Imam Al-Sadiq

not hear to disgrace him and to destroy his manhood is among those about him Allah, the
Great and Almighty, says: Surely (as for) those who love that scandal should circulate
respecting those who believe, they shall have a grievous chastisement.'
Abd Allah, my father told on the authority of his grandfathers on the authority of 'Ali, peace
be on him, who said: 'Whoever reports a story about his believing brother to demolish his
manhood and to defame him, Allah will degrade him with his sin till he brings an excuse for
what he has said and will never bring the excuse Whoever delights his believing brother,
delights ( ahl al Bayt), peace be on them. Whoever delights ( ahl al Bayt ), delights Allah's
Apostle, may Allah bless him and his family And whoever delights Allah's Apostle delights
Allah. So, it is a must on Him to make him enter Paradise.
Then I advise you to fear Allah and to hold fast to His religion, for whoever holds fast to the
religion of Allah is guided to the straight Path (of Islam). So, fear Allah and do not prefer
anyone to His pleasure and will. That is because it is the commandment of Allah, the Great
and Almighty, to His creation He (Allah) does not accept anything from them except it nor
does He regard anything as great but it Know that the creatures have not been authorized to
do anything greater than to fear Allah Also it is our commandment, we, (ahl al Bayt ). If you
are able to refrain from doing the deeds about which you will be asked tomorrow, then do."
Abd Allah b Sulayman said: "When al- Najashy received the letter of al- Sadiq, peace be on
him, he looked at it and said: By Allah with whom there is no good but Him, my master (al-
Sadiq) is truthful. Whoever puts into effect what has been written in this letter is saved. So,
Abd Allah went on acting according to this letter throughout his lifetime.(370)
Some of His Commandments to His Shi'a:
Zayd al- Shahham said: Abu Abd Allah said to me: "Send my greetings to those of you who
obey me and act according to my words. I advise you to fear Allah, the Great and Almighty,
to cleave to piety in your religion, to make every effort for Allah, to be truthful in your talks,
to give the trusts, to perform long adoration, and to treat your neighbors kindly, for
Mohammed, may Allah bless him and his family, came to put these manners into effect.
Give the trust to him who entrusts you with them whether he is righteous or mischievous, for
Allah's Apostle ordered (the Muslims) to pay the piece of thread and the needle, keep close
relations with tribes, attend their escorting of their deceased, visit their ill ones, give them
their rights, for if the person of you becomes pious in his religion, is truthful in his talks, gives
the trust, and his manners are good, (people) will say: This is the education of Ja'far. This
pleases me Otherwise, (people) will say: This is the education of Ja'far. In this case, the
tribulation and the disgrace are attributed to me By Allah, my father told me that a follower of
'Ali, peace be on him, was in a certain tribe. There, he was the best one: He gave the trust, and