Sound Religion

“About the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, ‘Allah protected him against their evil plans. . . .,’ (40:45) the Imam said, ‘In fact, they perpetrated and murdered him but do you know what was protected? He (Allah) protected him against confusion in his religion.’”

“Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) has said, ‘It was in the will of Amir al-Mu’minin (Ali ibn abu Talib) (a.s.) to his companions, “You must know that this Quran is guidance day and night and it is the light in the dark night that is due to hardships and destitution. When misfortune befalls, protect yourselves with your properties. When a misfortune (to religion) befalls, protect your religion with yourselves. You must know that the destroyed, in reality, is the one whose religion is destroyed and looted, in reality, is one whose religion is looted. It is certain that there is no poverty in paradise. It is also certain that there is no prosperity in hellfire, wherein its captives are never freed and there is no cure for its blind.’”

“Soundness of religion and good health is better than property. Property is a beauty of the worldly beauties and it is a good thing.” Muhammad ibn Isma’il has narrated from Fadl ibn Shadhan from Hammad from Rib’i from al-Fudayl from abu Ja’far (a.s.) a similar Hadith.

“A man, of the companions of Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) would very often attend the gathering with the Imam. He remained absent for a certain time and did not attend Hajj also. Once a certain individual of his people who knew him came in and the Imam asked, ‘How so and so is doing?’ The narrator has said that the man then began to speak of him in very short expressions thinking that he meant thereby wealth and the world. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) then asked, ‘How is his religion?’ He said, ‘It is just as you love.’ The Imam said, ‘That, by Allah, is wealth.’”