traduza o texto completamente e perfeitamente para o portugues Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s) said, “One who has faith in the Day of Resurrection will not strive to accumulate wealth.” He further said, “Once
Bani Israel faced a severe famine. People started eating the cadavers of
their own men. One day, a person dug up a grave. A tablet was retrieved
by the man from the grave. It was inscribed on the tablet that he was a
certain prophet (a.s) and that his grave would be dug up by a Nubian.
The tablet also had inscribed on it, ‘O people! Be informed that whatever
I sent ahead of me, I got rewarded for it! My efforts at prayers have been
answered! Whatever I left behind has gone waste!”
Hazrat Eesa (a.s) said: Wealth is the ailment of the faith and the
learned are its healers. If you find a healer suffering from the same ailment, then don’t consider him righteous! A learned person who has avarice for wealth, should not be trusted. One should understand that
when such a person cannot benefit himself, how could he be of benefit to
others.
The Futile Beliefs Of The World—The Second Trait
The evil effects of the love for the world are more severe than that of
the love for wealth and riches. This love remains latent within the person. Some wrongly believe that they don’t have this failing in them. But
on deep reflection one realizes that this trait is engrained in their natures.
In fact this defect is the root of all the defects in a person. This involves
a person in grave difficulties. A person becomes selfish and he starts liking sycophancy. The faith in Allah’s Greatness diminishes in his heart
Trust on the worldly things strengthens and goes to the extent of making
a person infidel. The only remedy for this is that a person must turn his
attention towards Allah and should understand that the ultimate profit
or loss from any activity rests with the Almighty’s Wish. The benefits derived from the world by any person are transient. They will dissipate
fast. They should take lesson from the lives of those who ruled the world
for a while and death brought them Retribution for all the power and
307pelf enjoyed by them. In contrast to this, knowledge and action of a
righteous person remain in perpetuity.
Someone asked Hazrat Imam Zain al Abedeen (a.s), “O Master! What
action is most valuable in the eyes of Allah?”
The Imam (a.s) replied, “After the obedience of the Prophet (a.s) and
the Imams (a.s), the most valuable act of a person in the eyes of Allah is
his aversion to the world!”
The first sin ever committed by a creature has been pride. It was
Satan’s pride that made him refrain from prostrating to Adam (a.s) and
thereby rendering himself an infidel.
The second sin ever was avarice. Adam (a.s) and Hawwa (a.s) committed this sin by eating the forbidden fruit. This has created the instinct of
avarice in the progeny of Adam (a.s).
The third sin was jealousy that was first perpetrated by Qabeel. Feeling jealous of his brother Habeel, he assassinated him.
Now the sin of desire for women commenced. This extended to love
for power, love for comforts, love of evil thoughts, love of superiority
over others, love for wealth and riches. All these seven evil instincts in
man have their root in the love for the world. The prophets (a.s) and wise
men have condemned these instincts in man.
The worldliness is of two distinct types. The first type of worldliness
limits one to be contented with what one achieves. The second type of
worldliness is because of the instinct of greed and avarice in the person.
This worldliness is abhorrent. Man should keep away from pride, avarice and jealousy. Pride is only for the Creator, man has to be humble
and down-to-earth. Because of the humility of man, he has been endowed with the wealth and immeasurable bounties of the Earth! Allah
has made the earth the repository of invaluable jewels. He has made man
from the very soil of the Earth! He has given the singular privilege to the
man that He ordered the Angels to prostrate to Adam (a.s)!
The fire, which had the instinct of rebelliousness was used by Allah to
create Satan. Therefore man must necessarily be humble and docile for
the very reason that he has been made from the soil!
Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s) has said that a polite person should not look
for a vantage place when he attends a meeting. He should always try to
be in a place that is slightly lower than his own status in the society. He
should take precedence over others in greeting them. If he is better informed in any matter, he should abstain from giving an impression that
he is more knowledgeable. He should avoid debate to prove his own
point of view.