1311 - ما يَنبَغي مِنَ التَّعظيمِ‏

1311. THE EXTENT OF VENERATION RECOMMENDED

(ذلِكَ وَمَنْ يُعَظِّمْ شَعائِرَ اللَّهِ فَإنَّها مِنْ تَقْوَى الْقُلُوبِ) .¹

“That, and whoever venerates the sacraments of Allah – indeed that arises from the godwariness in the hearts.”²

(ذلِكَ وَمَنْ يُعَظِّمْ حُرُماتِ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَهُ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِ وَأُحِلَّتْ لَكُمُ الْأنْعامُ إلَّا ما يُتْلَى‏ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاجْتَنِبُوا الرِّجْسَ مِنَ الْأوْثانِ وَاجْتَنِبُوا قَوْلَ الزُّورِ) .³

“That, and whoever venerates the sacraments of Allah, that is better for him with his Lord. You are permitted [animals of] grazing livestock except for what will be recited to you. So avoid the abomination of idols, and avoid false speech.”⁴

4296.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ مِن تَعظيمِ جَلالِ اللَّهِ عزَّوجلَّ كَرامَةَ ذي الشَّيبَةِ ، وحامِلِ القُرآنِ ، والإمامِ العادِلِ .⁵

4296.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily venerating Allah’s Exaltedness involves honouring the old, the bearer of the Qur’an and the just Imam.’⁶

4297.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - لَمّا سُئلَ عَنِ القِيامِ تَعظيماً لِلرَّجُلِ - : مَكروهٌ إلّا لِرَجُلٍ في الدِّينِ .⁷

4297. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) when asked about standing in veneration of someone, replied, ‘It is an abominable act, except when standing for a man of religion.’⁸

4298.الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : عَظِّمِ العالِمَ لِعِلمِهِ ودَعْ مُنازَعتَهُ ، وصَغِّرِ الجاهِلَ لِجَهلِهِ ولا تَطرُدْهُ ، ولكِن قَرِّبْهُ وعَلِّمْهُ .⁹

4298.Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, ‘Venerate the scholar for his knowledge and abandon argumentation with him. Depreciate the ignorant man for his ignorance but do not drive him away. Rather draw him near and teach him.’¹⁰

بيان :

قالَ الشهيدُ قدّس اللَّه روحه في قواعده : يجوز تعظيم المؤمن بما جرت به عادة الزمان وإن لم يكن منقولاً عن‏السَّلف ؛ لدلالة العُمومات عليه ، قال تعالى‏ : (ذلكَ ومَنْ يُعَظِّمْ شَعائرَ اللَّهِ فإنَّها مِن تَقوَى القُلوبِ) وقالَ تعالى‏ : (ذلكَ ومَن يُعَظِّمْ حُرُماتِ اللَّهِ فهُوَ خَيرٌ لَهُ عِندَ رَبِّه) ولقول النبيّ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لاتَباغَضوا ولا تَحاسَدوا ولا تَدابَروا ولا تَقاطَعوا وكونوا عِبادَ اللَّهِ إخواناً . فعلى‏ هذا يجوز القيام والتعظيم بانحناءٍ وشبهه ، وربّما وجب إذا أدّى‏ تركه إلَى التباغض والتقاطع أو إهانة المؤمن . وقد صحّ أنَّ النبيَّ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله قام إلى‏ فاطِمَةَ عليها السلام وإلى‏ جَعفَرٍ رضى اللَّه عنه لَمّا قَدِمَ مِن الحَبشَةِ ، وقال للأنصار : قُوموا إلى‏ سَيِّدِكُم . ونُقِل أنَّهُ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله قامَ لِعِكرِمَةَ بنِ أبي جَهلٍ لَمّا قَدِم مِنَ اليَمنِ فَرَحاً بِقُدومِه.

Shahid al-Awwal (may Allah sanctify his soul) wrote in his al-Qawaid, ‘The veneration of a believer is allowed according to what is current amongst the norms of the time, even though the practice has not been handed down from our forefathers but because of the general laws indicating to it. Allah, most High, says, “That, and whoever venerates the sacraments of Allah – indeed that arises from the godwariness in the hearts”, and He, most High, says, “That, and whoever venerates the sacraments of Allah, that is better for him with his Lord. You are permitted [animals of] grazing livestock except for what will be recited to you. So avoid the abomination of idols, and avoid false speech”, and the Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Do not display hatred towards each other, nor be jealous of each other, nor oppose each other, nor break off relations with each other, but rather be brothers as servants of Allah.’ Based on this, standing and veneration through curtsying and the like is allowed, and may even be obligatory if abandonment of it will lead to mutual hatred and breaking of relations or to the insult of a believer. It is a fact that the Prophet (SAWA) stood up for Fatima (AS) and for Jafar [may Allah be pleased with him] when he arrived from Abyssinia, and he said to the ansar, ‘Stand up for your leader.’ It has been reported that he (SAWA) stood up for Ikrima b. Abi Jahl when he arrived from Yemen, gladdened by his arrival.’