{"id":22690,"date":"2019-01-29T09:16:45","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T05:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roshd.com\/?p=22690"},"modified":"2025-11-17T10:55:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T07:25:06","slug":"the-value-of-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roshd.com\/en\/the-value-of-work\/","title":{"rendered":"The Value of Working"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22690\" class=\"elementor elementor-22690 elementor-2310\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6420c91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6420c91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b730132\" data-id=\"b730132\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b353058 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b353058\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The sayings and tradition of our Imams\u00a0(PBUT)\u00a0declare that each and every person, regardless of his rank or position, has to\u00a0<strong>endeavor<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>work<\/strong>\u00a0for his living; no one should rely on the wealth and properties of other people. Moreover, the Imams\u00a0(PBUT)\u00a0teach us that no one should have expectations from others in terms of fulfilling his needs.<\/p><p>For example, Ali ibn Hamzah has narrated that:<\/p><p>I saw Imam Hadi\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0working on a farm and his body was wet with sweats. I said to him, \u201dMay I sacrifice my life for you! Where are the workers?\u201d<\/p><p>Imam Hadi\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0replied, \u201dO Ali! Someone who is better than me and my father has worked with his shovel on a farm\u2026\u201d<\/p><p>I asked,\u201d Who?\u201d<\/p><p>Imam Hadi\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201dThe Messenger of Allah\u00a0(PBUH&amp;HP), Amir al-Mu\u2019minin\u00a0(PBUH), and all my forefathers have worked with their hands. Doing physical works is the tradition of the Prophets, the messengers, and their righteous successors\u2026<sup>\u00a0<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup>\u201d<\/p><p>This saying of Imam Hadi\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0is absolutely in agreement with the lifestyle of Prophet Muhammad\u00a0(PBUH&amp;HP): \u201dWhoever puts the weight of his life on the shoulders of the society (depends on the people for his needs) is far from the mercy of Allah\u00a0(SWT)<a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a>\u201d.<\/p><p>Knowing that the Ahl al-Bayt\u00a0(PBUT), who in the eyes of the Shiites are the best human beings of all time in all aspects, especially from the spiritual and moral perspectives, used to work so hard to earn living for themselves and their families, how should we be in this matter? Indeed, every Muslim person has to work for his living, so that if he does not ease burden of the society, at least he would not be a burden on it.<\/p><p><strong>(The above is a selection from \u201c<em>Kafi<\/em>\u201d vol. 5, by Shaykh Kulayni (with some additions))<\/strong><\/p><p>Tags: <a href=\"https:\/\/roshd.com\/en\/tag\/imam-ali-bin-muhammad-al-hadi\/\" class=\"tag-link\">Imam Ali bin Muhammad al-Hadi<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/roshd.com\/en\/tag\/imam-hadi-en\/\" class=\"tag-link\">Imam Hadi<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/roshd.com\/en\/tag\/prophets-en\/\" class=\"tag-link\">prophets<\/a><\/p><hr \/><h1><strong><u>Footnotes:<\/u><\/strong><\/h1><p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> Kafi, vol. 5, pp. 75-76<\/p><p><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\">[2]<\/a> Kafi, vol. 4, p 13 &amp; vol. 5, p. 72<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>**Imam Hadi (PBUH) emphasized that everyone must work for their livelihood and avoid relying on others. 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