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Exalted, is a just judge who punishes the oppressor for the oppressed.’ Do not degrade and turn<br />

away from our the poor from among the Shi‘ites of the family of Muhammed, may Allah bless him<br />

and his family. Show kindness to them, give them of the right which Allah has imposed on your<br />

properties, and do good to them. Do not swallow the properties of men.<br />

“Do not swallow (the properties of) men through the family of Muhammed, may Allah bless him<br />

and his family. For, most surely, I heard Abu ‘Abd Allah say: ‘The people has be<strong>com</strong>e three groups<br />

in respect with us: A group love us out of waiting for our Qa’im, that they may obtain some of our<br />

world. They have memorized our words by heart, but they have fallen short of (following) our<br />

deeds. Accordingly, Allah will bring them together in the fire; a group loves us, hears our words,<br />

and does not fall short of (following) our deeds, that they may swallow (the properties of) men<br />

through us, so Allah will fill their bellies with fire, empower hunger and thirst over them; and a<br />

group loves us, memorizes our words by heart, obeys our orders, and does not oppose us;<br />

therefore, they are of us, and we are of them.’ Do not leave giving gifts to the family of<br />

Muhammed, may Allah bless Muhammed and his family, of your properties; the rich (should give)<br />

according to his riches, and the poor according to his poverty. So whoever wants Allah to grant<br />

the most important of his needs, then let him bestow upon the family of Muhammed and their<br />

followers through the property he needs very much. Do not be angry out of the truth when it is<br />

said to you; do not make the men of the truth angry when they show you the truth, for most<br />

surely the believer does not be<strong>com</strong>e angry on account of the truth when it is declared before him.<br />

“I was with Abu ‘Abd, and he one time said: ‘O Mufaddal, how many are your <strong>com</strong>panions?’ ‘A<br />

few,’ I replied. When I went to Kufa and came nearer to the Shi‘ites, they wanted to cut me into<br />

pieces and to eat my flesh. They abused my<br />

[1] He was the retainer of Abu 'Abd Allah and among his special <strong>com</strong>panions.<br />

honor; some of them faced me and shouted at me; and some of them sat in the streets of Kufa<br />

and intended to hit me. They fastened accusations on me, to the extent that Abu ‘Abd Allah,<br />

peace be on him, heard of it. When I returned to him in the following year, he was the first to<br />

receive me. After he greeted me, he said: ‘O Mufaddal, what is that of which I have heard? (What<br />

did) they say to you and against them?’ ‘I attach no importance to their words,’ replied I. ‘Yes,’ he<br />

said, ‘that is against them. Do they be<strong>com</strong>e angry? Woe unto them! You said that your<br />

<strong>com</strong>panions were few. No, by Allah, they are not our Shi‘ites (followers). If they were our<br />

followers, they would not be<strong>com</strong>e angry because of your words, nor did they revolt against them.<br />

Certainly, Allah has described our followers with a thing other than that in which they are. None is<br />

of Ja‘far’s followers except him who prevents his tongue (from saying ugly words), does for his<br />

Creator, hopes for his master, and fears Allah greatly. Woe unto them! Is there anyone among<br />

them who has be<strong>com</strong>e arched due to too much praying, lost out of strong fear (of Allah), blind<br />

because of reverence, thirsty on account of fasting, dumb owing to long silence or deprive himself<br />

of the pleasure and ease in the world out of fear of Allah and earning for us, Ahl al‐Bayt...?’” These<br />

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