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320 - الفَساد

320. CORRUPTION

1478 - مايُفسِدُ العامَّةَ

1478. THAT WHICH CORRUPTS PEOPLE IN GENERAL

1 - المَعصِيةُ

1. Sin

(ظَهَرَ الْفَسادُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ بِما كَسَبَتْ أيْدِي النَّاسِ لِيُذِيقَهُمْ بَعْضَ الَّذِي عَمِلُوا لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ) .1

"Corruption has appeared in land and sea because of the doings of the people's hands, that He may make them taste something of what they have done, so that they may come back." 2

5012.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ المَعصيَةَ إذا عَمِلَ بها العَبدُ سِرّاً لم تَضُرَّ إلّا عامِلَها ، وإذا عَمِلَ بها عَلانِيَةً ولم يُغَيَّرْ علَيهِ أضَرَّت بالعامَّةِ .3

5012.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'If a servant [of Allah] was to secretly sin, he would only harm himself, and if he was to commit it openly and he is not stopped, people would be harmed by it.' 4

(اُنظر) الذنب : باب 777 .

(See also: SINNING: section 777)

2 - الاختِلافُ‏

2. Dissention

5013.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : وأيمُ اللَّهِ ، ما اختَلَفَت اُمَّةٌ بَعدَ نَبِيِّها إلّا ظَهَرَ باطِلُها على‏حَقِّها إلّا ماشاءَاللَّهُ .5

5013.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'By Allah, no sooner does a community dissent after their prophet than falsehood prevails over the truth, save that which Allah wills...' 6

(اُنظر) الإختلاف : باب 628 .

(See also: DIFFERENCES: section 628)

3 - مَنعُ الحقِ‏

3. Preventing the truth

5014.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لن تُقَدَّسَ اُمّةٌ لايُؤخَذُ للضَّعيفِ فيها حَقُّهُ مِن القَوِيِّ غيرَ مُتَعتَعٍ .7

5014.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A community who does not let the weak uphold his rights from the strong without obstacle will never be sanctified.' 8

1.الروم : ۴۱ .

2.Quran ۳۰:۴۱

3.بحار الأنوار : ۱۰۰ / ۷۴ / ۱۵ .

4.Bihar al-Anwar, v. ۱۰۰, p. ۷۴, no. ۱۵

5.الأمالي للمفيد : ۲۳۵ / ۵ .

6.Amali al-Mufid, p. ۲۳۵, no. ۵

7.بحار الأنوار : ۷۷ / ۲۵۸ / ۱ .

8.Bihar al-Anwar, v. ۷۷, p. ۲۵۸, no. ۱

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