[59] On the Rights رَوَى إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ عَنْ...

[59] On the Rights رَوَى إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ عَنْ ثَابِتِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ سَيِّدِ الْعَابِدِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع قَالَ حَقُّ اللَّهِ الْأَكْبَرُ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَعْبُدَهُ وَ لَا تُشْرِكَ بِهِ شَيْئاً فَإِذَا فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ‏ بِإِخْلَاصٍ جَعَلَ لَكَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَنْ يَكْفِيَكَ أَمْرَ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ It is reported by Ismail Bin Al Fazl, from Sabit Bin Dinar, ‘From the Chief of the worshippers Ali -asws Bin Al-Husayn -asws Bin Ali -asws Bin Abu Talib -asws having said: ‘The greatest of the Rights upon you is that you worship Him -azwj and do not associate anything with Him -azwj .

So when you do that with sincerity, He -azwj would Make it to be upon Himself -azwj to Suffice you for the matters of the world and the Hereafter. وَ حَقُّ نَفْسِكَ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَسْتَعْمِلَهَا بِطَاعَةِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ And a right of yourself upon you is that you utilise it (yourself) in obedience to Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic.

وَ حَقُّ اللِّسَانِ إِكْرَامُهُ عَنِ الْخَنَا وَ تَعْوِيدُهُ الْخَيْرَ وَ تَرْكَ الْفُضُولِ الَّتِي لَا فَائِدَةَ لَهَا وَ الْبِرَّ بِالنَّاسِ وَ حُسْنَ الْقَوْلِ فِيهِمْ And a right of the tongue is to honour it by keeping it away from the vulgarities and neglecting the intrusiveness which there is no benefit to it, and the righteousness with the people, and goodly words regarding them.

وَ حَقُّ السَّمْعِ تَنْزِيهُهُ عَنْ سَمَاعِ الْغِيبَةِ وَ سَمَاعِ مَا لَا يَحِلُّ سَمَاعُهُ And a right of the hearing is that you free it from hearing the backbiting, and hearing what is not Permissible for it to hear. وَ حَقُّ الْبَصَرِ أَنْ تَغُضَّهُ عَمَّا لَا يَحِلُّ لَكَ وَ تَعْتَبِرَ بِالنَّظَرِ بِهِ And a right of the sigh is that you close it from what is not Permissible for it, and you alternate the looking with it.

وَ حَقُّ يَدِكَ أَنْ لَا تَبْسُطَهَا إِلَى مَا لَا يَحِلُّ لَكَ And a right of your hand is that you do not extend it towards what is not Permissible for you. وَ حَقُّ رِجْلَيْكَ أَنْ لَا تَمْشِيَ بِهِمَا إِلَى مَا لَا يَحِلُّ لَكَ فَبِهِمَا تَقِفُ عَلَى الصِّرَاطِ فَانْظُرْ أَنْ لَا تَزِلَّا بِكَ فَتَرَدَّى فِي النَّارِ And a right of your legs is that you do not walk with these towards what is not Permissible for you, for by these two you will be pausing upon the Bridge.