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Hazrat Ibrahim (a.s.) then told to the king that <strong>Al</strong>lah didn’t like him walking<br />

ahead <strong>of</strong> the king <strong>of</strong> the realm and that he must walk behind the monarch. <strong>The</strong><br />

king was much impressed with what Hazrat Ibrahim (a.s.) said and willingly<br />

embraced his Faith.<br />

• <strong>The</strong> Prophet <strong>of</strong> <strong>Al</strong>lah (a.s.) said that <strong>Al</strong>lah exhorts one should not talk ill <strong>of</strong><br />

kings that they are in their position with His Consent. <strong>The</strong> people get a ruler<br />

they deserve! If the people are unruly, disobedient to <strong>Al</strong>lah, then they would<br />

get a tyrannical ruler. <strong>The</strong>refore, instead <strong>of</strong> complaining against an unjust<br />

ruler, they should try to reform themselves that <strong>Al</strong>lah appoints a just monarch<br />

over them.<br />

THE DISADVANTAGE OF NEARNESS TO A RULER<br />

Nearness to the kings and nobles are the cause <strong>of</strong> loss both in this world and the<br />

Hereafter.When a person gets recognition for being close to the rulers, he will be<br />

subject <strong>of</strong> ridicule for falling from the good books <strong>of</strong> the rulers, he will also be<br />

deprived <strong>of</strong> the Rewards <strong>of</strong> the Hereafter for upholding the wrong deeds <strong>of</strong> the<br />

ruler. This way he goes fuirther and further away from <strong>Al</strong>lah.<br />

Being close to the rulers, one becomes party to the acts <strong>of</strong> omission and<br />

commission <strong>of</strong> hi masters and secondly he has to maintain affection for the<br />

masters all the time. <strong>Al</strong>lah’s dictates are definitely against this practice.<br />

La tarkanu Ilal-lazeena zalamu- Verse 11, ayat 113<br />

Don’t get attracted towards the unkind.<br />

Doing this, one will taste the Hellfire.<br />

<strong>The</strong>refore, there are many traditions against maintaining closeness with such<br />

people. <strong>The</strong> person has to accede to the bad deeds <strong>of</strong> such people. This becomes<br />

an act <strong>of</strong> shirk. <strong>The</strong> person, observing the misdeeds <strong>of</strong> these people develops the<br />

proclivity to commit wrong deeds himself. He cannot sit quietly in the company<br />

<strong>of</strong> such masters and has to uphold their misdeeds. This in itself is disobedience <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Al</strong>lah and the Prophet (a.s.). <strong>The</strong> person will have no power to oppose the<br />

master’s wrong deeds and, therefore, will be abandoning nahi an al munkar. For<br />

his selfish ends the person has to force himself to follow their wrong example to<br />

protect his own honor. He also turns callous hearted because <strong>of</strong> living day and<br />

night in the company <strong>of</strong> the masters.<br />

• It is narrated from Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s) that a parsimonious person is<br />

never happy. <strong>The</strong> jealous is deprived <strong>of</strong> the ordinary pleasures <strong>of</strong> life. <strong>The</strong><br />

kings are never considerate. A lier is never thoughtful. A foolish person<br />

devoid <strong>of</strong> wisdom never achieves importance. <strong>The</strong> Imam also said that if<br />

a friend acquires power and pelf, his good behaviour towards you

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