traduza o texto completo e perfeitamente para o português Chapter 73
THE THIRD STREAM: ABOUT DEALING WITH
THE KINGS
It is said about the justice and tyranny of kings that the welfare of the
subjects of a kingdom depends much upon the fairness of its ruler.
Therefore, The Prophet of Allah (a.s) has said, “My Ummat depends for
its prosperity on two types of persons: the first the Fuqha (the jurists) and
the second, the nobles.”
Also the Prophet (a.s) said: On the Day of Reckoning the Hell will address three categories of people:
1. The Umra (the nobles)
2. 2. The Quraa (the reciters) and
3. 3. The Aghnia (the rich).
It will tell to the Umra that Allah had given them the authority and
you abused it for perpetrating tyranny on the hapless people. Now you
have to pay for your deeds.
The Hell will tell the Quraa that to make a show of their prowess and
to acquire false fame they were reciting the Quran and involved themselves in disobedience of Allah. Now they would have to taste the
Hellfire.
The Hell will address the Aghnia that Allah had blessed them with
wealth and they didn’t spend it in any way to please Allah. How will
they now bear the retribution.
Hazrat Amir al Momineen (a.s) said that obedience of a tyrannical and
cruel ruler is a major sin. Obeying the Ulu al Amr who are the Infallible
Imams is the bounden duty of the believers. Disobedience of these
Imams is a major sin. These Imams are Infallible and Allah is Just that He
doesn’t Ordain obedience of fallible rulers.
Hazrat Ali (a.s) also said: Allah will send His Retribution to six types
of persons for their foul traits:
1. On the Arabs for their bigotry.
2. The rich for their pride and conceit.
4313. On the nobles and kings for their tyranny.
4. On the jurists and scholars for their jealousies.
5. On the traders for their unfair business practices.
6. On the rustics for their ignorance.
It is narrated from the Prophet of Islam (a.s) that there is a mill in the
Hell that rotates perpetually. People asked him, “Ya Hazrat! What does
this mill grind?” The Prophet (a.s) replied: It will grind the sinful scholar
(Ulema), sinning reciters, tyrannical kings, untrustworthy viziers and dissimulating courtiers.
The Prophet of Islam (a.s) said: I curse seven types of persons. All the
prophets (a.s) who came prior to me have also disapproved of such persons. These persons are:
1. One who adds or removes anything from the Book of Allah.
2. One who denies the Divine Decree (Qaza wa Qadr) and doesn’t believe in the fate Decreed by Allah.
3. One who acts against my Sunnat and creates hypocricy (Bidaat) in
Religion.
4. One who usurps the rights of my Ahl al Bayt. Allah has termed
such usurpation Haram.
5. One who imposes himself forcibly on the people and gives honor
to those who have been disgraced by Allah and disgraces those
who have been honored by Allah.
6. One who imposes himself on the material assets of the Muslims
and considers himself the sole owner of everything.
7. One who decrees haram that which has been termed Halal by
Allah.
It is authentically narrated from Imam Reza (a.s), “When the persons
at the helm of affairs start lying and give partial and unjust decisions,
then it stops raining from the skies. When the kings are tyrannical and
unjust, their realms become weak. When people stop paying Zakat, the
cattle start dying!”
432BEHAVIOR OF PEOPLE IN POWER
It is narrated that Ziyad Qandi came to the presence of Imam Jafare
Sadiq (a.s). The Imam (a.s) asked him, “O ziyad! Are you the chief appointed by those tyrannical caliphs?” Ziyad replied, “O son of the Prophet (a.s)! No doubt I am the chief. But I am considerate! I am not one of
those who hoard riches. Whatever I get, I share with the deserving momins. I treat them equitably!”
The Imam (a.s) said, “If you do this, then it is very good. Remember!
When your conscience takes you towards unjust acts, and you have control over the conscience, then remember Allah’s Rights. One who wreaks
tyranny on people, Allah will wreak Retribution on him! When other
people give you trouble, the trouble passes by! But when you unjustly
terrorise others, the punishment will await for you!”
It is narrated from Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s) that when Allah gives a
kingdom to someone, he fixes the days, nights, months and years for
which the realm would last. If the ruler is just, Allah orders the angel incharge of keeping the time for the epoch of the king to prolong it. Then
the days, nights, months and years of the realm are revised upwards.
When a king is unjust and cruel to his subjects, then Allah orders the angel to shorten his realm.
Hazrat Ameer al Momineen (a.s) told to Naufil Bakali, “O Naufil!
Listen and act on my advice! Never accept chieftaincy, commission for
collecting taxes and the position of a proclaimer (Naqeeb).”
One person came to Imam Mohammed Baqir (a.s) and said, “Ya
Hazrat! I have been the chief over the people from the times of Hajjaj till
now. Will my repentence be accepted by Allah?” The Imam (a.s) kept
quiet and did not reply. The man repeated his question. Now the Imam
(a.s) replied, “Your penitence will not be acceptable till you restore the
right of every person you have wronged!”
It is narrated from the Prophet of Islam (a.s) that one had been unjust
to someone and wishes to make amends, but the person is not traceable.In this event the repentent person should pray for the Deliverance of
the wronged person and this way his sin might be pardoned.”
The Prophet (a.s) then added, “The first to enter the Hell will be the
chief who was unjust. The second person will be the rich man who did
not distribute Allah’s Right from his wealth. The third person will be the
beggar who was proud of his penury.”