Obéissance et Piété

3. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn Salim and Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from his father all from Ahmad ibn al-Nadr from ‘Amr ibn Shamir from Jabir from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “O Jabir, do people think just claiming to be our Shi’a and saying they love us ( Ahl al-Bayt) is enough for their salvation? I swear by Allah, of our Shi’a are only those who are pious before Allah and obey Him. No one, O Jabir, would know them except by their humbleness, submissiveness, trustworthiness, their speaking frequently of Allah, fasting, prayer, virtuous deeds toward parents, good relations with neighbors, the needy, the destitute, the heavily indebted, the orphans, by their truthfulness, recitation of the Holy Quran, and restraining of their tongues except for the good of the people and their being trusted among the people of their tribe in all things. I (Jabir) then said, ‘O descendent of the Messenger of Allah, today we do not find anyone with such qualities.’ The Imam said, ‘O Jabir, do not allow (false) religions confuse you. One should not think, since he loves Ali (a.s.) and supports him, thereafter he does not have to be active in anything. If one says he loves the Messenger of Allah who is better than Ali (a.s.) but does not follow his way of life or practice his tradition, his love as such is of no benefit for him. You must be pious before Allah and work to achieve things that exist with Allah. There is no family relation between one and Allah. The most beloved one to Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, is the most noble before Him, the most pious ones before Him and the most obedient ones to Him. O Jabir, I swear by Allah, nothing helps one to become nearer to Allah, the Most Blessed, the Most High, except obedience to Him. There is no immunity from hell and no one possesses any authority over Allah. Only those who obey Allah, they are our supporters. Whoever is disobedient to Allah, is our enemy. Our guardianship applies only to those who do good deeds and maintain restraint over their desires for worldly things.’”

Il m'a dit : "Ô Jabir, est-ce suffisant pour celui qui se réclame du chiisme de dire qu'il aime notre famille, les Ahl al-Bayt ? Par Allah, ceux qui nous suivent ne sont que ceux qui craignent Allah, Lui obéissent, et qui sont connus pour leur humilité, leur piété, leur honnêteté, leur abondante mention d'Allah, leur jeûne, leurs prières, leur bien envers leurs parents, leur assistance aux voisins parmi les pauvres, les nécessiteux, les endettés, les orphelins, la véracité dans les paroles, la récitation du Coran, retenir leurs langues des gens sauf pour le bien, et ils étaient dignes de confiance au sein de leurs tribus dans toutes les affaires." Jabir a dit : "J'ai alors demandé : 'Ô fils du Messager d'Allah, de nos jours, nous ne connaissons personne avec ces qualités.' Il a répondu : 'Ô Jabir, ne te laisse pas emporter par les apparences. Il suffit à un homme de dire qu'il aime Ali et le prend pour allié, mais s'il n'agit pas en conséquence, alors son amour pour lui ne lui sera d'aucune utilité. Craignez Allah et agissez pour ce qui est auprès d'Allah. Il n'y a rien entre Allah et un individu de parenté plus aimée à Allah, plus honorée par Lui que la piété et l'obéissance. Ô Jabir, par Allah, on ne se rapproche d'Allah, le Béni et Très-Haut, qu'en Lui obéissant. Nous ne sommes pas à l'abri du Feu, et il n'y a pas de preuve contre Allah pour quiconque Lui obéit. Celui qui est obéissant envers Allah est notre allié, et celui qui désobéit à Allah est notre ennemi. Notre allégeance ne peut être obtenue que par les actions et la piété.'"

4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Muhammad ibn Isma’il from Fadl ibn Shadhan all from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hisham ibn al-Hakam from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “On the Day of Judgment certain people raise their necks, approach the door of paradise and knock on it. They then will be asked, ‘Who are you?’ They will say, ‘We are the people of patience.’ They will then be asked, ‘In what matters did you exercise patience?’ They will answer, ‘We exercised patience in obeying Allah and against disobedience to Allah.’ Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, will say, ‘They have spoken the truth, allow them to enter into paradise. ’ This is in the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, ‘It is those who exercise patience that receive their reward without being asked to clear any accounts.’” (39:10)

Le Jour de la Résurrection, un groupe de personnes se lèvera avec des marques sur le cou. Ils viendront à la porte du Paradis et frapperont. On leur demandera : "Qui êtes-vous ?" Ils répondront : "Nous sommes les gens de la patience." Il leur sera dit : "Selon quoi avez-vous été patients ?" Ils diront : "Nous étions patients dans l'obéissance à Allah et patients face aux désobéissances à Allah." Allah, le Puissant et Majestueux, dira : "Ils ont dit la vérité. Faites-les entrer au Paradis." Et c'est la parole d'Allah, le Puissant et Majestueux : "Les endurants seront rétribués sans compter."

5. Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Fudayl ibn ‘Uthman from ‘Ubaydah from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “Amir al-Mu’minin (Ali ibn abu Talib) (a.s.) would say, ‘A deed with piety is never considered a little deed. How could it be considered little when it is the very thing with which deeds are accepted?”’

L'Imam Ali (que la paix soit sur lui) disait : "Aucune action ne diminue avec la piété, comment alors une action acceptée pourrait-elle diminuer?"

6. Hamid ibn Ziyad has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Muhammad ibn Sama’a from certain individuals of his people from Aban from ‘Amr ibn Khalid from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.) has said, ‘O the community of Shi’a, Shi’a of Muhammad (a.s.) be the central support so that both al- Ghali and al-Tali refer to you.’ A man from Ansar (people of Madina) called Sa’d, said, ‘May Allah keep my soul in service for your cause, what is the meaning of al-GhaliV The Imam said, ‘They are the people who say about us what we do not say about ourselves. Thus, they are not of our people and we are not of their people.’ The man then asked, ‘Who are al-TaliV The Imam said, ‘They are those who search for good. They receive good instructions (from our Shi’a) and are rewarded for it.’ The Imam then turned to us and said, ‘I swear by Allah that we do not possess any amnesty from Allah and there is no family relation between Allah and us nor do we possess any authority over Allah. We do not seek nearness to Allah through any other means but obedience to Him. Whoever of you is obedient to Allah it (our guardianship, Wilayah ) will benefit him, and whoever of you is disobedient to Allah our guardianship, Wilayah, will not benefit him. What is the matter with you? Do not be misled! What is the matter with you? Do not be misled!”’

Il a dit : "Ô assemblée des partisans, partisans de la famille de Muhammad, soyez le juste milieu, le groupe de gens vers qui revient l'extrême et rejoint le suivant." Un homme parmi les Ansar, nommé Sa'd, lui dit : "Que signifie l'extrême ?" Il répondit : "Ce sont des gens qui disent de nous ce que nous ne disons pas de nous-mêmes, donc ils ne sont pas parmi nous et nous ne sommes pas parmi eux." L'homme demanda : "Et qui est le suivant ?" Il répondit : "C'est celui qui cherche le bien, le transmet et est récompensé pour cela. Puis il se tourna vers nous et dit : "Par Allah, nous n'avons ni innocence de la part d'Allah ni parenté avec Lui, et nous n'avons pas d'argument sur Allah. Nous ne nous rapprochons d'Allah qu'en Lui obéissant. Celui d'entre vous qui obéit à Allah, notre allégeance lui sera bénéfique, et celui qui Lui désobéit, notre allégeance ne lui sera pas bénéfique. Ô gens, ne soyez pas trompés, ô gens, ne soyez pas trompés."

7. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Mufaddal ibn ‘Umar who has said the following: “Once I was in the presence of abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.). We spoke about deeds and I said, ‘My deeds are the weakest.’ The Imam said, ‘Calm down. Ask forgiveness from Allah.’ Then the Imam said to me, ‘A little deed with piety is better than a great deal of deeds without piety.’ I then asked, ‘Can there be a great deal of deeds without piety?’ The Imam said, ‘Yes, it is true. It is like a man who feeds people, who is kind to his neighbors and entertains people at his home, but when a door to unlawful matters opens he enters such a door. Such are deeds without piety. There can be another person who does not have such deeds but when a door to unlawful matters opens he does not enter into such doors.’”

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8. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu’ alia ibn Muhammad from abu Dawud al-Mustariqq from Muhsin al-Maythami from Ya’qub ibn Shu’ayb who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, does not transfer a believer from the humiliation of sins to the honor of piety before granting him freedom from wants without property, strength without tribesmen and comforting companionship without people.’”

Allah, le Très-Haut, n'a jamais pris un serviteur des abîmes des péchés vers la grandeur de la piété sans le rendre riche sans argent, honoré sans lignage, et apaisé sans compagnie humaine.