Pearl of Wisdom
in his exposition of rights, said, '...Then, from His right, He, glory be to Him, created certain rights for certain people over others. He made them so as to equate with one another. Some of these rights produce other rights, and some rights are such that they do not accrue except with others.'
Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib [as] Nahj al-Baldgha, Saying 216
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In reality the claim belongs to the prophets, the Imams and the truthful, and a man who makes a claim improperly is like the accursed Iblis. He lays claim to devoutness while in reality he contends with his Lord and opposes His command.
Whoever makes such claims reveals his lie, and the liar is not trustworthy; whoever claims what is not lawful for him has the gates of affliction opened for him. Anyone who makes a claim will doubtless be asked for clear proof, upon which he is shown to be bankrupt and disgraced. The truthful person is not asked the reason for his actions; as 'Ali said, 'No one sees a truthful person without being in awe of him.'
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