traduza o texto completo e perfeitamente para o português CELIBACY CONDEMNED
The Prophet of Islam (a.s) has said, The people of my Faith should keep
away from celibacy and should opt for Jehad instead. Instead of castrating themselves, they should have recourse to fasting. He said that there
is great reward for men mating with women, celibacy is taboo in Islam.
When a man looks at his mate, two angels cover him with their wings as
if he is making Jehad in the way of Allah. When the man is in the process
of mating with his spouse, his sins will drop away the same way the
leaves of trees drop in the season of fall. When the person takes a bath of
cleanliness thereafter, his sins will be washed away.
Imam Raza (a.s) said, “The prophets (a.s) practiced three things—use
of perfumes, clipping away excessive hair and mating with their
spouses.”
Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s) says that two genuflections (Rakaat) of prayer
of a married person are better than seventy of the unmarried. One who
opts for the Nikah (the ritual of marriage) would save half of his Faith.
Then he added, “A person came to my revered father (a.s). He asked
him,’ Do you have a wife?’ The person said, ‘No!’ The Imam (a.s) told
him,’ I won’t be happy with every comfort of life if I don’t have the company of my spouse in the night!’ Then he added,’ Two genuflections of a
married person is better than the parayer that an unmarried person offers the whole night and fasts every day!’ Then he gave some Dirhams to
the person to purchase the paraphernalia for his marriage and told him
that Allah would enhance his livelihood if he married.”
Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s) narrates that three women approached the
Prophet (a.s) to complain about their husbands. One complained that her
husband didn’t eat meat, the second said her spouse disliked perfumes
and the third said that her husband keeps away from her. The Prophet
(a.s) was angry. He went to the Mosque and asked the people to gather.
Then he said, “Listen to me! I eat meat, use perfumes and mate with my
spouses! Nikah (the ritual of marriage) is my Sunnat! One who refrains
from my Sunnat is not one with me! Marry that your livelihood increases! Two genuflections of a married person are better than the prayers of an unmarried person offered throughout the night!”
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THE FOURTH RAY OF LIGHT: RECLUSIVENESS
CONDEMNED
A person told to Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s), O Imam (a.s)! A person holds
the Shia Faith and is a firm believer. But he has gone into reclusion and
doesn’t meet his friends and relatives.
The Imam (a.s) said, “How will he learn about the matters of Religion
if he runs away from company of people?” Then the Imam (a.s) added,
“O people! You must regularly offer prayers in congregation at the
mosque. You should try to meet pious and good persons. In time of need
you must bear witness in their matters. Join the funeral processions of
Momins. Human life is not possible without social interaction of people
in the society.”
The Imam (a.s) said, “One Muslim has seven rights over other
Muslims. If one of these rights is not honored, then a person might be excluded from the roster of Allah’s friends. The smallest right of a Muslim
over his compatriots is that whatever one wishes for himself, he should
wish the same for his brethren. Similarly whatever he dislikes to happen
to him, he should want not to happen to his brothers in Islam. The
second right is: that a Muslim should avoid displeasing another Muslim.
The Third right consists in that a Muslim should help another both physically and monetarily to the extent possible. The fourth right of a Muslim
is that he must guide other Muslims to the best of his abilities. The fifth
right is that if a Muslim is hungry, the other should share his food with
him. The sixth right is that if one has a servant and the other doesn’t,
then the servant should be sent to the other for a part of the time. The
seventh right is that he should visit the other Muslim when called, take
care of him while sick and participate in the funeral rites when there is a
death. Fulfil the other Muslim’s needs without his asking for help. When
these rights are taken care of, then there will be amity and love between
the members of the society.”