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Prophet (a.s.) replied,” It will grind the sinful scholar (Ulema), sinning reciters,
tyrannical kings, untrustworthy viziers and dissimulating courtiers.
• The Prophet of Islam (a.s.) said, “ I curse seven types of persons. All the prophets
(a.s.) who came prior to me have also disapproved of such persons. These persons
are:
1. One who adds or removes anything from the Book of Allah.
2. One who denies the Divine Decree ( Qaza wa Qadr) and doesn’t believe in the fate
Decreed by Allah.
3. One who acts against my Sunnat and creates hypocricy ( Bidaat) in Religion.
4. One who usurps the rights of my Ahl al Bayt . Allah has termed such usurpation
Haram.
5. One who imposes himself forcibly on the people and gives honor to those who have
been disgraced by Allah and disgraces those who have been honored by Allah.
6. One who imposes himself on the material assets of the Muslims and considers
himself the sole owner of everything.
7. One who decrees haram that which has been termed Halal by Allah.
• It is authentically narrated from Imam Reza (a.s.), “ When the persons at the helm of
affairs start lying and give partial and unjust decisions, then it stops raining from the
skies. When the kings are tyrannical and unjust, their realms become weak. When
people stop paying Zakat, the cattle start dying!”
BEHAVIOR OF PEOPLE IN POWER
• It is narrated that Ziyad Qandi came to the presence of Imam Jafare Sadiq (a.s.). The
Imam (a.s.) asked him,” O ziyad! Are you the chief appointed by those tyrannical
caliphs?” Ziyad replied, “ O son of the Prophet (a.s.)! No doubt I am the chief. But I
am considerate! I am not one of those who hoard riches. Whatever I get, I share with
the deserving momins. I treat them equitably!”
• The Imam (a.s.) said, “ If you do this, then it is very good. Remember! When your
conscience takes you towards unjust acts, and you have control over the conscience,
then remember Allah’s Rights. One who wreaks tyranny on people, Allah will wreak
Retribution on him! When other people give you trouble, the trouble passes by! But
when you unjustly terrorise others, the punishment will await for you!”
• It is narrated from Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s.) that when Allah gives a kingdom to
someone, he fixes the days, nights, months and years for which the realm would last.
If the ruler is just, Allah orders the angel incharge of keeping the time for the epoch
of the king to prolong it. Then the days, nights, months and years of the realm are
revised upwards. When a king is unjust and cruel to his subjects, then Allah orders
the angel to shorten his realm.