causes us to be censured, because a father is criticized for the bad character of his son.

You should be an ornament to one in whom you have faith [the rightful Imam] and you should not be cause of disgrace to him. Perform prayers in their [Sunnis’] congregation, and visit their sick and participate in the funeral of their dead and they should not get precedence over you in any good deed, as you are worthier than them for it. By Allah, Allah, has not been worshipped by anything which is more liked by Him than ‘khaba’. The narrator asked: What is ‘Khaba’?