On some occasions, the devotee boasts about himself in his speech; while expressing the purity of his soul, he makes a display of his devotional exercises, brags about himself by mentioning his pious deeds, and denounces others for their shortcomings, thus highlighting the superiority of his piety. Sometimes he does not say anything explicitly but…
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God! We seek refuge in Thee from the mischief…
God! We seek refuge in Thee from the mischief of Satan and the guiles of al-nafs al-’ammarah (the carnal self). You Yourself protect us from their wiles for the sake of Muhammad (S) and his Progeny (A). SOURCE: FORTY HADITH | IMAM KHOMEINI (R)
In another successive hadith…
In another successive hadith, related by Sunni and Shia ‘ulama’, the Holy Prophet (S) has stated: ‘I leave two valuable things for you which will never be separated from each other till they meet me at Hawd al-Kawthar. They are the Allah’s Book, Quran and the Ahlulbayt. You will not go astray after me as…
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There is no doubt that entering the Wilāyat…
There is no doubt that entering the Wilāyat of the purified Ahlulbayt (A) implies taking refuge with the Ahlulbayt (A), to abstain from all unlawful acts and to remain aloof from their enemies. The word “Tahassum” denotes ‘taking refuge in an established fort’ and it also suggests that the refuge is not only physical in…
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We should seek refuge in God…
We should seek refuge in God from the mischief of the self, whose wiles draw men from sinfulness into infidelity and from infidelity into ‘ujb. The self and the Devil make people accustomed to a sin by diminishing the gravity of that sin. When that vice sends out its roots into the heart, it appears…
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