وَ أَمْسِكُوا رَمَقَ الضَّعِيفِ بِجَاهِكُمْ وَ...
وَ أَمْسِكُوا رَمَقَ الضَّعِيفِ بِجَاهِكُمْ وَ بِالْمَعُونَةِ لَهُ إِنْ عَجَزْتُمْ عَمَّا رَجَاهُ عِنْدَكُمْ وَ لَا تَكُونُوا بَحَّاثِينَ عَمَّا غَابَ عَنْكُمْ فَيَكْثُرَ عَائِبُكُمْ وَ تَحَفَّظُوا مِنَ الْكَذِبِ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ أَدْنَى الْأَخْلَاقِ قَدْراً وَ هُوَ نَوْعٌ مِنَ الْفُحْشِ وَ ضَرْبٌ مِنَ الدَّنَاءَةِ وَ تَكَرَّمُوا بِالتَّعَامِي عَنِ الِاسْتِقْصَاءِ وَ رُوِيَ بِالتَّعَامُسِ مِنَ الِاسْتِقْصَاءَ ‘And hold the life of the weak with your nobilities (influence) and with the assistance to him, if you are unable from what he is hoping for with you, and do not be inquiring about what is hidden from you, for your faults will increase; and protect yourselves from the lie for it is from the least worth of manners, and it is a type of the immoralities, and a type of lowliness; and be honourable with turning a blind eye from the investigating’ – and it is reported: ‘Be being oblivious to the investigating.’’ [25] Neither doubt a trusted one nor trust the betrayer: قرب الإسناد عَنْهُمَا عَنِ الصَّادِقِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ ع أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ: لَيْسَ لَكَ أَنْ تَتَّهِمَ مَنْ قَدِ ائْتَمَنْتَهُ وَ لَا تَأْمَنَ الْخَائِنَ وَ قَدْ جَرَّبْتَهُ (The book) ‘Qurb Al Asnaad’ – from them both, From Al-Sadiq -asws , from his -asws father -asws : ‘Rasool-Allah -saww said: ‘It isn’t for you to accuse the one who has trusted you, nor to trust the betrayer (embezzler) and you have already experimented him.’’ [26] وَ قَالَ ع اطْرَحُوا سُوءَ الظَّنِّ بَيْنَكُمْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ نَهَى عَنْ ذَلِكَ And he -asws said: ‘Drop the evil thoughts between you all, for Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic has Prohibited from that.’ [27] Defender of a Muslim is in Paradise: ثواب الأعمال أَبِي عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَنْ رَدَّ عَنْ عِرْضِ أَخِيهِ الْمُسْلِمِ وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ الْبَتَّةَ (The book) ‘Sawaab Al Amaal’ – My father, from Ali, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, From Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah -saww said: ‘One who defends an honour of his Muslim brother, the Paradise is obligated for him indeed.’’ [28] ثواب الأعمال ابْنُ الْمُتَوَكِّلِ عَنِ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي الْخَطَّابِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ ابْنِ رِئَابٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْوَرْدِ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ: مَنِ اغْتِيبَ عِنْدَهُ أَخُوهُ الْمُؤْمِنُ فَنَصَرَهُ وَ أَعَانَهُ نَصَرَهُ اللَّهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ وَ مَنِ اغْتِيبَ عِنْدَهُ أَخُوهُ الْمُؤْمِنُ فَلَمْ يَنْصُرْهُ وَ لَمْ يَدْفَعْ عَنْهُ وَ هُوَ يَقْدِرُ عَلَى نُصْرَتِهِ وَ عَوْنِهِ خَفَضَهُ اللَّهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ (The book) ‘Sawaab Al Amaal’ – Ibn Al Mutawakkil, from Al Himeyri, from Ibn Abu Al Khattab, from Ibn Mahboub, from Ibn Rian, from Abu Al Warid, From Abu Ja’far -asws having said: ‘One in whose presence his Momin brother is being backbitten, so he helps him (that who is talked about) and assists him, Allah -azwj will Help him in the world and the Hereafter; and the one in whose presence his Momin brother is being backbitten, but he does not help him and does not defend him while he is able upon helping him and assisting him, Allah -azwj lower him in the world and the Hereafter .’ [29] وَ قَالَ ص سِتُّ خِصَالٍ مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يَمُوتُ فِي وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهُنَّ إِلَّا كَانَ ضَامِناً عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ يُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ رَجُلٌ نِيَّتُهُ أَنْ لَا يَغْتَابَ مُسْلِماً فَإِنْ مَاتَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ كَانَ ضَامِناً عَلَى اللَّهِ الْخَبَرَ And he -saww said: ‘Six characteristics, there is no Muslim dying in one of these, except I -saww guarantee upon Allah -azwj that He -azwj will Enter him into the Paradise – a man whose intention is that he will not backbite a Muslim.
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