The sayings and tradition of our Imams\n(PBUT) declare that each and every person, regardless of his rank or position,\nhas to endeavor and work for his living; no one should rely on the wealth and\nproperties of other people. Moreover, the Imams (PBUT) teach us that no one\nshould have expectations from others in terms of fulfilling his needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For example, Ali ibn Hamzah has\nnarrated that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I saw Imam Hadi (PBUH) working on a\nfarm and his body was wet with sweats. I said to him, \u201dMay I sacrifice my life\nfor you! Where are the workers?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Imam Hadi (PBUH) replied, \u201dO Ali!\nSomeone who is better than me and my father has worked with his shovel on a\nfarm\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I asked,\u201d Who?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Imam Hadi (PBUH) said, \u201dThe Messenger\nof Allah (PBUH&HP), Amir al-Mu\u2019minin (PBUH), and all my forefathers have\nworked with their hands. Doing physical works is the tradition of the Prophets,\nthe messengers, and their righteous successors\u2026 (1)\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This saying of Imam Hadi (PBUH) is\nabsolutely in agreement with the lifestyle of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP):\n\u201dWhoever puts the weight of his life on the shoulders of the society (depends\non the people for his needs) is far from the mercy of Allah (SWT)(2)\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Knowing that the Ahl al-Bayt (PBUT),\nwho in the eyes of the Shiites are the best human beings of all time in all\naspects, especially from the spiritual and moral perspectives, used to work so\nhard to earn living for themselves and their families, how should we be in this\nmatter? Indeed, every Muslim person has to work for his living, so that if he\ndoes not ease burden of the society, at least he would not be a burden on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The above is a\nselection from \u201cKafi\u201d vol. 5, by Shaykh Kulayni (with some additions))<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Roshd Website offers condolences\nto all Muslims, especially you dear friend, upon 3rd of Rajab, the anniversary\nof the martyrdom of the tenth Divine appointed successor and guide, Imam Ali\nibn Muhammad al-Hadi (PBUH).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Footnotes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Kafi, vol. 5,\npp. 75-76<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Kafi, vol. 4,\np 13 & vol. 5, p. 72<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The sayings and tradition of our Imams (PBUT) declare that each and every person, regardless of his rank or position, has to endeavor and work for his living; no one should rely on the wealth and properties of other people. Moreover, the Imams (PBUT) teach us that no one should have expectations from others in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28248],"tags":[23242,17778,18159,18591,23006,18426,20674,22288,18418,17955,19725,23241,18700,23243],"class_list":["post-4647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-occasional-letters","tag-2010-06-16","tag-allah","tag-body","tag-father","tag-imam-hadi","tag-messenger","tag-messengers","tag-need","tag-occasion-letters","tag-people","tag-person","tag-the-value-of-working","tag-work","tag-working"],"yoast_head":"\n