رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ المَعصيَةَ إذا عَمِلَ بها العَبدُ سِرّاً لم تَضُرَّ إلّا عامِلَها ، وإذا عَمِلَ بها عَلانِيَةً ولم يُغَيَّرْ علَيهِ أضَرَّت بالعامَّةِ . بحار الأنوار : 100 / 74 / 15 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'If a servant [of Allah] was to secretly sin, he would only harm himself, and if he was to commit it openly and he is not stopped, people would be harmed by it.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 100, p. 74, no. 15
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لن تُقَدَّسَ اُمّةٌ لايُؤخَذُ للضَّعيفِ فيها حَقُّهُ مِن القَوِيِّ غيرَ مُتَعتَعٍ . بحار الأنوار : 77 / 258 / 1 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A community who does not let the weak uphold his rights from the strong without obstacle will never be sanctified.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 258, no. 1
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : صِنفانِ مِن اُمَّتي إذا صَلُحا صَلُحَت اُمَّتي ، وإذا فَسَدا فَسَدَت اُمَّتي ، قيلَ : يارسولَ اللَّهِ ، ومَن هُما ؟ قالَ : الفُقَهاءُ والاُمَراءُ . الخصال : 37 / 12 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'There are two kinds of people from my community who if they are sound my community will be sound, and if they are corrupt my comm.unity will become corrupt.' The Prophet was asked, 'And who are they O messenger of Allah?' He replied, 'The jurists and the rulers.' al-Khisal, p. 37, no. 12
