اتَّبِعُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) وَ...
اتَّبِعُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) وَ أَقِرُّوا بِمَا نَزَلَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ وَ اتَّبِعُوا آثَارَ الْهُدَى فَإِنَّهُمْ عَلَامَاتُ الْأَمَانَةِ وَ التُّقَى وَ اعْلَمُوا أَنَّهُ لَوْ أَنْكَرَ رَجُلٌ عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ ( عليه السلام ) وَ أَقَرَّ بِمَنْ سِوَاهُ مِنَ الرُّسُلِ لَمْ يُؤْمِنْ اقْتَصُّوا الطَّرِيقَ بِالْتِمَاسِ الْمَنَارِ وَ الْتَمِسُوا مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْحُجُبِ الْآثَارَ تَسْتَكْمِلُوا أَمْرَ دِينِكُمْ وَ تُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ رَبِّكُمْ .
Follow Rasool-Allah -saww and acknowledge with what was Revealed from the Presence of Allah -azwj and follow the the effects of the Guidance for these are signs of the entrustments and the piety. And know! If a man were to deny Isa -as Bin Maryam -as and acknowledge with the ones besides him -as from the Rasools -as , would not have believed.
Shorten the way by seeking the Minarets, and seek from behind the veils, the effect which would perfect the matter of your Religion, and believe in Allah -azwj , your Lord -azwj ’.
[5] Description of a Believer كِتَابُ صِفَاتِ الشِّيعَةِ، لِلصَّدُوقِ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سَعْدٍ رَفَعَهُ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ صِفْ لِي شِيعَتَكَ The book ‘Sifaat Al Shia’ of Al Sadouq, may Allah -azwj have Mercy on him, from his father, from Sa’ad raising it from Abu Baseer, ‘From Abu Abdullah -asws , I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you -asws !
Describe your -asws adherent to me!’ قَالَ شِيعَتُنَا مَنْ لَا يَعْدُو صَوْتُهُ سَمْعَهُ وَ لَا شَحْنَاؤُهُ بَدَنَهُ وَ لَا يَطْرَحُ كَلَّهُ عَلَى غَيْرِهِ وَ لَا يَسْأَلُ غَيْرَ إِخْوَانِهِ وَ لَوْ مَاتَ جُوعاً He -asws said: ‘ Our -asws follower is the one whose voice does not exceed his hearing , nor does his strength (exceed) his body, nor does he drop his weight upon others, and he does not ask other than his brethren and even if he were to die of hunger .
شِيعَتُنَا مَنْ لَا يَهِرُّ هَرِيرَ الْكَلْبِ وَ لَا يَطْمَعُ طَمَعَ الْغُرَابِ Our -asws follower is the one who neither howls the howling of the dog, nor does he covet the coveting of the crow. شِيعَتُنَا الْخَفِيَّةُ عَيْشُهُمْ الْمُنْتَقِلَةُ دِيَارُهُمْ Our -asws followers are the ones light of their living, (frequent) transferred of their houses!
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