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5ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): إنَّ مِن تَعظيمِ جَلالِ اللّهِ عزَّوجلَّ كَرامَةَ ذي الشَّيبَةِ ، وحامِلِ القُرآنِ ، والإمامِ العادِلِ. |
| 5– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily venerating Allah’ s Exaltedness involves honouring the old, the bearer of the Qur’ an and the just Imam.’ [Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 25507] |
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6ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ لَمّا سُئلَ عَنِ القِيامِ تَعظيما لِلرَّجُلِ ـ: مَكروهٌ إلّا لِرَجُلٍ في الدِّينِ. |
| 6– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) when asked about standing in veneration of someone, replied, ‘It is an abominable act, except when standing for a man of religion.’ [al-Mahasin, v. 1, p. 364, no. 786] |
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7ـ الإمامُ الكاظمُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): عَظِّمِ العالِمَ لِعِلمِهِ ودَعْ مُنازَعتَهُ ، وصَغِّرِ الجاهِلَ لِجَهلِهِ ولا تَطرُدْهُ ، ولكِن قَرِّبْهُ وعَلِّمْهُ . |
| 7– Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, ‘Venerate the scholar for his knowledge and abandon argumentation with him. Depreciate the ignorant man for his ignorance but do not drive him away. Rather draw him near and teach him.’ [Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 394] |
