668 - تَفسيرُ الخِيانَةِ وَالخائِنِ‏

668. EXPLANATION OF BETRAYAL AND THE BETRAYER

2018.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إفْشاءُ سِرِّ أخيكَ خِيانَةٌ ، فاجتَنِبْ ذلكَ .¹

2018.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Disclosing the secret of your brother is betrayal, so keep away from that.' ²

2019.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أمّا علَامةُ الخائنِ فأربَعةٌ: عِصْيانُ الرّحمانِ ، وأذى‏ الجِيرانِ ، وبُغْضُ الأقْرانِ ، والقُرْبُ إلى‏ الطُّغْيانِ .³

2019.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'As for the signs of the betrayer, there are four: disobedience to the All-Beneficent, disturbance to neighbours, loathing his associates, and being close to tyranny and oppression.' ⁴

2020.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الخائنُ مَن شَغَلَ نفسَهُ بغَيرِ نَفْسِهِ ، وكانَ يَومُهُ شَرّاً مِن أمْسِهِ .⁵

2020.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The betrayer is the one who busies himself with [the affairs of] others and his today is worse than his yesterday.' ⁶

2021.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : أيُّما رجُلٍ مِن أصْحابِنا اسْتَعانَ بهِ رجُلٌ من إخْوانِهِ في حاجَةٍ ، فلَم يُبالِغْ فيها بكُلِّ جُهْدِه ، فقد خانَ اللَّهَ ورسولَهُ والمؤمنينَ .⁷

2021.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Whoever from among our companions seeks assistance from one of his brothers, who does not exercise his full efforts [in trying to help him], then he has betrayed Allah and His messenger and the believers.' ⁸

2022.الإمامُ الجوادُ عليه السلام : كَفى‏ بالمَرءِ خِيانَةً أنْ يكونَ أميناً للخَوَنَةِ .⁹

2022.Imam al-Jawad (AS) said, 'It is sufficient for someone to be classified as a betrayer if he is the trustee of a disloyal person.' ¹⁰