1085 - ما يَنبَغي لِلشِّيعةِ في مُواجَهَةِ النَّاسِ‏

1085. DUTIES INCUMBENT ON THE SHIA IN THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH PEOPLE

3430.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - لعبد الأعلى - : يا عبدَ الأعلَى ... فَأقرِئهُمُ السلامَ ورَحمَةَ اللَّهِ - يَعنِي الشِّيعَةَ - وقُل : قالَ لَكُم : رَحِمَ اللَّهُ عَبداً استَجَرَّ مَوَدَّةَ الناسِ إلى‏ نفسِهِ وإلَينا ، بأن يُظهِرَ لَهُم ما يَعرِفُونَ ويَكُفَّ عَنهُم ما يُنكِرُونَ .¹

3430.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘O Abd al-Ala, … give my greetings of peace and the mercy of Allah to my Shia, and tell them: ‘Allah has mercy on the servant who incites love in the people towards himself and towards us [when attracting them towards Islam], by displaying to them that which they already like, and keeping from them that which they would reject.’²

3431.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَعاشِرَ الشِّيعَةِ ، كُونُوا لنا زَيناً ، ولا تَكُونُوا علَينا شَيناً ، قُولُوا لِلناسِ حُسناً ، وَاحفَظُوا ألسِنَتَكُم ، وكُفُّوها عنِ الفُضُولِ وقَبيحِ القَولِ .³

3431.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘O Shia community, be an adornment for us [amongst people] and not a disgrace to us. Say good words to people, guard your tongues and restrain yourselves from mindless chatter and offensive speech.’⁴