traduza o texto completamente e perfeitamente para o português One should abstain from consuming things that are deemed illegitimate
and even those things that have been rated makrooh (unbecoming) by the
Shariah. One should not eat the makrooh foods and also avoid sharing the
table of those who pursue haram professions. In today’s world acquiring
halal livelihood is a difficult task. But Allah has made it binding on the
people to seek legitimate livelihood.
Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s) has said, “One who desires that his prayers
are answered, he must strive for legitimate and fair livelihood!”
352GUARDING ONES PRIVATE PARTS
Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s) said, “The best worship of Allah is to protect
ones private parts from haram (illegitimate) acts.” One person asked, “O
Imam (a.s)! My actions are not commendable nor do I fast regularly. But
I strive hard to have a halal (legitimate) livelihood.” The Imam (a.s) said,
“There is no prayer greater than the chastity of the stomach and the
private parts.”
The Prophet of Islam (a.s) has said, “The biggest cause of my followers
going to the Hell are two empty things, the empty stomach and their
private parts.”
The Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s) is reported to have said to Najm, “O Najm! All Shias will be with us in the Heaven but imagine the predicament
of those whose failings would be exposed there.” Najm asked the Imam
(a.s), “O Hazrat! Will this be the condition of your Shias?” He said, “Yes!
If he has not guarded his belly and the private parts.”
The Prophet of Islam (a.s) has said, “I am much worried about the following things in my followers: illegitimate earning, desire to fulfil secret
carnal desires, cheating, usury and taking loans unnecessarily.”
Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s) has said: If a person makes dishonest earnings
and goes to perform Haj with savings from such amount, in response to
his call of Labbaek (the beck and call) the reply will be la labbaek (not at
beck and call) and when he says sadeeka the reply will be la saadeek, which
means that none of his efforts are acceptable to Allah.
The Imam (a.s) said: One group received the world in a legitimate
manner but they didn’t accept it and departed from the world in that
state. Then another group was offered the legitimate mixed with the
doubtful. They refused to accept the doubtful and contented themselves
only with the legitimate. Then a third group was presented only with the
illegitimate wealth that they refused to accept and went away. Momin
draws only the bare necessities from the world. It is like a starving person consuming the meat of a dead animal to save his life.
Imam Moosa Kazim (a.s) said: The illegitimate wealth grows, even
then it will not bring baraka (good fortune). If this money is spent on
charity, it will not bring any rewards. When one leaves behind such
illgotten wealth, it will be the harbinger of Hell for him.
It is authoritatively narrated from Sama that he told to Imam Jafar
eSadiq (a.s), “O Hazrat! One of the retainers of Bani Omayyah has
amassed huge wealth and gives large amounts in charity. He treats his
kith and kin generously, goes for Haj pilgrimage and says that he would
353definitely get reward for these good deeds. This, he says, because Allah
has said,
no doubt good deeds obliterate evil deeds”
The Imam (a.s) replied, “The man is spending other people’s wealth
which is a Sinful act. How can one sin obliterate another sin? Allah says
in this regard:
And We shall give attention to their good deeds that they have performed in
the world, and We shall scatter these good deeds into particles.”
Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s) said, “By Allah! Their deeds will be very radiant and shining, but since they didn’t abstain from ill-gotten wealth, Allah will say that their deeds would be scattered away as particles.
354ABSTAINING FROM ILLTGOTTEN SUSTENANCE
It is obligatory to abstain from taboo (haram) food. Halal and pure food is
the victual of the good, truthful and pious persons. Ameer al Momineen
(a.s) was exercising special care about his food only on account of this.
The food one takes has a strong bearing on the actions and the nearness
the person has with Allah. The strength of the human body is related to
the animal instinct and the animal instinct is related to the blood that is a
product of the food ingested. Therefore, if the food is pure and legitimate, the blood produced will result in good deeds that will be deemed as
invocation to the Creator. To the contrary, if the food taken by a person
is derived from illgotten earnings, his prayers will not be accepted by
Allah.