968 - قَواعِدُ الإسلامِ‏

968. FUNDAMENTALS OF ISLAM

3088.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : الإسلامُ عُريانٌ ؛ فَلِباسُهُ الحَياءُ ، وزِينَتُهُ الوَفاءُ ، ومُرُوءَتُهُ العَمَلُ الصالِحُ ، وعِمادُهُ الوَرَعُ ، ولِكُلِّ شَي‏ءٍ أساسٌ وأساسُ الإسلامِ حُبُّنا أهلَ البَيتِ .¹

3088.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Islam is naked, and its clothing is modesty, its adornment loyalty, its valour good deeds, and its pillars piety. Everything has a foundation, and the foundation of Islam is the love for us, the ahl al-bayt (the household of the Prophet).' ²

3089.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أساسُ الإسلامِ حُبّي وحُبُّ أهلِ بَيتِي .³

3089.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The foundation of Islam is love for me and love for my household.' ⁴

3090.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : قَواعِدُ الإسلامِ سَبعٌ : فَاُولَها العَقلُ وعلَيهِ بُنِيَ الصَّبرُ ، والثانيّة : صَونُ العِرضِ وصِدقُ اللَّهجَةِ ، والثالِثَةُ : تِلاوَةُ القُرآنِ على‏ جِهَتِهِ ، والرابِعَةُ : الحُبُّ في اللَّهِ والبُغضُ في اللَّهِ ، والخامِسةُ : حَقُّ آلِ محمّدٍ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله ومَعرِفَةُ وَلايَتِهِم ، والسادِسَةُ : حَقُّ الإخوانِ والمُحاماةُ علَيهِم ، والسّابِعَةُ : مُجاوَرَةُ الناسِ بالحُسنى‏ .⁵

3090.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Islam has seven fundamentals: the first is reason, on which perseverance is founded. The second is maintenance of one's honour and honest speech. The third is proper recitation of the Qur'an. The fourth is to love for the sake of Allah and to hate for the sake of Allah. The fifth is the right due to the household of the Prophet (SAWA) and their guardianship. The sixth is the right of one's fellow brothers and their protection. The seventh is close contact with people through fair means.' ⁶

3091.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام: بُنِيَ الإسلامُ على‏ خَمسَ دَعائمَ : إقامِ الصَّلاةِ ، وإيتاءِ الزَّكاةِ ، وصَومِ شَهرِ رَمَضانَ ، وحَجِّ البَيتِ الحَرامِ ، والوَلايَةِ لَنا أهلَ البَيتِ .⁷

3091.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Islam has been founded on five pillars: the establishment of prayer, the giving of the alms-tax, the fast of the month of Ramadan, the pilgrimage to the Sanctified House, and [the acknowledgment of] our guardianship, the Ahl al-bayt.' ⁸

3092.الإمامُ الرِّضا عليه السلام : إنَّ الإمامَةَ اُسُّ الإسلامِ النامي ، وفَرعُهُ السامي .⁹

3092.Imam al-Rida (AS) said, 'Verily Imama (divinely appointed leadership of the twelve Imams) is the ever-growing root of Islam as well as its lofty branch.' ¹⁰