Chapter 12 - On Practicing the Traditions and the Quran

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hadith 794

A man went to see Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) and said: “What does tradition, innovation, union and deviation mean?” Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) replied: “Tradition refers to the way of living that God's Prophet (a.s) has prescribed. Innovation refers to ways that have been proposed after the Prophet. Union refers to the assembly of a group of people who believe in God, even if they are few in number, and deviation refers to following what is wrong, even if the number of such followers is large.”

جاء رجل إلى أمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام) فقال: أخبرني عن السنة والبدعة والجماعة والفرقة، فقال

أمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام): السنة ما سن رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله)، والبدعة ما أحدث من بعده، والجماعة أهل الحق وإن كانوا قليلا، والفرقة أهل الباطل وإن كانوا كثيرا.

hadith 796

Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) said: “There are two types of traditions. Some traditions are related to the obligatory. Practicing them leads to guidance and abandoning them leads to deviation. Some other traditions are not obligatory. It is better to practice them, but it is not a sin to abandon them.”

عنه (عليه السلام): قال

أمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام): السنة سنتان: سنة في فريضة الأخذ بها هدى وتركها ضلالة، وسنة في غير فريضة الأخذ بها فضيلة وتركها غير خطيئة.

hadith 797

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “Whoever transgresses against the traditions shall be returned towards traditions.”

عن أبي جعفر (عليه السلام) في حديث له قال

كل من تعدى السنة رد إلى السنة.

hadith 798

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “There is no one without both enthusiasm and weakness. Whoever whose weakness is directed towards traditions, then he will find the right path. But if his weakness is directed towards innovations, then he will get deviated.”

عن الباقر (عليه السلام) قال

ما من أحد إلا وله شرة وفترة، من كانت فترته إلى سنة فقد اهتدى، ومن كانت فترته إلى بدعة فقد غوى.

hadith 800

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “The heart moves from its place and reaches the throat before it can reach God, and calms down when it reaches God.” Then he closed his fist and recited the following verse: “Those whom God (in His Plan) willeth to guide, - He openeth their breasts to Islam; those whom He willeth to leave straying, - He makes their breast close and constircted” [The Holy Quran: Anam 6:125]

عن الباقر (عليه السلام) قال

إن القلب يتقلب من لدن موضعه إلى حنجرته ما لم يصب الحق فإذا أصاب الحق قر، ثم ضم أصابعه وقرأ هذه الآية: ﴿فمن يرد الله أن يهديه يشرح صدره للاسلام ومن يرد أن يضله يجعل صدره ضيقا حرجا﴾.