Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief Chapter: Al-Taqiyyah, Guarding and Cautiousness 6ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَ٠َّادٍ عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَ٠َّنْ أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠) فِي قَوْلِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَلا تَسْتَوِي الْحَسَنَةُ وَلا السَّيِّئَةُ قَالَ الْحَسَنَةُ التَّقِيَّةُ وَالسَّيِّئَةُ الإذَاعَةُ وَقَوْلُهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ السَّيِّئَةَ قَالَ الَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ التَّقِيَّةُ فَإِذَا الَّذِي بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَداوَةٌ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِيٌّ حَ٠6.

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad from Hariz from those who reported to him from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “About the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, ‘...

virtue and evil are not equal....’, the Imam said that ‘Virtue’ refers to al-Taqiyyah and ‘Evil’ is disregarding it, and in the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, ‘If you respond to evil with virtuous deeds...’, the Imam said, ‘Virtue’ refers to al-Taqiyyah, ‘... you will certainly find that your enemies will become your intimate friends.’” (4 1:34) رسل كالحسن - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (9/171))