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F. His Piety Yunus had great piety and righteousness. An example of his worship and piety is that he performed the hajj fifty‐one times, fasted for twenty years, and asked his Lord for twenty years.[3] G. With the Waqifites Yunus b. ‘Abd al‐Rahman was strong in thought and firm in faith. After the death of Imam Musa, peace be on him, the Waqifites spared no effort to make him join them, but they failed. Yunus talked about the reasons for that discord that befell the companions of the Imam due to the temptation of the Waqifites to him. We have mentioned his speech in the previous chapters. H. His Enviers The more man’s importance increases and his social position becomes high the more his enviers are; all those genius and great are afflicted with those who harbor malice against them. As for Yunus b. ‘Abd al‐Rahman, he was among those unique [1] Al‐Nejashi, Rijal, p. 349. [2] Shaykh al‐Toosi, al‐Fihrast. [3] Al‐Keshi, Rijal, p. 303. and talented Allah singled with knowledge and excellence. Accordingly, his enviers were so many that he complained of that to Imam Musa, peace be on him, saying to him: “They call me Zendiq (unbeliever)!” The Imam, peace be on him, quietened him, saying to him: “What will harm you when there is a pearl in your hand and the people say that it is a stone? And what will benefit you when there is a stone in your hand and the people say that it is a pearl?”[1] One time He complained to Imam al‐ Rida, peace be on him, of what he met from his companions, and he, peace be on him, said to him: “Humor with their manners, for they have unripe intellects.”[2] It was said to Yunus that some people criticize you and mention you with something bad, and he said to them: “I ask you to bear witness that I have forgiven all those who follow the Commander of the faithful, peace be on him.”[3] He pardoned all those from among his companions who wronged him, and forgave those who mistreated him. He took these noble moral traits from the Imams of Ahl al‐Bayt, peace be on them, Allah meant in His Holy Book, saying: And those who restrain (their) anger and pardon men. I. His Death Presented by http://www.alhassanain.com & http://www.islamicblessings.com

F. His Piety<br />

Yunus had great piety and righteousness. An example of his worship and piety is that he<br />

performed the hajj fifty‐one times, fasted for twenty years, and asked his Lord for twenty<br />

years.[3]<br />

G. With the Waqifites<br />

Yunus b. ‘Abd al‐Rahman was strong in thought and firm in faith. After the death of Imam Musa,<br />

peace be on him, the Waqifites spared no effort to make him join them, but they failed. Yunus<br />

talked about the reasons for that discord that befell the <strong>com</strong>panions of the Imam due to the<br />

temptation of the Waqifites to him. We have mentioned his speech in the previous chapters.<br />

H. His Enviers<br />

The more man’s importance increases and his social position be<strong>com</strong>es high the more his enviers<br />

are; all those genius and great are afflicted with those who harbor malice against them. As for<br />

Yunus b. ‘Abd al‐Rahman, he was among those unique<br />

[1] Al‐Nejashi, Rijal, p. 349.<br />

[2] Shaykh al‐Toosi, al‐Fihrast.<br />

[3] Al‐Keshi, Rijal, p. 303.<br />

and talented Allah singled with knowledge and excellence. Accordingly, his enviers were so many<br />

that he <strong>com</strong>plained of that to Imam Musa, peace be on him, saying to him: “They call me Zendiq<br />

(unbeliever)!”<br />

The Imam, peace be on him, quietened him, saying to him: “What will harm you when there is a<br />

pearl in your hand and the people say that it is a stone? And what will benefit you when there is a<br />

stone in your hand and the people say that it is a pearl?”[1] One time He <strong>com</strong>plained to Imam al‐<br />

Rida, peace be on him, of what he met from his <strong>com</strong>panions, and he, peace be on him, said to<br />

him: “Humor with their manners, for they have unripe intellects.”[2] It was said to Yunus that<br />

some people criticize you and mention you with something bad, and he said to them: “I ask you to<br />

bear witness that I have forgiven all those who follow the Commander of the faithful, peace be on<br />

him.”[3] He pardoned all those from among his <strong>com</strong>panions who wronged him, and forgave those<br />

who mistreated him. He took these noble moral traits from the Imams of Ahl al‐Bayt, peace be on<br />

them, Allah meant in His Holy Book, saying: And those who restrain (their) anger and pardon men.<br />

I. His Death<br />

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