Preaching Justice without Practice

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Yusuf al- Bazzaz from Mu’alla ibn Khanis from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “One who, on the Day of Judgment, will regret the most is he who preaches justice but himself acts otherwise.”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

119. Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Khalid and Al-Husayn Bin Saeed altogether, from Al-Nazar Bin Suweyd, from Yahya Bin Umraan Al-Halby, from Abdullah Bin Muskaan, from Badr Bin Al-Waleed Al-Khash’amy who said: Yahya Bin Sabour came up to Abu Abdullah (asws) to say farewell to him (asws). So Abu Abdullah (asws) said to him: ‘By Allah (azwj)! You are upon the ‘الْحَقِّ’ Just, and that the ones opposed to you are upon other than the Just. By Allah (azwj)! I (asws) have no doubt for you with regards to the Paradise, and I (asws) hope that Allah (azwj) would Delight your eyes very soon’.

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Qutaybah al-‘A’sha’ from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Of the people suffering most severely on the Day of Judgment will be one who preaches justice but acts otherwise.”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hisham ibn Salim from Ibn Abi Ya’fur from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Of the people who, on the Day of Judgment, will regret the most is one who preaches justice but himself does not yield to justice.”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from al-Husayn ibn Ishaq from Ali ibn Mahziyar from ‘Abd Allah ibn Yahya from ibn Muskan from abu Basir who has said the following: “About the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, . . they and rebellious ones will all be thrown headlong into hell. . . .,’ (26:94) the Imam said, ‘O abu Basir, they are those who preach justice by their tongues, but they themselves do not yield to justice.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Ali ibn ‘Atiyyah from Khaythamah who has said the following: “Once abu Ja’far (a.s.) said to me, ‘Convey to our Shi’a (followers) that what is with Allah is not achievable by any other means but by good deeds. Convey to our Shi’a (followers) that of the people who, on the Day of Judgment, will regret the most is the one who preaches justice but does not yield to justice in favor of the others.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.