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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Ethical Discourses: Volume 1 Discourse 39: How to Keep Away from Doubtful Things and the Lower Desires (of the Soul) قَالَ رَسُولُ اللٌّهِ : إِنَّمَا يُؤْتَى النَّاسُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عَنْ إِحْدى مِنْ ثَلاَثَ: إِمَّا مِنْ شُبْهَةٍ فِي الدِّينِ ارْتَكَبُوهَا أَوْ شَهْوَةٍ لِلَذَّةٍ آثَرُوهَا أَوْ عَصَبِيَّةِ لَحْمَةٍ أَعْمَلُوهَا.

فَإِذَا لاَحَتْ لَكُمْ شُبْهَةٌ فِي الدِّينِ فَاجْلُوهَا بِالْيَقِينِ، وَ إِذَا عُرِضَتْ لَكُمْ شَهْوَةٌ فَاقْمَعُوهَا بِالزُّهْدِ، وَ إِذَا عَنَّتْ لَكُمْ غَضْبَةٌ فَأَدُّوهَا بِالْعَفُوِ.

إِنَّهُ يُنَادِي مُنَادٍ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ عَلى اللٌّهِِ أَجْراً فَلْيَقُمْ، فَلا يَقُومُ إِلاَّ الْعَافُونَ، أَلَمْ تَسْمَعُوا قَوْلَهُ تَعَالـى: فَمَنْ عَفَا وَ أَصْلَحَ فَأَجْرُهُ عَلَى اللٌّهِ The Messenger of Allah (S) said, “Surely when the Day of Judgement comes about, everyone will be grouped according to one of three deeds (and put into the hell fire): It may be due to the doubtful things of the faith which they performed; or it may be due to the desires of the lower self which had an effect on on; or it may be due to the prejudice which had been acted upon [^1].

So then if any confusions or doubts come to you in matters of your religion, then remove them through certainty (of faith); and if your lower desires come upon you then stand up against them through asceticism; and if anger takes you over, then remove it through forgiveness. Surely the Caller will call out on the Day of Judgement that whoever has any rights upon Allah should stand up and take them back from Him.

So then none except those who forgave others (in this world) will stand up - have you not heard the words of Allah, the Most High, “So he who forgives and makes correct the relations, his reward is with Allah.”[^2] In this tradition, the Noble Prophet (S) has explained to us the way to flee from the lower desires of the soul and doubtful things and has stated that these affairs are made clear through possessing certainty of the heart.

In addition, the lower desires of the soul can be cut off through observing self-discipline. However as for the fire of discrimination - whichever form it may be - this must be cooled with the power of forgiveness, and it is due to the things which have been mentioned in this tradition that people will enter into the Hell Fire. However, there are a group of people who are protected when in the presence of sins and are not dragged towards these sorts of deeds.

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