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THE SIXTH RAY OF LIGHT: BEAUTIFICATION,
ORNAMENTATION AND NUTRITION
Hazrat Ali (a.s) says that Allah is Magnificent and likes beauty and
charm. Therefore, taking care of one’s own person is a good act.
Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s) says that when Allah has bestowed a person
with good personality, he must make it visible! He should take care of
his person that the angels say, ‘this is Allah’s friend who is expressing
gratitude to Allah by manifesting the good personality endowed to him!’
If the person behaves contrary to the above, the angels would say, ‘The
person is Allah’s enemy. He is hiding his personality and is taking Allah’s blessing for granted!’
It is narrated from authentic sources that Sufian Suri saw Imam Jafar e
Sadiq (a.s) at the mosque dressed in expensive raiment. He went near the
Imam (a.s) and said, “O son of the Prophet (a.s)! Your ancestor, the
Prophet (a.s), never wore such expensive clothes!” The Imam (a.s)
replied, “Yes! That was the time when the Muslims were impecunious
and the common man did not afford good clothes. The Prophet (a.s)
didn’t want to wear expenses clothes to respect the feelings of the
people. Now the times have changed and the people are prosperous to
afford good clothes. In these circumstances the Imam (a.s) cannot wear
sub-standard clothes!” Then the Imam (a.s) drew Sufian Suri nearer to
himself and said, “Do you think I am wearing these clothes to satisfy my
ego?” Then he removed his expensive clothes and showed to him the
less than ordinary clothes he was wearing beneath the expensive dress,
and said, “This is the dress that I wear to satisfy my conscience while the
outer garment is for the view of the common people.” Saying this, he
drew aside Sufian Suri’s dress and showed him the garment he was
wearing inside, that was much more expensive than the outer garment.
Then the Imam (a.s) said, “This is your clothing you wear to satisfy your
ego and the inexpensive clothing you wear as outer garment is to show
227to the people that you are frugal in your habits! This is sheer deception
that people consider you a pious person!”
228ABOUT ELEGANCE & ADORNMENT
When Hazrat Ali (a.s) deputed Abdallah bin Abbas to visit the Khawarij
(the Dissenters) to make the final presentation about the Imam (a.s)’s authenticity (Hujjat), Abdallah was dressed in expensive raiment and wore
fragrant perfume. He was astride a high quality steed. The Dissenters
protested, “O Abdallah! Why are you dressed like the despots?” In reply
Abdallah recited this verse from the Quran,
“Adornment with Halal and pure earning is not Haram (taboo)”
Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s) always used to wash new clothes before wearing them. He said, “Wear decent dress and adorn yourselves with the
gifts of Allah!”
Imam Zain al Abedeen (a.s) used to wear a robe worth five hundred
and a shawl worth fifty Dinars. After the winter season he used to sell
the dress and give the proceeds to the poor in alms. Similarly the dress
he wore during the summers, he would sell at the end of the season and
give the money to the poor and needy.
It comes in the traditions that Allah likes people adorning themselves
well. He doesn’t like people to give appearance of penury and shabbiness. Someone asked the Prophet (a.s), “How should one manifest the
Blessings of Allah?” He said, “Adorn yourselves with good dress, wear
decent perfume, keep your dwelling clean and tidy, at sunset light a
lamp in your house. This way penury and hunger escape from you.
Prosperity will come to you!”
Rabi bin Ziyad complained to Hazrat Ali (a.s) in Basra about his brother Asim bin Ziyad that he had abandoned his children and become a recluse, dressing like a beggar! Hazrat Ali (a.s) called Asim and told him,
“O enemy of your soul! The Satan has led you astray! You have no mercy
on your family and children? Do you think that Allah has made His legitimate Blessings taboo (Haram) for you? Allah is the Greatest and
would not put you to such unnecessary hardship. Therefore He says in
the Holy Quran, “And He made the land for His creatures which has fruits
and date palms having covers over their bunches. (Sura Rahman)” Then the
Imam (a.s) continued, “He made two rivers flow that meet(at a confluence)
They have a boundary between them from which they cannot exceed. From them
pearls and oysters come out.” Using the Bounties of Allah by His creatures
is dear to Him. He likes men to thank him too for His Bounties. He says,
“And keep talking about Allah’s Blessings” Aasim said, “O Imam (a.s)! Then
why do you content yourself with dried bread and coarse clothing?” The
Imam (a.s) replied, “O Aasim! I am unlike you! Allah has made it
229obligatory on us to live like the poor and the needy that they don’t become conscious of their penury! When they see their Imam (a.s) in that
condition, they would resign to their own fates!” Hearing this, Aasim reverted back to his former habits. If Allah has given fair means to a person, he should make good use of them for himself and help the poor and
needy to the extent possible.