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Ali Ibn Musa AR-Reza Imam ALi ar-Reza was brought up under the holy guidance of his father for thirty-five years.His own insight and brilliance in religious matters combined with the excellent training and education given by his father made him unique in his spiritual leadership. Imam ar-Reza,was a living example of the piety of the great Prophet and the chivalry and generosity of Imam Ali ebn Abi Talib.

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چهارشنبه - ۰۹ ارديبهشت ۲۰۱۴ / 2014 09 February

Ali Ibn Musa AR-Reza Imam ALi ar-Reza was brought up under the holy guidance of his father for thirty-five years.His own insight and brilliance in religious matters combined with the excellent training and education given by his father made him unique in his spiritual leadership. Imam ar-Reza,was a living example of the piety of the great Prophet and the chivalry and generosity of Imam Ali ebn Abi Talib. Succession : Imam Musa al-Kazim was well aware of the aggressive designs of the government in power against the Imamat and therefore, during his lifetime he declared Imam ar-Reza as his successor in the presence of hundred and seventy-one prominent religious divines and called upon his sons and his family to submit to him and refer to him in all matters after him. He also left behind a written document declaring the succession of Imam ar-Reza duly signed and endorsed by not less than sixteen prominent persons. All these necessary steps were taken by the great Imam to avoid any confusion that may have arisen after his death. Imamat : Imam Musa al-Kazim was poisoned while he was still in prison and expired on 25th Rajab 183 AH, and on the same day Imam ar-Reza was declared as the Eighth Imam of the Muslim world. Imam ar-Reza had the great task before him of coming out with the correct interpretation of the Holy Quran; especially under the most unfavorable circumstances prevailing under the government of Haroon ar-Rashid. Many belonging to the faith were imprisoned and those who were free and could not be jailed faced untold atrocities and sufferings. Imam ar-Reza, of course, stamped his impression upon his age by carrying on the mission of the Great Prophet in a peaceful manner even during the most chaotic periods, and it was mostly due to his efforts that the teachings of the Holy Prophet and his descendants became widespread. Imam ar-Reza had inherited great qualities of head and heart from his ancestors. He was a versatile person and had full command over many languages. ebnu\'l-Athir al-Jazari penned very rightly that Imam ar-Reza was undoubtedly the greatest sage, saint and scholar of the second century (AH). Once, on his way to Khorasan, when he (the Imam) was brought by force by the guards of al-Mamoon from Medina, he arrived on horseback at Nayshaboor. Myriads of people gathered round him and all roads were over crowded as they had come to meet and see their great Imam. Abu Dhar\'ah ar-Razi and Mohammad ebn Aslam at-Tusi, the two great scholars of the day, stepped out of the crowd and begged the Imam to halt there for a moment so that the faithful may be able to hear his voice. They also requested the Imam to address the gathering. The Imam granted the request and in his brief address told the mammoth gathering the real interpretation of la Ilaha Illa Allah. Quoting Allah, he continued to say that the kalimah is the fortress of Allah and whoever entered the fortress saved himself from His wrath. He paused for a moment and continued that there were also a few conditions to entitle the entrance to the fortress and the greatest of all conditions was sincere and complete submission to the Imam of the day; and very boldly and frankly explained to the people that any disloyalty to the Prophet and his descendants would withdraw the right of the entrance to the fortress.The only way to earn Almighty Allah\'s pleasure was to obey the Prophet and his progeny and that was the only path to salvation and immortality. The above-mentioned incident speaks clearly of the great popularity of Imam ar-Reza, and the love, loyalty and respect the Muslims gave their beloved Imam. Al-Ma\'moon, the king,was conscious of the fact that he would not survive for long if he also did not express his loyalty to the great leader and his intelligence department had made it clear to him that the Iranian people were truly and sincerely loyal to the Imam and he could only win them over if he also pretended to give respect and sympathetic consideration to Imam Ali ar-Reza. Al-Mamoon was a very shrewd person. He made a plan to invite Imam ar-Reza and to offer him the heirship to the throne. The Imam was summoned by a royal decree and was compelled, under the circumstances, to leave Medina - where he was living a quiet life - and present himself at the royal court of al-Mamoon. On his arrival, al-Mamoon showed him hospitality and great respect, then he said to him:I want to get rid of myself of the caliphate and vest the office in you. But ar-Reza refused his offer. Then al-Ma\'moon repeated his offer in a letter saying: If you refuse what I have offered you, then you must accept being the heir after me. But again ar-Reza refused his offer vigorously. Al-Mamoon summoned him. He was alone with al-Fazl Ibn Sahl, the man with two offices (i.e. , military and civil). There was no one else in their gathering. Al-Mamoon said to ar-Reza, I thought it appropriate to invest authority over the Muslims in you and to relieve myself of the responsibility by giving it to you. When again ar-Reza refused to accept his offer, al-Mamoon spoke to him as if threatening him for his refusal. In his speech he said, \'Umar Ibn al-Khattab made a committee of consultation (shura) (to appoint a successor). Among them was your forefather, the Commander of the Faithful,\'Ali Ibn Abi Talib. (\'Umar) stipulated that any of them who opposed the decision should be executed. So there is no escape for you from accepting what I want from you. I will ignore your rejection of it. In reply, ar-Reza said: I will agree to what you want of me as far as succession is concerned on condition that I do not command, nor order, nor give legal decisions, nor judge, nor appoint, nor dismiss, nor change anything from how it is at present. Al-Mamoon accepted all of that. On the day when al-Mamoon ordered to make the pledge of allegiance to ar-Reza, one of the close associates of ar-Reza, who was present, narrates, On that day I was in front of him. He looked at me while I was feeling happy about what had happened. He signalled me to come closer. I went closer to him and he said so that no one else could hear, \' Do not occupy your heart with this matter and do not be happy about it. It is something which will not be achieved.\'Quoting al-Allamah ash-Shibli from his book al-Mamoon, we get a very clear picture of how al-Mamoon decided to offer his leadership to Imam ar-Reza. Imam ar-Reza was the Eighth Imam and al-Mamoon could not help holding him in great esteem because of the Imam\'s piety, wisdom, knowledge, modesty, decorum and personality. Therefore, he decided to nominate him as the rightful heir to the throne. Earlier in 200 AH he had summoned the \'Abbasids. Thirty-three thousand Abbasids responded to the invitation and were entertained as royal guests. During their stay at the capital he very closely observed and noted their capabilities and eventually arrived at the conclusion that not one of them deserved to succeed him. He therefore spoke to them all in an assembly in 201 AH telling them in categorical terms that none of the \'Abbasids deserved to succeed him. He demanded allegiance to Imam ar-Reza from the people in this very meeting and declared that royal robes would be green in future, the colour which had the unique distinction of being that of the Imam\'s dress. A Royal decree was published saying that Imam ar-Reza will succeed al-Mamoon. Even after the declaration of succession when there was every opportunity for the Imam to live a splendid worldly royal life, he did not pay any heed to material comforts and devoted himself completely to imparting the true Islamic conception of the Prophet\'s teachings and the Holy Quran. He spent most of his time praying to God and serving the people. Taking full advantage of the concessions given to him by virtue of his elevated position in the royal court, he organized the Majalis (meetings) commemorating the martyrdom of the martyrs of Karbala. These majalis were first held during the days of Imam Mohammad al-Baqir and lmdm Ja\'far as-Sadiq, but Imam ar-Reza gave the and Imam Ja\'far as-Sadiq, but Imam ar-Reza gave the majalis a new impetus by encouraging those poets who wrote effective poems depicting the moral aspects of the tragedy and the suffering of Imam Hossein and his companions. Al-Mamoon had been very scared of the growing popularity of the Imam and he had appointed him as his heir to the throne only for the fulfilment of his own most ambitious and sinister designs and getting the Imam\'s endorsement to his tricky plans. But the Imam naturally refused to give his endorsement to any such plans which were against the teaching of Islam. Al-Mamoon therefore became very disappointed with him and decided once and for all to check his growing popularity and ensuring his own survival by acting according to the old traditions of killing the Imam. Wanting to do it in a more subtle manner, he invited the Imam to dinner, and fed him poisoned grapes. The Imam died on 17th of Safar 203 AH, he was buried in Toos (Mashhad) and his Grand Shrine speaks well for the great personality the Imam possessed. Myriads of Muslims visit his Shrine every year to pay their homage to this Imam. Al-Imam ar-Reza, peace be on him, said: Doing seven things without doing the seven other things is self-mockery: asking for forgiveness from Allah verbally without repenting with the heart;asking for Allah\'s help without undertaking any effort; making a firm resolution to do something without taking due precautions; asking Allah for Paradise without enduring the related hardships; beseeching deliverance from the Hell-fire without refraining from lusts; remembering Allah without anticipating to encounter Him. Wrote effective poems depicting the moral aspects of the tragedy and the suffering of lmam Hossein and his companions. Al-Mamoon had been very scared of the growing popularity of the lmam and he had appointed him as his heir to the throne only for the fulfillments of his own. Most ambitious and sinister designs and getting the Imam\'s endorsement to his tricky plans. But the Imam naturally refused to give his endorsement to any such plans which were against the teaching of Islam. Al-Mamoon therefore became very disappointed with him and decided once and for all to check his growing popularity and ensuring his own survival by acting according to the old traditions of killing the lmam. Wanting to do it in a more subtle manner, he invited the Imam to dinner, and fed him poisoned grapes. The lmam died on 17th Safar 203 AH, he was buried in Toos (Mashhad) and his Grand Shrine speaks well for the great personality the lmam possessed. Myriads of Muslims visit his Shrine every year to pay their homage to this Imam. al -Imam Reza, peace be on him, said: Doing seven things without doing the seven other things is self-mockery: asking for forgiveness from Allah verbally without repenting with the heart; asking for Allah\'s help without undertaking any effort; making a firm resolution to do something without taking due precautions; asking Allah for Paradise without enduring the related hardships; beseeching deliverance from the Hell-fire without refraining from lusts; remembering Allah without anticipating to encounter Him. Hell-fire without refraining from lusts; remembering Allah without anticipating encountering Him. Ziarat I bear witness that there is no god save Allah, the One; and there is no partner to share with Him. I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger, verily, he is the Lord of the ancients and the moderns, verily,he is the head of the Prophets and the Messengers. O Allah send blessings on Muhammad, Thy servant, Thy Messenger and Thy Prophet, the chief of all that has been created by Thee, blessings which no one is able to measure other than Thee.O Allah send blessings on the Ameer ul Moomineen, Ali ibna Abi Talib, Thy servant, the brother of Thy Messenger, whom Thou elected to have Thy Knowledge, made him a guide to show the right path to those of Thy servants who want to be led aright, an evident proof for those who pay careful attention to Thy Message, he managed the affairs of the religion according to Thy system of justice, made application of Thy commands to settle the issues which cropped up among the people, and let Thy will and command rule supreme in all matters; peace be on him, also mercy and blessings of Allah. O Allah send blessings on Fatimah, the daughter of Thy Prophet, the wife of Thy friend, the mother of the two sons, Hassan and Hossein, the prime leaders of the people of Paradise, she is pure, purified, pious, content, wise leader of all the women of the Paradise, blessings which no one is able to measure other than Thee. O Allah send blessings on Hassan and Hossein, the two sons of Thy Prophet, the prime leaders of the people of Paradise, Thy established authority among the people, Thy two evident proofs for those who pay careful attention to Thy Message, who managed the affairs of the religion according to Thy system of justice, and made application of Thy commands to settle the issues which cropped up among the people. O Allah send blessings on Ali bin Hossein, Thy servant, Thy established authority among the people, Thy evident proof for those who pay careful attention to Thy Message, who managed the affairs of the religion according to Thy system of justice, and made application of Thy commands to settle the issues which cropped up among the people, the Lord among Thy adorers Allah send blessings on Muhammad bin Ali, Thy servant, Thy representative in the earth, the deeply versed in the knowledge of Prophets. O Allah send blessings on Ja\'far bin Muhammad, the truthful, Thy servant, the defender of Thy religion, Thy decisive argument over the mankind,the truthful, the just. O Allah send blessings on Musa bin Ja\'far, Thy upright servant, Thy approved spokesman among Thy people, Thy decisive argument over the mankind. O Allah send blessings on Ali bin Musa who pleased Thee most, the chosen, Thy servant, the defender of Thy religion, rightly and justly established by Thee as an authority who made earnest presentation of arguments to promote Thy religion which is the religion of his truthful ancestors, blessings which no one is able to measure other than Thee. O Allah send blessings on Muhammad bin Ali, Thy servant, Thy chosen representative, appointed by Thy command, who invited people unto Thy path. O Allah send blessings on Ali bin Muhammad, Thy servant, the defender of Thy religion. O Allah send blessings on Hassan bin Ali who put Thy system into practice, the established authority among the people, Thy demonstrator who carried out the mission of Thy Prophet, Thy witness over the mankind, distinguished with Thy excellence, who reminded people to obey Thee and Thy Messenger. Thy blessings be on all of them. O Allah send blessings on Thy demonstrator, Thy established representative among the people,perfect, growing and everlasting blessings, expedite his arrival and help him, let us be with him in this world and in the Hereafter. O Allah I seek Thy nearness through my love for them. I make friends with their friends, I oppose their enemies, so, on account of them, give me good of this world and the Hereafter. keep away from me the evil of this world and the Hereafter, the dreadful fright on the Day of Judgment. Peace be on you, O the representative of Allah! Peace be on you, O the evident proof of Allah! Peace be on you, O the light of Allah in the darkness of this (ignorant) world! Peace be on you, O the mainstay of the religion! Peace be on you, O the Inheritor of Adam, the sincerely attached friend of Allah! Peace be on you, O the Inheritor of Nooh, the Prophet of Allah! Peace be on you, O the Inheritor of Ebrahim, the intimate friend of Allah! Peace be on you, O the Inheritor of Ismael, the sacrifice offered to Allah! Peace be on you, O the Inheritor of Musa, who spoke to Allah! Peace be on you, O the Inheritor of Eesaa, who received mercy, joy and ease from Allah! Peace be on you, O the Inheritor of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah! Peace be on you, O the Inheritor of the Ameer ul Moomineen, the representative of Allah, the executor of the will of the Messenger of the Lord of the worlds! Peace be on you, O the Inheritor of Faatimah , Zahra! Peace be on you, O the Inheritor of Hasan and Husayn, the prime leaders of the people of the Paradise! Peace be on you, O the Inheritor of Ali bin Hossein, the pride of the worshippers! Peace be on you, O the Inheritor of Muhammad bin Ali, the deeply versed in the wisdom of the ancients and the moderns! Peace be on you, O the Inheritor of Ja\'far bin Mohammad, the truthful, the virtuous! Peace be on you, O the Inheritor of Musa bin Ja\'far! Peace be on you, O the faithful witness of the truth, the martyr! Peace be on you, O the virtuous and pious guardian! I bear witness that, verily, you established the prayers, gave the prescribed share to the needy, commanded to do that which is right and lawful, not to do that which is wrong and unlawful, sincerely served Allah, till the inevitable came unto you. Peace be on you, O Abal Hassan, and mercy and blessings of Allah be on you. O Allah I had left my place of domicile to go towards Thee, and crossed many a town in the hope of getting Thy mercy, therefore, do not disappoint me, do not send me away without awarding that which I need, have mercy on my restless agitation near the son of Thy Messenger\'s brother,Thy blessings be on him and on his children. My father and mother are at your disposal O my Mawlaa! I have come to visit you, adore you and take refuge with you from the excesses I indulged into, from the burden of sins I carry on my back, so, in the day of distress, be my advocate before Allah, because you enjoy special privileges in the presence of Allah, and He shows respect for you and brings honors to you. O Allah I seek Thy nearness through my love and friendship for them (the Ahl ul Bait), I love each and every one of them, from the first to the last, and avoid intimate association with anyone other than the Ahlul Bait. curse of Allah be on those who subverted Thy \"Favors\" suspected Thy Prophet to be guilty of falsehood, denied Thy revelation, laughed at Thy representatives, and gave preference to nonentities over the \"Aali Muhammad. O Allah I seek Thy nearness by calling down curses on them, I keep myself aloof from them, in this world and in the Hereafter, O Beneficent! Blessings of Allah be on you, O Abal Hassan! Blessings of Allah be on your soul and your body! You suffered patiently and exercised self-control, (although) You were truthful and Your truthfulness had been confirmed; Allah destroyed him who gave the orders to kill You, and him who carried it out. Hadith 1 - A believer is not a real believer unless he has three traits : A practice from his God , a practice from his prophet and a practice from his Imam ; the practice from his God , is keeping his secrets ; the practice from his prophet , is compromise and kind treatment with people and the practice from his Imam , is forbearance in distress and affliction . 2 - ( Reward ) of the concealer of a good-deed equals seventy good acts , the discloser of bad-deeds is down-casted , and the consealer of bad-deeds is forgiven . 3 - Cleanliness is of the prophets\' morals. 4 - The honest was not ( and is not ) treacherous to you , however , [ you ] trusted the treacherous . 5 - The eldest brother is as the father . 6 - The friend of each person is his intellect and his enemy is his ignorance . 7 - Friendship to people is half of reasoning. 8 - Verily , God dislikes idle talk , wasting wealth and increased asking . 9 - A Muslim\'s person\'s reasoning ( mind ) is not perfect unless have ten traits : good is expected from him , others are secured from his evil , sees the little good from others as great , considers his great goodness as little , is not annoyed by asking needs from him , is not tired from seeking knowledge , poverty in the way of God is more beloved to him than wealth , humiliation in the way of God is more beloved to him than dignity with the enemy , anonymity is more desirable to him than fame ; then added the tenth and what is the tenth ! He was asked: what is it? He (P) replied : He does not see anybody unless say : He is better and more pious than me . 10 - Imam Reza ( P ) was asked : who are the low ? He replid : the one who has something to keep him away from ( remembering ) God . 11 - Faith is one grade higher than Islam , piety is one grade higher than faith , and the children of Adam were not given (any thing) superior to certitude . 12 - Feeding ( inviting for food ) when getting married is of the ( prophet\'s ) tradition . 13 - Observe relatives\' bonds even with a drink of water , and best is to refrain from harming them . 14 - Imam Reza ( P ) said to his companions : have the prophet\'s weapons ; he was asked : and what is the prophet\'s weapons ? He answered : supplication . 15 - Of the signs of knowledge of Islam are : meekness and knowledge ; and silence is a door of the doors of wisdom . Silence causes love and is a guide to all goodnesses . 16 - A time will come to the people were soundness is ten parts , nine is in isolation from the people and one part is in silence . 17 - Imam Reza ( p ) was asked about the reality of reliance ( upon God ) ; he replied : That is to fear no one other than God \" . 18 - Verily the worst of the people is the one who prevents his aid ( from the people ) , eats alone and beats his subordinates . 19 - There is no peace for the stingy , no joy for the envious , no loyality for the ruler and no magnanimity for the liar . 20 - No one is to kiss the hand of another person, because kissing one\'s hand is as praying for him . 21 - Have good opinion in God , because whoever has good opinion , God will give him good ; whoever is satisfied with little provision , God is pleased with his little deed ; and whoever is satisfied with the little allowed sustenance , his burden is light , his family are at ease , God makes him clear-sighted towards the ailments and remedies of this world , and takes him safely from this world to the inn of soundness and peace in paradise . 22 - Faith has four pillars , reliance upon God , satisfaction with God\'s decree , submission to divine commandment , and entrusting the affairs to God . 23 - Imam Raza ( p ) was asked concerning the best slaves ( of God ) . He replied : the ones who get happy when do good , ask forgiveness when do bad , thank when given , are patient when affliction and forgive when angry . 24 - Whoever meets a poor Moslem and greets him in a way different from his greeting to the rich , meets the Exalted Glorious God in the day of resurrection while he ( God ) is angy with him . 25 - Imam Reza ( P ) was asked : regarding the pleasure of this world . He replied : spaciousness of the house and abundance of friends ( lovers ) . 26 - When governers lie , rain is prevented ( from falling ) , when rulers oppress their governments are weakened , and when alms are not given cattles ( beasts of burden ) die . 27 - Whoever resolves a believer\'s problem , God removes sorrow from his heart on the Day of Judgement . 28 - Nothing is better than pleasing a believer after performing the duties , for the Exalted Glorious God . 29 - Have moderation in poverty and wealth , benevolence either little or great , because the Almighty Allah on the Day of Resurrection makes half of a date so big as the mountain of Ohod . 30 - Visit each other to have a love for each other , shake hands warmly and do not get angry at each other . 31 - Have secrecy ( in your works ) in the affairs of this world and religion . It is narrated that : \" Divulging is infidelity \" and was narrated that \" The divulger and the murderer are partners \" and was narrated that \" Do not make your friend aware of what you conceal from your enemy . 32 - A human can not get released from the difficulties by promise breaching , and the oppressor can not get released from the clows of punishment by deceit . 33 - Be aware in accompanying rulers , humble with friends , cautious with enemies and smiling with people . 34 - Whoever is satisfied with a little provision and sustenance , God will be pleased ( satisfied ) with his little deed . 35 - Intellect , is a bestowment from God , and having politeness is bearing an effort ; so whoever makes effort to have politeness will be able to do so , but , whoever makes effort to have intellect will only increase his ignorance . 36 - Verily , the one who is after increasing his provision and sustenance to manage his family , has reward more than the struggler in the way of God . 37 - There are five things that if somebody does not have there will not be any hope in him for anything of this world and the Hereafter : whoever you do not see trust in his character , generosity in his nature , persistance in his morals , nobility in his self and fear of his God . 38 - Never two groups confronted each other unless victory is for the group with greater pardon . 39 - Do not leave good-deeds and striving hard in worship depending upon love of Muhammad\'s descendants ( P ) , and do not leave love of Muhammad\'s descendants ( P ) and submission to their commandments depending upon worship because no one of the two is accepted without the other . 40 - Worship is not increased fasting and praying , in fact worship is increased contemplation in God\'s decree . 41 - The owner of blessings ( wealthy ) should make ease in his family\'s life ( expenditure ) . 42 - Whatever is an excess needs excessive speech too . 43 - Your aid to the unable is better than alms-giving . 44 - Imam ( P ) was asked : \" How did you start your day ? \" He answered : \" With a decreased life , a recorded work , death is attached to us ( our necks ), fire is following us and we do not know what will be done to us . 45 - The generous eats from others\' food so that they eat from his food , and the stingy does not eat from people\'s food so that they do not eat from his food . 46 - We are a household that see our promise a debt upon us as did God\'s Messenger ( P ) . 47 - No slave ( of God ) reaches the reality of faith\'s perfection till he has three characteristics : obtain deep understanding in religion, observe moderation in living and patience in afflictions . 48 - The Imam ( P ) told Abi Hashem Dawood bin Al-Kasem Al-Jaffari : \" O Dawood because of God\'s Messenger ( P ) we have a right upon you , and you have a right upon us . Whoever recognized our right, his right should be regarded , and whoever did not realize our right has no right . 49 - Be a good neighbour to the blessings because they are evasive and if you move away from a group, they will never return . 50 - Ibn sekeet asked the Imam : What is the argument over the people today ? He ( P ) replied : It is the intellect by which can identify the truthful to God , accept from him , and identify the liar to God and refuse from him ; Ibn sekeet said : Swearing to God this is the answer . 51 - Whoever likens God to His creatures, he is a polytheist , and whoever attributes to God what He prohibited is a non-believer . 52 - Faith is performing obligations and refraining from the prohibited ; and faith is belief in heart , confession by tongue and action by members . 53 - Al-rayan asked the Imam ( P ) : \" What is your opinion regarding the koran ? \" Imam replied : \" Koran is the speech of God , seek guidance only from koran and not other than it , otherwise , you will get deviated \" . 54 - Imam Reza ( P ) while glorifying the koran said : \" Koran is a firm cable and the best way to Paradise . Koran is the human\'s rescue from Hell-fire . Koran does not get old and out-of-date with time and is an ever new speech because it was not set for a certain time . Koran is the guide for all humans and is the ( conclusive ) argument over the people . \" Falsehood shall not come to it from before it nor from behind it ; a ravelation from the Wise , the Praised One \" . 55 - Solaiman Ibn Jaffar Al-Jaffari asked the Imam ( P ) : \" What is your opinion regarding working for the regime \" The Imam replied : \" O\' Solaiman , any kind of cooperation with the ( opperssor and userper ) government is as disbelief in God ; looking at such governers is a great sin and makes one deserve Hell . 56 - Abdul-salam Ibn Saleh Harawi said I heard Imam Reza ( P ) saying : \" God\'s mercy be upon the one who enlivens our aim \" . I asked : \" How can one do so ? \" He replied : \" Learns our teachings and teaches it to the people . 57 - Whoever reckons himself wins and whoever is heedless from himself loses . Whoever fears ( his future ) attains security . Whoever takes lessons from this world\'s events gains insight . Whoever gains insight understands matters ; and whoever understands matters is a knowledgable person . 58 - Self-conceit has degrees : One is that a slave\'s ( of God ) bad-deed appear to him as beautiful , consider it as good and think has done a good-deed ; another is that a slave believe in God then lay God under obligation for that , while God did favour to him ( by guiding him ) . 59 - If Paradise and Hell were not there , people had to obey God and not disobey Him for His favour and benevolence . 60 - The Exalted Glorious God has connected three to three , that are not accepted without each other ; has mentioned praying with alms-giving , so whoever prays but not give alms his prayer is not accepted . Also has mentioned thanking him and thanking the parents together , so if someone was not grateful to his parents is not grateful to God . Also in the Holy koran enjoyment of ( having ) piety and recommendation of observing relation bonds are mentioned together . Therefore , if someone did not have benevolence to his relatives , is not considered a pious person . 61 - Refrain from greed and envy that these two destroyed the past nations ; do not be stingy because no free man or believer was afflicted with the blight of stinginess . Stinginess is inconsistent with faith . 62 - Bnevolence and feeding people , redressing the grievance of an oppressed , fulfiling needs of the needy are of the highest recommended traits . 63 - Do not associate with the tippler and do not greet him . 64 - Give charity even little because any small deed when performed sincerely for God is great . 65 - A repenter is the one who has not committed any sin . 66 - Best wealth is what is spent for guarding dignity . 67 - Best reasoning is self-recognition . 68 - Indeed Imamat ( Guardianship ) is reins of religion , order of Moslems , soundness of this world , and honour of believers ; Imam is the growing pillar of Islam and its graceful branch , by the Imam , prayers , alms-giving , fastings , pilgrimage and struggle are upright , land revenues and charities increase , penalties and rules are executed , and borders and districts are protected . 69 - Have good opinion in God , because the Exalted Glorious God says : I am with My believer slave\'s opinion ; if his opinion is good My treatment is good and if bad My treatment is bad . 70 - A man is not a worshiper unless is meek and if a man made worship in Bani-Israel was not considered a worshiper until he kept silent for ten years before that . 71 - Humbleness is to give the people what you like to be given . 72 - Isa Ibn Maryam ( P ) said to his disciples : \" O\' Bani-Isreal , do not regret for what you lost from this world as the worldly not regret for what they lost from their religion if had their worldly material things . 73 - Whoever is not content except with increased sustenance is only sufficied with increased work and whoever is sufficied with little provision is also sufficied with little work . 74 - Sometimes a man who only has three years left of his life , observes relatives bonds , so God increases his life to thirty years ; and God does what He desires . 75 - Momar bin khalad asked Imam Reza ( P ) : \" Should I pray for my parents if they do not recognize the truth or right sect ? \" Imam replied : \" Pray for them and give charity on their behalf ; and if were alive have compromise with them because God\'s Messenger peace be upon him said : \" God has sent me with mercy not with unkindness and disobedience . 76 - Whoever gave relief to a believer , God will give relief to his heart on the Day of Judgement . 77 - The Exalted Glorious God revealed one of His Prophets : \" Whenever I am obeyed I get pleased , when I am pleased I bless and My blessing is endless ; and whenever I am disobeyed I get angry and when get angry I curse and drive away from mercy , and My curse gets to seven generations . 78 - whenever people commit new sins , they get troubled with new afflictions . 79 - People dislike one who treats them frankly and truthfully . 80 - People are of two types , a group who are after wealth but do not attain it and a group who attain it and want more . 81 - Don\'t get angry when you are told the truth frankly . 82 - Go after fulfiling needs of the needy with greed , because no deed after obligations is superior to making a Muslim happy . 83 - The ignorant causes trouble for his friends . 84 - A believer does not deviate from the right path when happy or angry , and if he gains dominance over the enemy, he does not ask for more than his right . 85 - Only two groups follow the path of contentment : the worshiper looking for the Hereafter\'s reward and the magnanimous who does not bear to ask base individuals . 86 - Death is the blight of hopes , and benevolence and kindness to people remains for the human forever . 87 - The wise avails himself of benevolence to people , and the abled ( wealthy ) should make the most of the available opportunity otherwise he will miss . 88 - Stinginess destroys human\'s dignity . 89 - The human\'s heart has periods of fatigue and freshness when fresh can understand matters well and when tired become slow-witted . Therefore , he uses it when fresh and leaves it when tried . 90 - Follow up any goal from its own way whoever does so , does not slip and if slipped can seek a way out . 91 - Best wealth is what is spent for guarding dignity . 92 - Don\'t exhaust yourself with continueous work , have recreation and change but refrain from actions involving wasting or causing your degradation in the society . 93 - Humbleness has grades of which is that the human being recognize his position , not expect from anybody more than what he deserves , associate and behave with others the way he likes to be treated ; and if anybody did bad to him , instead he does good , restrains his anger, forgives and is benevolent . 94 - Benevolence should be considerable , so we shouldn\'t give things of little value as charity . ( At a time when the majority of people are relatively wealthy, we should not suffice by giving dates ) . 95 - Whoever has many virtues , is praised by the people and does not need to praise himself . 96 - If somebody does not pay attention to your guidance , do not worry , because time will reach him . 97 - One who slanders others when advising you , he will be troubled with a bad fate . 98 - No ignorance is more harmful than self-conceit . 99 - Have a programme for learning religion , otherwise , you are considered as bedouins and ignorants . 100 - Do not think of poverty because you will become stingy and do not think of long life because you will cause greed to material thinks . 1 - A believer is not a real believer unless he has three traits : A practice from his God , a practice from his prophet and a practice from his Imam ; the practice from his God , is keeping his secrets ; the practice from his prophet , is compromise and kind treatment with people and the practice from his Imam , is forbearance in distress and affliction . 2 - ( Reward ) of the concealer of a good-deed equals seventy good acts , the discloser of bad-deeds is down-casted , and the consealer of bad-deeds is forgiven . 3 - Cleanliness is of the prophets\' morals. 4 - The honest was not ( and is not ) treacherous to you , however , [ you ] trusted the treacherous . 5 - The eldest brother is as the father . 6 - The friend of each person is his intellect and his enemy is his ignorance . 7 - Friendship to people is half of reasoning . 8 - Verily , God dislikes idle talk , wasting wealth and increased asking . 9 - A Muslim\'s person\'s reasoning ( mind ) is not perfect unless have ten traits : good is expected from him , others are secured from his evil , sees the little good from others as great , considers his great goodness as little , is not annoyed by asking needs from him , is not tired from seeking knowledge , poverty in the way of God is more beloved to him than wealth , humuliation in the way of God is more beloved to him than dignity with the enemy , anonymity is more desirable to him than fame ; then added the tenth and what is the tenth ! He was asked : what is it ? He ( P ) replied : He does not see anybody unless say : He is better and more pious than me . 10 - Imam Reza ( P ) was asked : who are the low ? He replid : the one who has something to keep him away from ( remembering ) God . 11 - Faith is one grade higher than Islam , piety is one grade higher than faith , and the children of Adam were not given (any thing) superior to certitude . 12 - Feeding ( inviting for food ) when getting married is of the ( prophet\'s ) tradition . 13 - Observe relatives\' bonds even with a drink of water , and best is to refrain from harming them . 14 - Imam Reza ( P ) said to his companions : have the prophet\'s weapons ; he was asked : and what is the prophet\'s weapons ? He answered : supplication . 15 - Of the signs of knowledge of Islam are : meekness and knowledge ; and silence is a door of the doors of wisdom . Silence causes love and is a guide to all goodnesses . 16 - A time will come to the people were soundness is ten parts , nine is in isolation from the people and one part is in silence . 17 - Imam Reza ( p ) was asked about the reality of reliance ( upon God ) ; he replied : That is to fear no one other than God \" . 18 - Verily the worst of the people is the one who prevents his aid ( from the people ) , eats alone and beats his subordinates . 19 - There is no peace for the stingy , no joy for the envious , no loyality for the ruler and no magnanimity for the liar . 20 - No one is to kiss the hand of another person, because kissing one\'s hand is as praying for him . 21 - Have good opinion in God , because whoever has good opinion , God will give him good ; whoever is satisfied with little provision , God is pleased with his little deed ; and whoever is satisfied with the little allowed sustenance , his burden is light , his family are at ease , God makes him clear-sighted towards the ailments and remedies of this world , and takes him safely from this world to the inn of soundness and peace in paradise . 22 - Faith has four pillars , reliance upon God , satisfaction with God\'s decree , submission to divine commandment , and entrusting the affairs to God . 23 - Imam Raza ( p ) was asked concerning the best slaves ( of God ) . He replied : the ones who get happy when do good , ask forgiveness when do bad , thank when given , are patient when affliction and forgive when angry . 24 - Whoever meets a poor Moslem and greets him in a way different from his greeting to the rich , meets the Exalted Glorious God in the day of resurrection while he ( God ) is angy with him . 25 - Imam Reza ( P ) was asked : regarding the pleasure of this world . He replied : spaciousness of the house and abundance of friends ( lovers ) . 26 - When governers lie , rain is prevented ( from falling ) , when rulers oppress their governments are weakened , and when alms are not given cattles ( beasts of burden ) die . 27 - Whoever resolves a believer\'s problem , God removes sorrow from his heart on the Day of Judgement . 28 - Nothing is better than pleasing a believer after performing the duties , for the Exalted Glorious God . 29 - Have moderation in poverty and wealth , benevolence either little or great , because the Almighty Allah on the Day of Resurrection makes half of a date so big as the mountain of Ohod . 30 - Visit each other to have a love for each other , shake hands warmly and do not get angry at each other . 31 - Have secrecy ( in your works ) in the affairs of this world and religion . It is narrated that : \" Divulging is infidelity \" and was narrated that \" The divulger and the murderer are partners \" and was narrated that \" Do not make your friend aware of what you conceal from your enemy . 32 - A human can not get released from the difficulties by promise breaching , and the oppressor can not get released from the clows of punishment by deceit . 33 - Be aware in accompanying rulers , humble with friends , cautious with enemies and smiling with people . 34 - Whoever is satisfied with a little provision and sustenance , God will be pleased ( satisfied ) with his little deed . 35 - Intellect , is a bestowment from God , and having politeness is bearing an effort ; so whoever makes effort to have politeness will be able to do so , but , whoever makes effort to have intellect will only increase his ignorance . 36 - Verily , the one who is after increasing his provision and sustenance to manage his family , has reward more than the struggler in the way of God . 37 - There are five things that if somebody does not have there will not be any hope in him for anything of this world and the Hereafter : whoever you do not see trust in his character , generosity in his nature , persistance in his morals , nobility in his self and fear of his God . 38 - Never two groups confronted each other unless victory is for the group with greater pardon . 39 - Do not leave good-deeds and striving hard in worship depending upon love of Muhammad\'s descendants ( P ) , and do not leave love of Muhammad\'s descendants ( P ) and submission to their commandments depending upon worship because no one of the two is accepted without the other . 40 - Worship is not increased fasting and praying , in fact worship is increased contemplation in God\'s decree . 41 - The owner of blessings ( wealthy ) should make ease in his family\'s life ( expenditure ) . 42 - Whatever is an excess needs excessive speech too . 43 - Your aid to the unable is better than alms-giving . 44 - Imam ( P ) was asked : \" How did you start your day ? \" He answered : \" With a decreased life , a recorded work , death is attached to us ( our necks ), fire is following us and we do not know what will be done to us . 45 - The generous eats from others\' food so that they eat from his food , and the stingy does not eat from people\'s food so that they do not eat from his food . 46 - We are a household that see our promise a debt upon us as did God\'s Messenger ( P ) . 47 - No slave ( of God ) reaches the reality of faith\'s perfection till he has three characteristics : obtain deep understanding in religion, observe moderation in living and patience in afflictions . 48 - The Imam ( P ) told Abi Hashem Dawood bin Al-Kasem Al-Jaffari : \" O Dawood because of God\'s Messenger ( P ) we have a right upon you , and you have a right upon us . Whoever recognized our right, his right should be regarded , and whoever did not realize our right has no right . 49 - Be a good neighbour to the blessings because they are evasive and if you move away from a group, they will never return . 50 - Ibn sekeet asked the Imam : What is the argument over the people today ? He ( P ) replied : It is the intellect by which can identify the truthful to God , accept from him , and identify the liar to God and refuse from him ; Ibn sekeet said : Swearing to God this is the answer . 51 - Whoever likens God to His creatures, he is a polytheist , and whoever attributes to God what He prohibited is a non-believer . 52 - Faith is performing obligations and refraining from the prohibited ; and faith is belief in heart , confession by tongue and action by members . 53 - Al-rayan asked the Imam ( P ) : \" What is your opinion regarding the koran ? \" Imam replied : \" Koran is the speech of God , seek guidance only from koran and not other than it , otherwise , you will get deviated \" . 54 - Imam Reza ( P ) while glorifying the koran said : \" Koran is a firm cable and the best way to Paradise . Koran is the human\'s rescue from Hell-fire . Koran does not get old and out-of-date with time and is an ever new speech because it was not set for a certain time . Koran is the guide for all humans and is the ( conclusive ) argument over the people . \" Falsehood shall not come to it from before it nor from behind it ; a ravelation from the Wise , the Praised One \" . 55 - Solaiman Ibn Jaffar Al-Jaffari asked the Imam ( P ) : \" What is your opinion regarding working for the regime \" The Imam replied : \" O\' Solaiman , any kind of cooperation with the ( opperssor and userper ) government is as disbelief in God ; looking at such governers is a great sin and makes one deserve Hell . 56 - Abdul-salam Ibn Saleh Harawi said I heard Imam Reza ( P ) saying : \" God\'s mercy be upon the one who enlivens our aim \" . I asked : \" How can one do so ? \" He replied : \" Learns our teachings and teaches it to the people . 57 - Whoever reckons himself wins and whoever is heedless from himself loses . Whoever fears ( his future ) attains security . Whoever takes lessons from this world\'s events gains insight . Whoever gains insight understands matters ; and whoever understands matters is a knowledgable person . 58 - Self-conceit has degrees : One is that a slave\'s ( of God ) bad-deed appear to him as beautiful , consider it as good and think has done a good-deed ; another is that a slave believe in God then lay God under obligation for that , while God did favour to him ( by guiding him ) . 59 - If Paradise and Hell were not there , people had to obey God and not disobey Him for His favour and benevolence . 60 - The Exalted Glorious God has connected three to three , that are not accepted without each other ; has mentioned praying with alms-giving , so whoever prays but not give alms his prayer is not accepted . Also has mentioned thanking him and thanking the parents together , so if someone was not grateful to his parents is not grateful to God . Also in the Holy koran enjoyment of ( having ) piety and recommendation of observing relation bonds are mentioned together . Therefore , if someone did not have benevolence to his relatives , is not considered a pious person . 61 - Refrain from greed and envy that these two destroyed the past nations ; do not be stingy because no free man or believer was afflicted with the blight of stinginess . Stinginess is inconsistent with faith . 62 - Bnevolence and feeding people , redressing the grievance of an oppressed , fulfiling needs of the needy are of the highest recommended traits . 63 - Do not associate with the tippler and do not greet him . 64 - Give charity even little because any small deed when performed sincerely for God is great . 65 - A repenter is the one who has not committed any sin . 66 - Best wealth is what is spent for guarding dignity . 67 - Best reasoning is self-recognition . 68 - Indeed Imamat ( Guardianship ) is reins of religion , order of Moslems , soundness of this world , and honour of believers ; Imam is the growing pillar of Islam and its graceful branch , by the Imam , prayers , alms-giving , fastings , pilgrimage and struggle are upright , land revenues and charities increase , penalties and rules are executed , and borders and districts are protected . 69 - Have good opinion in God , because the Exalted Glorious God says : I am with My believer slave\'s opinion ; if his opinion is good My treatment is good and if bad My treatment is bad . 70 - A man is not a worshiper unless is meek and if a man made worship in Bani-Israel was not considered a worshiper until he kept silent for ten years before that . 71 - Humbleness is to give the people what you like to be given . 72 - Isa Ibn Maryam ( P ) said to his disciples : \" O\' Bani-Isreal , do not regret for what you lost from this world as the worldly not regret for what they lost from their religion if had their worldly material things . 73 - Whoever is not content except with increased sustenance is only sufficied with increased work and whoever is sufficied with little provision is also sufficied with little work . 74 - Sometimes a man who only has three years left of his life , observes relatives bonds , so God increases his life to thirty years ; and God does what He desires . 75 - Momar bin khalad asked Imam Reza ( P ) : \" Should I pray for my parents if they do not recognize the truth or right sect ? \" Imam replied : \" Pray for them and give charity on their behalf ; and if were alive have compromise with them because God\'s Messenger peace be upon him said : \" God has sent me with mercy not with unkindness and disobedience . 76 - Whoever gave relief to a believer , God will give relief to his heart on the Day of Judgement . 77 - The Exalted Glorious God revealed one of His Prophets : \" Whenever I am obeyed I get pleased , when I am pleased I bless and My blessing is endless ; and whenever I am disobeyed I get angry and when get angry I curse and drive away from mercy , and My curse gets to seven generations . 78 - whenever people commit new sins , they get troubled with new afflictions . 79 - People dislike one who treats them frankly and truthfully . 80 - People are of two types , a group who are after wealth but do not attain it and a group who attain it and want more . 81 - Don\'t get angry when you are told the truth frankly . 82 - Go after fulfiling needs of the needy with greed , because no deed after obligations is superior to making a Muslim happy . 83 - The ignorant causes trouble for his friends . 84 - A believer does not deviate from the right path when happy or angry , and if he gains dominance over the enemy, he does not ask for more than his right . 85 - Only two groups follow the path of contentment : the worshiper looking for the Hereafter\'s reward and the magnanimous who does not bear to ask base individuals . 86 - Death is the blight of hopes , and benevolence and kindness to people remains for the human forever . 87 - The wise avails himself of benevolence to people , and the abled ( wealthy ) should make the most of the available opportunity otherwise he will miss . 88 - Stinginess destroys human\'s dignity . 89 - The human\'s heart has periods of fatigue and freshness when fresh can understand matters well and when tired become slow-witted . Therefore , he uses it when fresh and leaves it when tried . 90 - Follow up any goal from its own way whoever does so , does not slip and if slipped can seek a way out . 91 - Best wealth is what is spent for guarding dignity . 92 - Don\'t exhaust yourself with continueous work , have recreation and change but refrain from actions involving wasting or causing your degradation in the society . 93 - Humbleness has grades of which is that the human being recognize his position , not expect from anybody more than what he deserves , associate and behave with others the way he likes to be treated ; and if anybody did bad to him , instead he does good , restrains his anger, forgives and is benevolent . 94 - Benevolence should be considerable , so we shouldn\'t give things of little value as charity . ( At a time when the majority of people are relatively wealthy, we should not suffice by giving dates ) . 95 - Whoever has many virtues , is praised by the people and does not need to praise himself . 96 - If somebody does not pay attention to your guidance , do not worry , because time will reach him . 97 - One who slanders others when advising you , he will be troubled with a bad fate . 98 - No ignorance is more harmful than self-conceit . 99 - Have a programme for learning religion , otherwise , you are considered as bedouins and ignorants . Hathis(2) 1 - A believer is not a real believer unless he has three traits : A practice from his God , a practice from his prophet and a practice from his Imam ; the practice from his God , is keeping his secrets ; the practice from his prophet , is compromise and kind treatment with people and the practice from his Imam , is forbearance in distress and affliction . 2 - ( Reward ) of the concealer of a good-deed equals seventy good acts , the discloser of bad-deeds is down-casted , and the consealer of bad-deeds is forgiven . 3 - Cleanliness is of the prophets\' morals. 4 - The honest was not ( and is not ) treacherous to you , however , [ you ] trusted the treacherous . 5 - The eldest brother is as the father . 6 - The friend of each person is his intellect and his enemy is his ignorance . 7 - Friendship to people is half of reasoning . 8 - Verily , God dislikes idle talk , wasting wealth and increased asking . 9 - A Muslim\'s person\'s reasoning ( mind ) is not perfect unless have ten traits : good is expected from him , others are secured from his evil , sees the little good from others as great , considers his great goodness as little , is not annoyed by asking needs from him , is not tired from seeking knowledge , poverty in the way of God is more beloved to him than wealth , humuliation in the way of God is more beloved to him than dignity with the enemy , anonymity is more desirable to him than fame ; then added the tenth and what is the tenth ! He was asked : what is it ? He ( P ) replied : He does not see anybody unless say : He is better and more pious than me . 10 - Imam Reza ( P ) was asked : who are the low ? He replid : the one who has something to keep him away from ( remembering ) God . 11 - Faith is one grade higher than Islam , piety is one grade higher than faith , and the children of Adam were not given (any thing) superior to certitude . 12 - Feeding ( inviting for food ) when getting married is of the ( prophet\'s ) tradition . 13 - Observe relatives\' bonds even with a drink of water , and best is to refrain from harming them . 14 - Imam Reza ( P ) said to his companions : have the prophet\'s weapons ; he was asked : and what is the prophet\'s weapons ? He answered : supplication . 15 - Of the signs of knowledge of Islam are : meekness and knowledge ; and silence is a door of the doors of wisdom . Silence causes love and is a guide to all goodnesses . 16 - A time will come to the people were soundness is ten parts , nine is in isolation from the people and one part is in silence . 17 - Imam Reza ( p ) was asked about the reality of reliance ( upon God ) ; he replied : That is to fear no one other than God \" . 18 - Verily the worst of the people is the one who prevents his aid ( from the people ) , eats alone and beats his subordinates . 19 - There is no peace for the stingy , no joy for the envious , no loyality for the ruler and no magnanimity for the liar . 20 - No one is to kiss the hand of another person, because kissing one\'s hand is as praying for him . 21 - Have good opinion in God , because whoever has good opinion , God will give him good ; whoever is satisfied with little provision , God is pleased with his little deed ; and whoever is satisfied with the little allowed sustenance , his burden is light , his family are at ease , God makes him clear-sighted towards the ailments and remedies of this world , and takes him safely from this world to the inn of soundness and peace in paradise . 22 - Faith has four pillars , reliance upon God , satisfaction with God\'s decree , submission to divine commandment , and entrusting the affairs to God . 23 - Imam Raza ( p ) was asked concerning the best slaves ( of God ) . He replied : the ones who get happy when do good , ask forgiveness when do bad , thank when given , are patient when affliction and forgive when angry . 24 - Whoever meets a poor Moslem and greets him in a way different from his greeting to the rich , meets the Exalted Glorious God in the day of resurrection while he ( God ) is angy with him . 25 - Imam Reza ( P ) was asked : regarding the pleasure of this world . He replied : spaciousness of the house and abundance of friends ( lovers ) . 26 - When governers lie , rain is prevented ( from falling ) , when rulers oppress their governments are weakened , and when alms are not given cattles ( beasts of burden ) die . 27 - Whoever resolves a believer\'s problem , God removes sorrow from his heart on the Day of Judgement . 28 - Nothing is better than pleasing a believer after performing the duties , for the Exalted Glorious God . 29 - Have moderation in poverty and wealth , benevolence either little or great , because the Almighty Allah on the Day of Resurrection makes half of a date so big as the mountain of Ohod . 30 - Visit each other to have a love for each other , shake hands warmly and do not get angry at each other . 31 - Have secrecy ( in your works ) in the affairs of this world and religion . It is narrated that : \" Divulging is infidelity \" and was narrated that \" The divulger and the murderer are partners \" and was narrated that \" Do not make your friend aware of what you conceal from your enemy . 32 - A human can not get released from the difficulties by promise breaching , and the oppressor can not get released from the clows of punishment by deceit . 33 - Be aware in accompanying rulers , humble with friends , cautious with enemies and smiling with people . 34 - Whoever is satisfied with a little provision and sustenance , God will be pleased ( satisfied ) with his little deed . 35 - Intellect , is a bestowment from God , and having politeness is bearing an effort ; so whoever makes effort to have politeness will be able to do so , but , whoever makes effort to have intellect will only increase his ignorance . 36 - Verily , the one who is after increasing his provision and sustenance to manage his family , has reward more than the struggler in the way of God . 37 - There are five things that if somebody does not have there will not be any hope in him for anything of this world and the Hereafter : whoever you do not see trust in his character , generosity in his nature , persistance in his morals , nobility in his self and fear of his God . 38 - Never two groups confronted each other unless victory is for the group with greater pardon . 39 - Do not leave good-deeds and striving hard in worship depending upon love of Muhammad\'s descendants ( P ) , and do not leave love of Muhammad\'s descendants ( P ) and submission to their commandments depending upon worship because no one of the two is accepted without the other . 40 - Worship is not increased fasting and praying , in fact worship is increased contemplation in God\'s decree . 41 - The owner of blessings ( wealthy ) should make ease in his family\'s life ( expenditure ) . 42 - Whatever is an excess needs excessive speech too . 43 - Your aid to the unable is better than alms-giving . 44 - Imam ( P ) was asked : \" How did you start your day ? \" He answered : \" With a decreased life , a recorded work , death is attached to us ( our necks ), fire is following us and we do not know what will be done to us . 45 - The generous eats from others\' food so that they eat from his food , and the stingy does not eat from people\'s food so that they do not eat from his food . 46 - We are a household that see our promise a debt upon us as did God\'s Messenger ( P ) . 47 - No slave ( of God ) reaches the reality of faith\'s perfection till he has three characteristics : obtain deep understanding in religion, observe moderation in living and patience in afflictions . 48 - The Imam ( P ) told Abi Hashem Dawood bin Al-Kasem Al-Jaffari : \" O Dawood because of God\'s Messenger ( P ) we have a right upon you , and you have a right upon us . Whoever recognized our right, his right should be regarded , and whoever did not realize our right has no right . 49 - Be a good neighbour to the blessings because they are evasive and if you move away from a group, they will never return . 50 - Ibn sekeet asked the Imam : What is the argument over the people today ? He ( P ) replied : It is the intellect by which can identify the truthful to God , accept from him , and identify the liar to God and refuse from him ; Ibn sekeet said : Swearing to God this is the answer . 51 - Whoever likens God to His creatures, he is a polytheist , and whoever attributes to God what He prohibited is a non-believer . 52 - Faith is performing obligations and refraining from the prohibited ; and faith is belief in heart , confession by tongue and action by members . 53 - Al-rayan asked the Imam ( P ) : \" What is your opinion regarding the koran ? \" Imam replied : \" Koran is the speech of God , seek guidance only from koran and not other than it , otherwise , you will get deviated \" . 54 - Imam Reza ( P ) while glorifying the koran said : \" Koran is a firm cable and the best way to Paradise . Koran is the human\'s rescue from Hell-fire . Koran does not get old and out-of-date with time and is an ever new speech because it was not set for a certain time . Koran is the guide for all humans and is the ( conclusive ) argument over the people . \" Falsehood shall not come to it from before it nor from behind it ; a ravelation from the Wise , the Praised One \" . 55 - Solaiman Ibn Jaffar Al-Jaffari asked the Imam ( P ) : \" What is your opinion regarding working for the regime \" The Imam replied : \" O\' Solaiman , any kind of cooperation with the ( opperssor and userper ) government is as disbelief in God ; looking at such governers is a great sin and makes one deserve Hell . 56 - Abdul-salam Ibn Saleh Harawi said I heard Imam Reza ( P ) saying : \" God\'s mercy be upon the one who enlivens our aim \" . I asked : \" How can one do so ? \" He replied : \" Learns our teachings and teaches it to the people . 57 - Whoever reckons himself wins and whoever is heedless from himself loses . Whoever fears ( his future ) attains security . Whoever takes lessons from this world\'s events gains insight . Whoever gains insight understands matters ; and whoever understands matters is a knowledgable person . 58 - Self-conceit has degrees : One is that a slave\'s ( of God ) bad-deed appear to him as beautiful , consider it as good and think has done a good-deed ; another is that a slave believe in God then lay God under obligation for that , while God did favour to him ( by guiding him ) . 59 - If Paradise and Hell were not there , people had to obey God and not disobey Him for His favour and benevolence . 60 - The Exalted Glorious God has connected three to three , that are not accepted without each other ; has mentioned praying with alms-giving , so whoever prays but not give alms his prayer is not accepted . Also has mentioned thanking him and thanking the parents together , so if someone was not grateful to his parents is not grateful to God . Also in the Holy koran enjoyment of ( having ) piety and recommendation of observing relation bonds are mentioned together . Therefore , if someone did not have benevolence to his relatives , is not considered a pious person . 61 - Refrain from greed and envy that these two destroyed the past nations ; do not be stingy because no free man or believer was afflicted with the blight of stinginess . Stinginess is inconsistent with faith . 62 - Bnevolence and feeding people , redressing the grievance of an oppressed , fulfiling needs of the needy are of the highest recommended traits . 63 - Do not associate with the tippler and do not greet him . 64 - Give charity even little because any small deed when performed sincerely for God is great . 65 - A repenter is the one who has not committed any sin .