‘The world’ and ‘the Hereafter’ are antithetical to each other: whatever causes His good pleasure and one’s nearness to Him belongs to ‘the Hereafter,’ even though apparently it should seem to be a matter of the world – such as the trade, the agriculture, the industry and the crafts whose purpose is to provide subsistence…
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There appear two affairs…
There appear two affairs: one, an important one and a more important one, and in order to ensure the interests of Islam, the Faqih may sacrifice what is important for the sake of what is more important. For instance, if performing Hajj pilgrimage has harmful effects on the Islamic society, the Faqih has the right…
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Once a Jew and a Muslim were accused of a theft…
Once a Jew and a Muslim were accused of a theft in the house of one of the Ansar. In this connection, a great crowd of Ansar went to the Holy Prophet (S) and insisted that the Jew be punished for the sake of the prestige of the Muslims, specifically the Ansar and keeping in…
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It was by divine Will that Husayn ibn Ali…
It was by divine Will that Husayn ibn Ali, this essence of prophethood and memento of leadership (Wilayat) rose to sacrifice his dear life and the lives of his dear ones for their faith and belief and for the sake of the grand Ummah of the noble Prophet (S) so that, throughout history, his pure…
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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)