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Excellent Advice from

Imam Sadiq (a)

To His Followers

Presented On the MartyrdomAnniversary of theImam (a)

25thShawwal, !"5

2st A#$#st, 2%!

Translated and com&iled 'y(

H)*) Ma#lana Syed Mohammed +ai -a.ri

Presented 'y(

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At Al0Mahdi 1a *slamic 3entre

The 3o#ncil of *slamic 4#idance5% 3oncession " oad

Picerin$, Ontario

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Excellent Advice from *mam Sadi. 1a To His Followers

*smail -in 8a'ir says( 9*mam Sadi. 1a wrote a letter to his friends

and commanded them to $o thro#$h it) They sho#ld mae it as a

'l#e&rint of their lives): The friends and followers e&t it in their&rayer rooms and they wo#ld read it after Salat)

*smail -in M#hallad Sarra; also stressed that this letter of advice

to the followers is from *mam Sadi. 1a)

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

See from yo#r 6ord well 'ein$ for yo#rselves and always 'ecalm and &eacef#l) -e modest, mee, and avoid that which yo#rexcellent &redecessors #sed to avoid) 6et not yo#r ton$#e

ind#l$e in lyin$, acc#sation, and 'e contaminated with sins)Protectin$ yo#r ton$#e from that which yo#r 6ord has &rohi'ited

is $ood for yo# in the eyes of yo#r 6ord) Poll#tin$ it with that

which yo#r 6ord has for'idden will 'rin$ for yo# annihilation and

ca#se animosity of yo#r 6ord< on the day of 8#d$ment it will mae

yo# deaf, d#m' and 'lind, as He has &romised in His Holy -oo(

9Deaf, dumb, and blind, they will notreturn:) 12(= Deaf, dumb, and blind, they are void of wisdom): 12(>

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%$ #&or are they !iven "ermission to a"olo!i#e: 1>>("?

@ont ever allow yo#rself to do somethin$ which is for'idden 'yyo#r 6ord) -e .#iet #ntil there is reward from yo#r 6ord or yo#

mi$ht lose the 'enefit of the Hereafter)

Praise and $lorify yo#r 6ord in a'#ndance, cry o#t in His

threshold) See the excellence from Him, the excellence which

cannot 'e com&rehended 'y anyone) Occ#&y yo#rself in

im&rovement of yo#r ton$#e in these actions) Bee& yo#r ton$#eaway from those #tterances that are #seless) *f a s&eaer dies

witho#t re&entance for the false #tterances which have 'een#ttered, they will remain in Hell fire for ever) *nd#l$e in a'#ndant

s#&&lication< for the seeer of wishes there is no 'etter so#rce liethat of s#&&licatin$ while cryin$ o#t for their needs) Search and

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attain whatever He enco#ra$ed 1in His -oo, answer to His call

so that yo# may 'e s#ccessf#l and avoid His chastisement) @o not

'e attracted to those thin$s which have 'een &rohi'ited to yo#

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the Holy #ran and th#s have forsaen the eli$ion of Allah)

hoever forsaes His eli$ion, and diso'eys Him has invoed

His an$er and the Almi$hty will t his face in Hell dis$racef#lly)

O, those who tasted the Mercy of AllahC Bnow that He has

com&leted his favors to yo#) Bnow that the Almi$hty has not

$iven anyone &ermission to see the commands of reli$ion

thro#$h desires, self &ers&ective, and analo$y 1iyas) The

Almi$hty has revealed and ex&lained everythin$ in His -oo, The

#ran) *n order to have nowled$e of the #ran the Almi$hty has

$iven some &eo&le an a'ility to inter&ret this Holy -oo< He hasnot let these &eo&le inter&ret this accordin$ to their own desires)The 6ord has made them free from this nowled$e) These are the

very &eo&le He has called the 9Possessors of the Messa$e: 1Ahl#G+ir) He has commanded h#manity to follow them) These are

those who &ossess the Bnowled$e of the #ran and with the

&ermission of their 6ord they $#ide &eo&le towards the ri$ht &ath

accordin$ to the a'ilities of the seeers) o one has the ri$ht to

t#rn their faces a$ainst those whom the 6ord has $iven nowled$e)

The actions of the B#ffar are the fr#its of their ca&rice, altho#$h

the Pro&het of Allah 'efore his death clearly advised them to

follow them 1Ahl#l -ait) They said( 9After the Almi$hty has

taen His Messen$er 'ac from #s, after all his advice, it is #& to#s to chan$e accordin$ to the need of the demands of &eo&le

altho#$h it mi$ht 'e a$ainst the $#idelines of the Almi$hty and

His Messen$er): o one o&enly re'els a$ainst the commands ofthe Almi$hty lie these &eo&le do) -y Allah, the ri$ht of the 6ord#&on the creat#res is that they sho#ld follow the commands of

Him in the life of the Pro&het 1s as well as after) The enemies of

Allah co#ld very well ar$#e that those who 'ecame the followers

of Mohammad 1s also acted #&on their own limited intellect with

the #se of analo$y 1iyas) *f anyone says affirmatively to this, 'y

Allah he acc#sed Him of 'ein$ a liar and he is in an a'yss of

mis$#idance< if they say no and acce&t that no M#slim has the

ri$ht to follow his own o&inion, and analo$y 1iyas, he has

acce&ted his own fa#lts) They acce&ted the clear ar$#ment that

after the demise of the Pro&het 1s one sho#ld follow the commandof the Almi$hty and He also is tr#e in His sayin$s, says(

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9Muhammad was no more than a messen!er li%e the messen!ersbefore him. Should he die or !et %illed, would you turn bac% on

your heels Anyone who turns bac% on his heels does not hurt

Allah in the least. Allah rewards those who are a""reciative.:

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This ayat maes it clear that one sho#ld o'ey the Almi$hty d#rin$

and after the life of the Pro&het 1s< liewise in the life of the

Pro&het 1s no one has the ri$ht to follow the reli$ion accordin$ tohis ca&rice, o&inion and analo$y 1iyas, which #ltimatelycontradicts the commands of the 6ord and Pro&het Mohammad

1s) Similarly it is not ri$ht to follow his own ca&rice, o&inionand analo$y 1iyas after the life of Pro&het Mohammad 1s)

*nvoe Allah &rof#selyC The Almi$hty loves those who invoe

Him and He has &romised to f#lfill their wishes) S#&&lications of

the 'elievers are considered to 'e an act of worshi& that res#lts inthe increasin$ of s#stenance) @#rin$ the day and ni$ht as m#ch as

yo# can worshi& Allah< He has &romised that those who remem'er

Him He will also remem'er them) Always strive hard in His

o'edienceC His o'edience will mae Him availa'le for yo#)

Almi$hty Allah said( JST5

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95V .$ 9ou shall avoidobvious sins, as well as the hidden ones): 1?(2%

/o# sho#ld now and avoid those thin$s that the Almi$hty hascommanded to 'e for'idden which are clearly seen and ex&lained

in the traditions of the Pro&het 1s) @ont ever follow yo#r owndesires and &ersonal o&inion which will lead yo# towards

mis$#idance) *ndeed, the most mis$#ided in the eyes of theAlmi$hty are those who follow their own ca&rice and o&inion and

deny His $#idance) As m#ch as yo# can do $ood( indeed whatever$ood yo# do will reflect on to yo#rself and what ever 'ad yo# do

will also reflect on to yo#rself) -e h#m'le with others '#t neverlet others control yo# in s#ch a way that yo# co#ld 'e diso'eyin$

the commands of Allah)

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-e caref#l of #sin$ fo#l lan$#a$e a$ainst the enemies of the

Almi$hty in the &resence of others for if they hear yo#r #tterance

they may sa'ota$e yo#r 6ord to co#nter yo#r a$$ression) *t is$ood for yo# to now the intensity of their animosity towards the

Almi$hty) hoever 'las&hemes the $#ardians of the Almi$hty

indeed has 'las&hemed the Almi$hty Himself) ho is worse in

the eyes of the Almi$hty then those who 'las&heme the 6ord and

His $#ardiansI Th#s yo# sho#ld deal with them with calmness

and o'ey yo#r 6ord< DE 5 . W

< G; 9there is no &ower andstren$th '#t the &ower of Allah):

O, o#r followersC -eware that Allah is watchf#l of yo#r livesC /o#

sho#ld clin$ to the traditions of the Pro&het 1s and the *mams 1a

after him) hoever follows them has $#ided himself and whoever

ee&s away from them has $one astray) O#r father the Pro&het ofAllah 1s said( 9Bee&in$ #& to the tr#e traditions altho#$h it mi$ht

'e little, is more dear in the eyes of Allah and also 'eneficial thanstr#$$lin$ a lot in followin$ self made innovations and self desires

and ca&rices) Followin$ innovations, desires and ca&rices witho#tthe $#idance of Allah is mis$#idance and each mis$#idance is an

innovation and the destiny of each innovation is the Hell fire) Onewill never receive the favors of Allah #ntil followin$ the command

of Allah and &erseverin$ on His &ath and seein$ His &leas#res.9

:D+ A:# . ("4,9$hey wish that you disbelieve as they have disbelieved, then you

become equal. Do not consider them friends, unless they mobili#e

alon! with you in the cause of Allah. If they turn a!ainst you, you

shall fi!ht them, and you may %ill them when you encounter themin war. ou shall not acce"t them as friends, or allies): 1!(=K

The Almi$hty has &rohi'ited His friends to 'e the friends of Hisenemies)

The tactics of the deceivers sho#ld never mae yo# fearf#l and

sto& yo# from yo#r d#ties of hel&in$ the tr#th which is in yo#r

nat#ral mae#&) /o# sho#ld defend sillf#lly a$ainst theirwicedness< this sho#ld 'e done with the intention to see the

nearness of yo#r 6ord) There is no need to manifest yo#r reli$io#s

&rinci&les onto them, 'eca#se there is no $ood from them for yo#)

They will 'e enemies of yo# if they hear anythin$ from yo#< they

#se their entire &retext to &ro&a$ate and try their 'est to annihilateyo#< whatever little weaness yo# have they will try to stand

a$ainst yo#) /o# sho#ld now yo#r stance when it comes to

dealin$ with &eo&le of falsehood) *t is not a&&ro&riate for the&eo&le of tr#th to follow the c#stoms of falsehood) The Almi$htyhas not made &eo&le of tr#th and &eo&le of falsehood e.#al< dont

yo# #nderstand the clear ar$#ment of the holy #ran(

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9Shall we treat those who believe and lead a ri!hteous life as we

treat those who commit evil on earth Shall we treat the ri!hteous

as we treat the wic%ed: 1"=(2=

/o# sho#ld 'e elevatin$ yo#rself to a hi$her de$ree than the

&eo&le of falsehood< yo# sho#ld never dis&lay falsehood to the&eo&le) /o# are $reater than that in the &resence of the Almi$hty

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Allah the Exalted to Him 'elon$s the loftiest of similit#de, and to

yo#r leader 1*mam to whom yo# 'elieve)

O, &eo&le of inte$rityC /o# sho#ld never distance yo#rself from

the commands of yo#r 6ord) Always 'e His h#m'le servants< to

the extent if yo# diso'ey Him, He mi$ht amend His favors) /o#

sho#ld, for the sae of yo#r 6ord, 'e friends with those who

&ossess 'eliefs lie yo#< yo# sho#ld 'e enemies for the sae of

yo#r 6ord of those who are yo#r foes) @ont ever ref#se those

who are yo#r fellow 'elievers< 'e away from those who t#rn their

face from yo#r faith and with yo# and with yo#r fellow 'elieversthey show animosity)

This is o#r method of teachin$ and the instr#ction of yo#r 6ord02>?

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