Warnings against mistreating fellow believers

[Intellectual Resistance]

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

The following are traditions from the Prophet (saw) and his purified progeny warning against many vices such as : judging the intention of a believer, backbiting a believer, spying and looking for faults privately or other wise, rejoicing at the loss, waiting for one to slip up, talking to them in a harsh manner, having a grudge and enmity in the heart and much more. This is a reminder to myself, before anyone else, particularly in this month of mercy, if we wish to be forgiven we should be merciful amongst ourselves. Cliques, knowledge which makes us arrogant, gossip, backbiting, these are from the fire and it doesn't matter how much you pray or serve, whoever you are, if you partake in these you've got a massive way to go and if you keep on that way, you're going to be in trouble and live a life of bitterness. Do not think you are safe , no matter how pious, knowledgable, or a devout worshipper you are, because these vices will consume your deeds and destroy them. You will be like one firm on his means of transport, driving unknowingly over an enormous ditch. Have a smug or condescending attitude when you see a fellow brother or sister? Prejudge them and treat them on that basis? All of the traditions that follow are taken from Kitab al-Kafi, Book of Belief and Disbelief , Volume 2. 

 

A divine warning from Allah , the Almighty

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ has said, “When the Holy Prophet was taken to visit the heavens, he asked, ‘O Lord, how is the condition of the believers before you?’ He (Allah) said, ‘O Muhammad, whoever insults any of My friends has declared war against Me. I am the quickest to help My friends. I have not hesitated in any of My acts as much as I do at the time of the death of a believer who dislikes death and I dislike to disappoint him. Of My believing servants there are those who do not perform well without wealth and if I change his condition he is destroyed. Also among My believing servants are those who do not perform well unless they are poor and, if I change their condition to something else, they are destroyed. For seeking nearness to Me there is no better means for My servant than to fulfill what 1 have made obligatory for them and that he should seek nearness to Me through performing optional acts of worship so I will love him. When I will love him I will be his ears with which he will hear, his eyes with which he will see, his tongue with which he will speak and his hands with which he will perform his activities. Whenever he prays I will answer him and, whenever he asks a favor, I will grant him.'”

عدة من أصحابنا ، عن أحمد بن محمد بن خالد ، عن إسماعيل بن مهران عن أبي سعيد القماط ، عن أبان بن تغلب ، عن أبي جعفر عليه‌السلام قال لما أسري بالنبي صلى‌الله‌عليه‌وآله قال يا رب ما حال المؤمن عندك ـ قال يا محمد من أهان لي وليا فقد بارزني بالمحاربة وأنا أسرع شيء إلى نصرة أوليائي وما ترددت عن شيء أنا فاعله كترددي عن وفاة المؤمن يكره الموت وأكره مساءته وإن من عبادي المؤمنين من لا يصلحه إلا الغنى ولو صرفته إلى غير ذلك لهلك وإن من عبادي المؤمنين من لا يصلحه إلا الفقر ولو صرفته إلى غير ذلك لهلك وما يتقرب إلي عبد من عبادي بشيء أحب إلي مما افترضت عليه وإنه ليتقرب إلي بالنافلة حتى أحبه فإذا أحببته كنت إذا سمعه الذي يسمع به وبصره الذي يبصر به ولسانه الذي ينطق به ويده التي يبطش بها إن دعاني أجبته وإن سألني أعطيته

[Saheeh - this tradition in meaning i also believe comes through other chains, including in Sunni books]

 

A terrifying warning against those who begin to revile, insult, assume, or judge (your words against another will come back at you, safeguard your Akhirah)

Imam Musa al-Khadim (as) has said: "'Of the two people reviling each other, the initiator is more  unjust. He bears his own sin and the sin of his companion as  long as he does not apologize to the oppressed.'" 

ابن محبوب ، عن عبد الرحمن بن الحجاج ، عن أبي الحسن موسى عليه‌السلام في رجلين يتسابان قال البادي منهما أظلم ووزره ووزر صاحبه عليه ما لم يعتذر إلى المظلوم.

[Saheeh]

 

Imam Muhammed al-Baqir (as) has said: "'When words of condemnation come out of the mouth of  a person they move back and forth between the two to find the  deserving party. If the deserving party is not found they come  back to their owner (speaker of words of condemnation).'" 

محمد بن يحيى ، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى ، عن الحسن بن علي ، عن علي ابن عقبة ، عن عبد الله بن سنان ، عن أبي حمزة الثمالي قال سمعت أبا جعفر عليه‌السلام يقول إن اللعنة إذا خرجت من في صاحبها ترددت بينهما فإن وجدت مساغا وإلا رجعت على صاحبها.

[Muwathaq like Saheeh]

 

Imam Jaffer as-Sadiq (as) has said: "When a believer accuses his brother (in faith), belief melts  away in his heart just as salt melts away in water.'" 

علي بن إبراهيم ، عن أبيه ، عن حماد بن عيسى ، عن إبراهيم بن عمر اليماني ، عن أبي عبد الله عليه‌السلام قال إذا اتهم المؤمن أخاه انماث الإيمان من قلبه كما ينماث الملح في الماء.

[Hasan-Like-Saheeh]

 

Entering paradise is prohibited for the spies and gossip mongers 

 

Imam Muhammed al-Baqir (as) has said: "'Entering paradise is prohibited to spies and gossip mongers.'"  

محمد بن يحيى ، عن محمد بن أحمد ، عن محمد بن عيسى ، عن يوسف بن عقيل ، عن محمد بن قيس ، عن أبي جعفر عليه‌السلام قال محرمة الجنة على القتاتين المشاءين بالنميمة.

[Saheeh]

 

Searching the privacy of the believer to seek to find faults in them

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ has said : "O group of people who have accepted Islam with their tongue and not yet with their heart, do not seek to search into the privacies of the Muslims to find faults in them; Allah will then do the same to them and to whomever Allah will do such a thing. He will bring disgrace upon him.'” 

عنه ، عن الحجال ، عن عاصم بن حميد ، عن أبي بصير ، عن أبي جعفر عليه‌السلام قال قال رسول الله صلى‌الله‌عليه‌وآله يا معشر من أسلم بلسانه ولم يسلم بقلبه لا تتبعوا عثرات المسلمين فإنه من تتبع عثرات المسلمين تتبع الله عثرته ومن تتبع الله عثرته يفضحه.

[Saheeh - and i have found this tradition narrated through multiple chains, a number being authentic]

 

Publicising indecent acts, and rebuking believers

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ has said: ” Whoever publicizes an indecent act is considered as the initiator of such deed and whoever rebukes a believer for a thing will not die before he himself commits such a thing."

عنه ، عن أبيه ، عن ابن أبي عمير ، عن إسماعيل بن عمار ، عن إسحاق بن عمار ، عن أبي عبد الله عليه‌السلام قال قال رسول الله صلى‌الله‌عليه‌وآله من أذاع فاحشة كان كمبتدئها ومن عير مؤمنا بشيء لم يمت حتى يركبه.

[Hasan-Muwathaq-like-Saheeh]

 

Reviling a believer

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ has said, ‘Reviling a believer is a gross sin, fighting him is disbelief, eating his flesh (backbiting) is disobedience and the illegality of consuming his property is like the illegality of spilling his blood (taking his life).”‘

عدة من أصحابنا ، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى ، عن الحسين بن سعيد ، عن فضالة بن أيوب ، عن عبد الله بن بكير ، عن أبي بصير ، عن أبي جعفر عليه‌السلام قال : قال رسول الله صلى‌الله‌عليه‌وآله سباب المؤمن فسوق وقتاله كفر وأكل لحمه معصية وحرمة ماله كحرمة دمه.

[Muwathaq-Like-Saheeh]

 

Backbiting a believer akin to an internal cancerous disease

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ has said: ‘Backbiting destroys the religion of a person faster than an internal cancerous disease.’ “The Imam has also said, ‘The Messenger of Allah has said, “Sitting in the mosque is worship as long as it does not happen.” He was asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah, ‘What has not happened?’ He said, ‘Backbiting.'”

علي بن إبراهيم ، عن أبيه ، عن النوفلي ، عن السكوني ، عن أبي عبد الله عليه‌السلام قال قال رسول الله صلى‌الله‌عليه‌وآله الغيبة أسرع في دين الرجل المسلم من الأكلة في جوفه. قال وقال رسول الله صلى‌الله‌عليه‌وآله الجلوس في المسجد انتظار الصلاة عبادة ما لم يحدث قيل يا رسول الله وما يحدث قال الاغتياب.

[Weak , and famously narrated]

 

How Satan causes animosity between believers

Imam Muhammed al-Baqir (as) has said: "Satan keeps throwing animosity among the believers until one  of them forsakes his religion. When this happens, Satan stretches  down on his back and says, 'This is my victory.' May Allah  grant blessings to those who make peace between two of our  friends. O believing people, unite and be compassionate to each  other."' 

علي بن إبراهيم ، عن أبيه ، عن ابن أبي عمير ، عن ابن أذينة ، عن زرارة عن أبي جعفر عليه‌السلام قال إن الشيطان يغري بين المؤمنين ما لم يرجع أحدهم عن دينه فإذا فعلوا ذلك استلقى على قفاه وتمدد ثم قال فزت فرحم الله امرأ ألف بين وليين لنا يا معشر المؤمنين تألفوا وتعاطفوا.

[Hasan like Saheeh]

Rejoicing at the troubles of a fellow believer

Imam Jaffer as-Sadiq (as) had said: "Do not express joy at the trouble of your brother (in  belief); Allah may grant him a favor and transfer that trouble to  you.' The Imam also said, 'Whoever rejoices at the suffering  that has come upon his brother (in belief) he will not leave this  world before going through such suffering himself.'" 

عدة من أصحابنا ، عن أحمد بن محمد بن خالد ، عن الحسن بن علي بن فضال ، عن إبراهيم بن محمد الأشعري ، عن أبان بن عبد الملك ، عن أبي عبد الله عليه‌السلام أنه قال لا تبدي الشماتة لأخيك فيرحمه‌الله ويصيرها بك وقال من شمت بمصيبة نزلت بأخيه لم يخرج من الدنيا حتى يفتتن.

[Hasan-Muwathaq]

 

 

If you have a grudge towards a fellow believer, this is the time to end it. If you spy, backbite, make assumptions, this is the time to seek forgiveness and cease.If there is malice in your heart whenever you see them, and if you can't bring your heart to park your prejudice aside when they say something, now is the time to end it. If you can't help but judge them and make assumptions about them without thinking better about them, now is the time to reform and purify your mind. No matter how holy we are, how much knowledge we gain, how much we pray, we are truly nothing if we treat each other in this way and manner. This applies to me, and every single one of us.

Unite, and have mercy and compassion for one another. As Imam Muhammed al-Baqir has said (i've quote it earlier): "May Allah  grant blessings to those who make peace between two of our  friends. O believing people, unite and be compassionate to each  other."'  and The Messenger of Allah ﷺ has said: , “Whoever pleases a  believer has pleased me, and whoever, pleases me has pleased Allah.'” [Saheeh]

What will it be? Our ego, our soul and our Akhirah, and pleasing Allah? Choose wisely. Bin that malice.  Muhammed and his purified progeny don't want slogan chanting, nor do they want well-read intelligent Shias forming cliques against another. Either we all wise up, or we can follow our egos into the fire, Nauzibillah. 

Edited June 8, 2018 by Intellectual Resistance

[ShiaMan14]

2 hours ago, Intellectual Resistance said:

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

The following are traditions from the Prophet (saw) and his purified progeny warning against many vices such as : judging the intention of a believer, backbiting a believer, spying and looking for faults privately or other wise, rejoicing at the loss, waiting for one to slip up, talking to them in a harsh manner, having a grudge and enmity in the heart and much more. 

You literally did the bold above today by searching Google for ways to insult other believers. You judged their intentions, found fault in their action and then publicized it. But you have been doing it for years.

Absolutely disgraceful!!!

Edited June 8, 2018 by ShiaMan14

[Urwatul Wuthqa]

13 minutes ago, ShiaMan14 said:

You literally did the bold above today by searching Google for ways to insult other believers. You judged their intentions, found fault in their action and then publicized it. But you have been doing it for years.

Absolutely disgraceful!!!

I suggest for his personal benefit that he must consider to incorporate intellectual honesty while doing intellectual resistance.

Just seen his few closed threads. It is regretful when people do every effort to bring something weird which is not the practice of mainstream shia or majority of shia.

[Urwatul Wuthqa]

2 hours ago, Intellectual Resistance said:

الرحيم

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

Wa alaikum salam wa rehmatullahe wa barakatuh.

Let me start with where I left the discussions.

Do you accept or reject wila e tasarruf of Imams? I gave you the answer to your question, now its your turn. Answer it in simple words brother.