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Insulting and Degrading a Believer
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Insulting and Degrading a Believer
Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) says,
“One who considers a Mu’min lowly due to his poverty and destitution will be degraded before the people by Allah on the day of QiyÄma.”
(al-KÄfi)
The Imam (a.s.) also said,
“One who belittles a Mu’min, whether poor or rich, will be considered disgraceful and an enemy by Allah till he does not refrain from it.”
(al-KÄfi Vol. 2 page 351)
Imam (a.s.) has also mentioned that on the day of QiyÄma an announcer will call out: where are those who turned away their faces from My friend? Upon this, some people will stand up, who would not have flesh on their faces. It will be said: They are the ones who troubled the believers and opposed them, they bore enmity to them and because of their faith they oppressed them. After this they shall be ordered to be tossed into Hell.
(al-KÄfi Vol. 2 page 352)
Another tradition says,
“Allah indeed says that one who insults a friend of Mine has raised a standard of revolt against Me and I am the most efficient in helping My friends.”
(al-KÄfi Vol. 2 page 351)
Abu HarÅ«n says that I was sitting in the assembly of Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) when Imam (a.s.) asked the people sitting there, “Why do you insult me?” A man from Khorasan stood up and said, “We seek Allah’s refuge from this! That we insult your respected self or anything connected with you.” Imam (a.s.) said,
“Yes! Indeed, you are one of those who have insulted me.”
“Refuge of Allah! I have never insulted your respected self.”
Imam (a.s.) continued,
“I pity you. Is it not true that when we were near Juhfa a man had approached you and requested you to carry him on your animal for some distance because he was dead tired and unable to walk anymore? And you did not even raise your head to look at him and neither did you pay any heed! You considered him lowly and one who considers a believer lowly has insulted me and has not accorded respect to the Almighty.”
(Wasa’il ul-Shia)
