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Indeed, my father -asws had narrated to me -asws , no doubt my father -asws was the most knowledgeable person of Holy Quran and Ahadith, among all the inhabitant of the Earth, after (the) Prophet -saww , a hadith of the Prophet: Whoever invites public toward him, by shear force of sword (revolt against government), while an even more learned person exists among Muslims, he is the worst one in deriving people toward disbelief.’’ [23] Appendix II: Imam Ali Amir Al-Momineen -asws ’s Advice to believers الخصال الْأَرْبَعُمِائَةٍ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع مَنْ أَحَبَّنَا فَلْيَعْمَلْ بِعَمَلِنَا وَ لْيَسْتَعِنْ بِالْوَرَعِ فَإِنَّهُ أَفْضَلُ مَا يُسْتَعَانُ بِهِ فِي أَمْرِ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ (The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – (The Hadeeth) ‘Al Arbami’a’ – Amir Al-Momineen -asws said: ‘ One who loves us -asws , let him work with our -asws work, and let him be strive with the devoutness for it is the best of what one can be assisted with in the matters of the world and the Hereafter .
وَ لَا تُجَالِسُوا لَنَا عَائِباً وَ لَا تَمْتَدِحُوا بِنَا عِنْدَ عَدُوِّنَا مُعْلِنِينَ بِإِظْهَارِ حُبِّنَا فَتُذَلِّلُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ عِنْدَ سُلْطَانِكُمْ ‘And do not be sitting with ones faulting us -asws , and do not be praising us -asws in the presence of our -asws enemies by manifesting our -asws love for you will be humiliating yourselves in the presence of your ruling authorities .
الْزَمُوا الصِّدْقَ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْجَاةٌ وَ ارْغَبُوا فِيمَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ اطْلُبُوا طَاعَتَهُ وَ اصْبِرُوا عَلَيْهَا ‘Necessitate the truthfulness for it is a saviour and be desirous regarding what is in the Presence of Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic, and seek His -azwj obedience and be patient upon it.
فَمَا أَقْبَحَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ الْجَنَّةَ وَ هُوَ مَهْتُوكُ السِّتْرِ ‘How ugly it would be with the Momin if he were to enter the Paradise and his veil has been violated . لَا تُعَنُّونَا فِي الطَّلَبِ وَ الشَّفَاعَةِ لَكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فِيمَا قَدَّمْتُمْ ‘Do not address us -asws in the seeking, and the intercession will be for you all regarding what you have sent forward.
لَا تَفْضَحُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ عِنْدَ عَدُوِّكُمْ فِي الْقِيَامَةِ وَ لَا تُكَذِّبُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ عِنْدَهُمْ فِي مَنْزِلَتِكُمْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ بِالْحَقِيرِ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا ‘Do not expose yourselves in the presence of your enemies during the Qiyamah, and do not belie yourselves in their presence regarding your statuses in the Presence of Allah -azwj , with the lowly ones from the world.
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