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• “O Abu Dhar! Truth is more valuable and bitter while falsehood is light and
sweet.”
• Many a time a moment’s carnal desire becomes the cause of retribution in the
Hereafter.
• .Man cannot become wise and jurisprudent till he doesn’t visualize men as
camels in comparison with the greatness and omnipotence of Allah... When he
pays attention to himself, then he would realize that he is the most inferior.
• O Abu Dharr! You will not realize the value of faith till you recognize that all men
are wise in the matters of faith.
• Every person is flattered with sycophancy although he knows well that whatever
the flatterer says is sheer lies.
• It must be borne in the mind that thoughtlessness is of two types. One category is
good and the other is bad. The one thoughtlessness is that a person thinks that all
profit and loss accrued is according to the wish of Allah. He doesn’t give credence
to what others think about his changed status. He generally doesn’t bother about
what others think when he decides to do something to please Allah. This status is
reached when the person has understood the Greatness of Allah. The bad type of
thoughtlessness is due to pride and prejudice. Such persons consider others
inferior to them and become oblivious of their own failings. At the time of prayer
such persons don’t bother about others. They consider others as sheer camels
tantamount to being animals. Then he said,” While introspecting, consider oneself
humble.. A person who tries to please someone in power contrary to the dictates
of Allah, he will render himself an apostate.
• Hazrat Ali (a.s.) says,” The person is a deserter of the Faith who, in order to
please men, disobeys the Commandments of the Creator. Never displease Allah to
please mortals. Don’t acquire nearness to people by deeds that take you away
from Allah. There is no way of achieving Rewards from Allah other than
implicitly obeying Him”
• Obedience to Allah is the route to success and deliverance. Allah guards the
obedient from all evil. The disobedient cannot protect himself from Allah’s
Retribution. When the time comes, such persons shall have no place to run to.
• Then the Imam (a.s.) said, “ Protect yourself from the reproach of those who have
reason to reproach. Allah will save you from the deceit of the enemies.”
• Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s.) says,” A person who rates a momin inferior, Allah
always deems him inferior.”
• The Prophet of Islam (a.s.) has said, “ A momin should always contemplate in his
own conscience and remember that one day he will have to render account of his
deeds. It is better he straightens his account today only, lest he repents tomorrow!
• It is narrated from Imam Moosa Kazim (a.s.) through authentic source that “a
person who doesn’t introspect his own actions every day is not from amongst us.”
• Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s.) has said,” If a person notices good in himself, he should
pray to Allah that his good deeds enhance.. If he finds that he has committed some
bad deeds, he should seek the forgiveness of Allah.”