However, for more details we should refer to the books concerned.
However, for more details we should refer to the books concerned.[^2] On the basis of this philosophy, in this letter, Imam ‘Ali (as) orders his son: “Appoint for each of your servants a specific task for which you hold them responsible, for it is more appropriate so that they do not pass on their responsibilities to one another”. 2.
Respect Your Relatives: Although in Islam there is no place for unfounded tribal and family prejudices and piety is the foundation of values and "being loved by Allah"[^3] is the criterion for closeness to God, respecting relatives is among ethical principles. Islam believes that the relatives, if not in contrast with the truth and righteousness, and even if being ill-mannered, should be respected.
Here one tradition is presented as a proof: "عَن الجَهَمِ بن حَمِيد قَالَ: قُلتُ لابي عبدالله عليه السلام: يَكُونُ لِيَ القَرَابَةُ عَلى غَيرِ اَمري أَلَهُم عَليَّ حَقٌّ؟ قال: نَعم، حَقُّ الرَحِمِ لا يَقْطَعُهُ شَيئٌ واِذا كَانُوا عَلى أَمرِكَ كَانَ لَهُم حَقّانِ: حَقُّ الرَحِمِ وحَقُّ الإسلامِ" "Jahm ibn Hamid says: I told Imam Sadiq (as): I have a family who do not believe in what I believe. Do they have a right upon me? Imam Sadiq (as) replied: “Yes, nothing can demolish the right of the womb.
If they believe in your faith, then they have two rights upon you; the right of the womb and the Islamic right" [^4] After reporting this tradition, al-Majlisi explains: “This implies that infidelity does not abolish the right of kinship and this meaning is not in contrast with the verse 22 of Surah al-Mujadilah [The pleading one]: "لَا تَجِدُ قَوْمًا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ يُوَادُّونَ مَنْ حَادَّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَلَوْ كَانُوا آبَاءَهُمْ أَوْ أَبْنَاءَهُمْ أَوْ إِخْوَانَهُمْ أَوْ عَشِيرَتَهُمْ" "You shall not find a people who believe in Allah and the latter day befriending those who act in opposition to Allah and His apostle, even though they were their own fathers, or their sons, or their brothers or their kinsfolk," because as Majlisi confirms the love referred to in this verse either refers to hearty love, which is not related to superficial associations, anyway, or to showing animosity towards faith, in which case having association with them will cause the wrong to defeat the right.[^5] Based on this ethical principle, Imam ‘Ali (as) orders his son: "Respect your relatives." Then he tells us the philosophy of this act: (1) Relatives are your wings through which you can fly.
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