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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Mikyalul Makarim Fee Fawaaid ad-Duaa Lil Qai’m vol. 2 79: Active Involvement In The Fulfillment Of Rights Of Brothers-In-Faith One of the actions that can earn the Imam’s (as) pleasure is active involvement in fulfillment of mutual rights.
Considering this duty unimportant tantamount to consider the right of Imam (as) insignificant because traditions state that the relationship of Momineen with Imam (as) is that of father and sons and since friendship and goodness to children is friendship and goodness to their parents. The same shall apply with regard to the rights of Momineen. Also that ignoring this matter is same as considering the Imam unimportant.
Among the traditions that prove this matter is one narrated from Mualla Ibne Khunais that he asked Imam Sadiq (as) regarding the rights of believers.
Imam (as) said, “The momin has seventy rights but I shall inform of only seven of them because I fear you would not be able to bear it and I love you much.” The narrator said, “Insha Allah I shall be able to bear it.” Imam (as) started, “Do not eat to satiation if your momin brother is hungry, do not dress up if he is unclothed, guide him in every matter, and prefer for him what you prefer for yourself. If you have a maidservant, send her to him so that she may do his household chores.
Always remain busy in fulfilling the needs of the momin brother. If you do this, you have connected your Wilayat to our Wilayat and our Wilayat to the Wilayat of Allah.”[^1] In the same book, Mufaddal Ibne Umar narrates from Imam Sadiq (as) that he said, “Those of you who please a momin should not think that they have pleased that momin alone. By Allah!
They have made us (Imams) happy, rather by Allah, they have made the Messenger of Allah (S) happy.”[^2] In the same book, through the author’s own chain of narrators it is narrated from His Eminence, Abul Hasan (as) that he said: Every believer brother that comes to a believer for help is a divine mercy; thus one who accepts him, is joined to our Wilayat which is joined to the Wilayat of God.