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haram professions. In today’s world acquiring halal livelihood is a difficult task. But
Allah has made it binding on the people to seek legitimate livelihood.
Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s.) has said,” One who desires that his prayers are answered,
he must strive for legitimate and fair livelihood!”
GUARDING ONES PRIVATE PARTS
• Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s.)said,” The best worship of Allah is to protect ones
private parts from haram (illegitimate) acts. One person asked, “ O Imam (a.s.)!
My actions are not commendable nor do I fast regularly. But I strive hard to have
a halal (legitimate) livelihood. The Imam (a.s.) said,” there is no prayer greater
than the chastity of the stomach and the private parts..”
• The Prophet of Islam (a.s.) has said,” The biggest cause of my followers going to
the Hell are two empty things, the empty stomach and their private parts.”
• The Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s.) is reported to have said to Najm, “ O Najm! All
Shias will be with us in the Heaven but imagine the predicament of those whose
failings would be exposed there. “ Najm asked the Imam (a.s.), “ O Hazrat! Will
this be the condition of your Shias?” He said,” Yes! If he has not guarded his
belly and the private parts.”
• The Prophet of Islam (a.s.) has said,” I am much worried about the following
things in my followers: illegitimate earning, desire to fulfil secret carnal desires,
cheating, usury and taking loans unnecessarily.”
• Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s.) has said, “ If a person makes dishonest earnings and
goes to perform Haj with savings from such amount, in response to his call of
Labbaek(the beck and call) the reply will be la labbaek (not at beck and call) and
when he says sadeeka the reply will be la saadeek, which means that none of his
efforts are acceptable to Allah.
• The Imam (a.s.) said, “ One group received the world in a legitimate manner but
they didn’t accept it and departed from the world in that state. Then another
group was offered the legitimate mixed with the doubtful. They refused to accept
the doubtful and contented themselves only with the legitimate. Then a third
group was presented only with the illegitimate wealth that they refused to accept
and went away. Momin draws only the bare necessities from the world. It is like
a starving person consuming the meat of a dead animal to save his life.
• Imam Moosa Kazim (a.s.) said,” The illegitimate wealth grows, even then it will
not bring baraka (good fortune). If this money is spent on charity, it will not
bring any rewards.. When one leaves behind such illgotten wealth, it will be the
harbinger of Hell for him.
• It is authoritatively narrated from Sama that he told to Imam Jafar eSadiq (a.s.),
“ O Hazrat! One of the retainers of Bani Omayyah has amassed huge wealth and