Library Ethics Greater Sins Chapter 30 Becoming A’Arāb after Hijrat Becoming A’arÄb after the passing of the Holy Prophet (S)
Becoming A’arÄb after the passing of the Holy Prophet (S)
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Becoming A’arÄb after the passing of the Holy Prophet (S)
During the lifetime of the Holy Prophet (S) it was incumbent upon every person to migrate towards him (S) to obtain instruction in religion and faith. In case he lived in the midst of unbelievers where he could not perform the obligatory acts of prayers and fasting, it was all the more necessary to migrate.
Failure to migrate and returning to nomadism is decreed to be a Greater Sin and the Almighty has promised Hell fire for such people.
After the passing away of the Holy Prophet (S) it became Wajib to turn towards the Holy Imams (a.s.) and to obtain the compulsory knowledge of faith and articles of Islamic acts. Also, it was most essential to attain the Ma’refat of Imam (a.s.) i.e. it was incumbent to have knowledge of one’s Imam and also to learn the matters of belief and acts. It was also prohibited to turn back to paganism after the acceptance of Islamic faith. To remain aloof from the Holy Imam (a.s.) even after recognising their position is HarÄm. Thus, Shaykh SadÅ«q narrates from Huzaifa bin MansÅ«r that he has reported from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) who said:
“To become A’arÄb after Hijrat is to recognise Imam (a.s.) and then be aloof from him.”
(MÄni al-AkhbÄr)
Since the present age is the age of occultation of Imam az-Zaman (a.s.) the same rules apply to us.
