Chapter 6 - On Zeal

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Abraham was zealous. He would lock the door and take the key whenever he left the house.”

Ishaq ibn Am'mar asked Imam Kazim (a.s): “What should a man do who has wives, a maid or maids in the house when he leaves the house?” The Imam (a.s) replied: “He should be zealous and lock the doors and be strict with them. The Prophet of God (a.s) said: “Abraham (a.s) was zealous, and I am even more zealous than him. May God chop off the nose of any believer who is not zealous.”