He -asws said: ‘Do you love him?
He -asws said: ‘Do you love him?’ I said, ‘Yes, and I do not love him except for you (Imams -asws ).’ فَقَالَ ع هُوَ أَخُوكَ وَ الْمُؤْمِنُ أَخُو الْمُؤْمِنِ لِأُمَّهِ وَ لِأَبِيهِ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَلِدْهُ أَبُوهُ مَلْعُونٌ مَنِ اتَّهَمَ أَخَاهُ مَلْعُونٌ مَنْ غَشَّ أَخَاهُ مَلْعُونٌ مَنْ لَمْ يَنْصَحْ أَخَاهُ مَلْعُونٌ مَنِ اغْتَابَ أَخَاهُ ‘He -asws said: ‘He is your brother, and the Momin is a brother of the Momin of his mother and of his father; and one whom his father did not beget him is an accursed; and one who slanders his brother is an accursed; one who cheats his brother is accursed; and who does not advise his brother is accursed; one who backbites his brother (is accursed).’’ [32] The vulgar and heretic should be named and shamed: فَرَوَى الشَّيْخُ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ الْكُلَيْنِيُّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ سِرْحَانَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ أَهْلَ الرَّيْبِ وَ الْبِدَعِ مِنْ بَعْدِي فَأَظْهِرُوا الْبَرَاءَةَ مِنْهُمْ وَ أَكْثِرُوا مِنْ سَبِّهِمْ وَ الْقَوْلِ فِيهِمْ وَ الْوَقِيعَةِ وَ بَاهِتُوهُمْ كَيْلَا يَطْغَوْا فِي الْفَسَادِ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ وَ يَحْذَرَهُمُ النَّاسُ وَ لَا يَتَعَلَّمُونَ مِنْ بِدَعِهِمْ يَكْتُبُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ بِذَلِكَ الْحَسَنَاتِ وَ يَرْفَعُ لَكُمْ بِهِ الدَّرَجَاتِ فِي الْآخِرَةِ It is reported by the sheykkh Abu Ja’far Al-Kulayni, from him in ‘Al-Saheeh,’ from Dawood Bin Sirham, from Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah -saww said: ‘Whenever you see the people of doubts and innovations from after me -saww , then reveal the disavowing from them and frequent from reviling them, and the word regarding them, and the talking badly, and accuse them , lets they exceed in the mischief in Al Islam, and caution the people, and do not learn from their innovations, Allah -azwj will Write the good deeds for you all due to that, and Raise the ranks for you in the Hereafter.’’ [33] ختص، الإختصاص قَالَ الرِّضَا ع مَنْ أَلْقَى جِلْبَابَ الْحَيَاءِ فَلَا غِيبَةَ لَهُ (The book) ‘Al Ikhtisaas’ – ‘Al-Reza -asws said: ‘One who throws off the robe of modesty, there is no backbiting for him.’’ [34] الأمالي للصدوق ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ وَهْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: أَرْبَعَةٌ لَا يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ الْكَاهِنُ وَ الْمُنَافِقُ وَ مُدْمِنُ الْخَمْرِ وَ الْقَتَّاتُ وَ هُوَ النَّمَّامُ (The book) ‘Al Amaali’ of Al Sadouq – Ibn Idrees, from his father, from Ibn Yazeed, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Muawiya Bin Wahab, from Abu Saeed Hashim, ‘From Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘Four will not be entering the Paradise – the soothsayer, and the hypocrite, and the habitual of wine, and ‘Al-Qattat,’ and he is the gossiper .’’ [35] Prohibition of conjecturing ثم قال الكليني: عنه، عن أبيه، عمن حدثه، عن الحسين بن المختار، عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام)، قال: «قال أمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام) في كلام له: ضع أمر أخيك على أحسنه حتى يأتيك ما يقلبك، و لا تظنن بكلمة خرجت من أخيك سوءا و أنت تجد لها في الخير محملا The Al-Kulayni said, ‘From his father, from the one who narrated to him, from Al-Husayn Bin Al-Mukhtar, Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen -asws said in a speech of his -asws : Place the affairs of your brother upon the best (interpretation) until there comes to you (evidence) which overturns it, and do not act upon conjecture (speculation) of a word which has come out from your brother except that you find (in) it goodness.’ [36] وَ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ مَسْعَدَةَ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِيَّاكُمْ وَ الظَّنَ فَإِنَّ الظَّنَ أَكْذَبُ الْكَذِبِ And from Haroun Bin Muslim, from Mas’ada Bin Sadaqa, From Ja’far – asws Bin Muhammad – asws , from his – asws forefathers – asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah – saww said: ‘Beware of the conjecture for the conjecture is the biggest of the lies!’ [37] [1] تفسير القمّي 2: 303 [2] Al Kafi V 2 – The Book Of Belief and Disbelief CH 148 H 2 [3] Al Kafi – V 8 H 14573 [4] Al Kafi V 2 – The Book Of Belief and Disbelief CH 148 H 5 [5] الكافي 2: 165/ 8.
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