The Rights of Others
- A Divine Perspective on Rights
- Dedication
- Translators´ Foreword
- Respect Everyone’s Rights
- About The Author
- Introduction
- The Rights of God
- Right n.1: The Greatest Right of God
- Aims of the Prophets
- Man’s Intrinsic Belief in Unity
- Turning to God at Times of Hardship
- The Meaning of Worshipping
- The Meaning of Servant in the Qur’an
- The Range of Worshipping in Islam
- Worshipping Under all Circumstances
- Take Pleasure in Worshipping
- Being Moderate in Worshipping
- Jesus is not the Lord: Trinity is Rejected
- Blasphemy
- Blasphemy in Worshipping
- Right n. 2: The Right of Your Self
- Right n. 3: The Right of the Tongue
- Our Tongue is Our Greatest Blessing
- Different Languages as a Sign of God
- Language as a Means of Getting to Know Others
- The Nature of Verbal Sins
- The Effect of the Tongue on Social Improvement or Corruption
- Busr ibn Arta’ah and the Hamdan Tribe
- The Effect of Eloquent Speech
- The Philosophy behind Silence
- The Tongue: Most Instrumental in Entering Heaven or Hell
- Silence: The Easiest Form of Worship
- What Corrupts the Tongue
- 1) Talking in Vain
- 2) Over talking
- 3) Bad Talk
- 4) Arguing
- 5) Verbal Abuse
- 6) Excessive Eloquence
- 7) Swearing
- 8) Cursing
- 9) Lustful Songs
- 10) Joking Around
- 11) Making Fun of Others
- 12) Divulging Secrets
- 13) Fake Promise
- 14) False Swearing or Statements
- 15) Gossiping
- Gossiping is Forbidden as Expressed by Traditions
- The Important News of the Night of Ascension
- Gossiping and Immediate Reaction
- Gossiping is Not Limited to Acts of the Tongue
- The Listener is a Partner in Gossiping
- The Motivations for Gossiping
- How to Cure the Bad Habit of Gossiping
- Gossiping and the Freedom of Speech as Viewed by Islam
- The Way the Immaculate Imams Encountered Opposing Views
- The Jurisprudents’ View on the Value of the Tongue
- Right n. 4: The Right of Hearing
- Right n. 5: The Right of the Sight
- The Vision System: A Multidisciplinary One
- Proper Use of the Eyes
- Looking at One’s Creation
- Looking at Food
- It is Forbidden to Look at Unfamiliar Women
- Exceptions
- The Look of a Male Doctor at a Female Patient
- Looking at Bedouin Women and Women under the Protection of Islam
- An Educational Look
- Imam Ali al-Naqi and Al-Mutawakkil
- Eye Anatomy and Physiology
- The Jurisprudents’ Views on the Worth of the Eyes
- Right n. 6: The Right of the Legs
- How Do God’s Special Servants Walk
- God’s Important Decree on This Issue
- The Way the Prophet Walked
- Luqman’s Will on How to Walk
- Witnesses on the Resurrection Day
- Let’s Take Steps to Help Fulfill the Believers’ Needs
- The People Entering Hell
- The Ankle
- The Hip
- The Knee
- The Jurisprudents’ Views on the Worth of the Legs
- Right n. 7: The Right of the Hand
- Hand as a Source of Corruption
- Murder Committed by Hands
- Pledge of Allegiance with Hands
- Payment of the Jizyah with the Hand
- The Anatomy of the Hand
- The Jurisprudents’ View on the Value of the Hands
- Trustworthiness Makes the Hands Valuable
- Right n. 8: The Right of the Stomach
- Man Needs Food
- Who Creates Food
- Psychological Effects of Food
- Drinking Blood Makes One Ruthless
- The Effects of Drinking Wine
- The Physical Effects of Alcohol
- Alcohol Causes Insanity
- Genetic Effects of Alcohol
- The Most Important Advice
- Haroon’s Christian Doctor
- Avoid Getting Full
- Avoid Forbidden Meals
- The Secret to Good Health
- The Jurisprudents’ Rule on the Stomach
- Right n. 9: The Right of the Private Part
- Sexual Instincts
- Extremist Theory
- The Church and the Other Extreme
- Islam Takes the Balanced View
- Islam and Marriage
- Marriage and Immunity from Sin
- Marriage as the Firm Foundation of Life
- Marriage Provides a Garment
- The Prophet Disapproved of Abandoning Marriage
- Islam and Avoiding Women
- Adultery is a Major Sin
- The Philosophy behind Forbidding Adultery
- Moving Statistics
- The Effects of Adultery in This World and the Hereafter
- Adultery Brings Poverty and Destruction
- The Final Punishment for Adultery
- Staying Chaste by Remembering Death
- What is Death
- Imam Husayn’s Interpretation of Death
- Imam Sadiq’s Interpretation of Death
- The Reality of Death
- The Jurisprudents’ Views on the Punishment for Fornication
- Conditions
- Right n.1: The Greatest Right of God
- The Rights of Deeds
- Right n. 10: The Right of the Prayer
- Praying is the Greatest Form of Worship
- Times of the Prayer
- The Most Hopeful Verse in the Qur’an
- Moses was Appointed to Establish Prayers
- Remember God in All Circumstances
- The Sayings of Imam Muhammad Ghazali
- True Prayer
- Sincere Presence of Mind
- True Understanding
- Humbleness
- Fear of the Majesty of God
- Hope in the Forgiveness of God
- Being Shy of God
- The Personal Effects of Praying
- Factors Which Yield Humbleness
- The Social Effects of Praying
- The Moral Effects of Praying
- Praying and the Obstacles to Perfection
- Praying and the Forgiveness of Sins
- Right n. 11: The Right of Fasting
- The Philosophy behind Fasting
- Fasting before Islam
- Fasting in the Old Testament
- Fasting in the New Testament
- Fasting of the Disciples
- The Period of Fasting in the Qur’an
- The Meaning of the Word ‘Ramadan’
- Fasting and Patience
- Traditions on the Nobility of Fasting and Its Effects
- Fasting and the Forgiveness of Sins
- Fasting and the Equality between the Rich and the Poor
- Fasting as Viewed by Imam Ali
- Fasting Without Any Gains
- The Effects of Fasting as Viewed by Ghazali
- Fasting and Health
- Unorderly Food Intake and Orderly Excretions
- The Glands
- Studies on Metabolism
- Fasting and Ulcers
- Causes of Ulcers
- Alexi Soforin’s Medical Fasting
- The Secrets of Fasting
- Right n. 12: The Right of the Pilgrimage
- Right n. 13: The Right of Charity
- Charity as Viewed by the Qur’an
- Charity Helps Solve Social Class Problems
- Motivations for Charity
- Another Example from the Qur’an
- Public vs. Private Acts of Charity
- The Role of Charity in Man’s Life
- Traditions on Charity and its Effects
- An Increase in Our Share of Daily Bread
- Treatment of Our Patients
- Preventing Calamities
- Right n. 14: The Right of the Offering
- Right n. 10: The Right of the Prayer
- The Rights of the Leaders
- Right n. 15: The Right of the Possessor of Authority
- Imam Ali’s Views on the Need for a Ruler
- Imam Ridha’s Views on the Need for a Ruler
- Just Leaders and Their Characteristics
- Leadership as a Requirement for Victory
- Talut Heads the Army
- Good Use of Power by Alexander
- Recognize Good Leaders and Obey Them
- Egyptians Were Saved by a Just Leader
- A Just Ruler Deserves to be Respected
- A Just Pagan Ruler or a Muslim Oppresive Ruler
- Being Informed about Governmental Affairs
- Fear and Piety
- Forgiving and Overlooking
- Fulfilling His Engagements
- Being Informed about the Country’s Affairs
- Oppressive Rulers
- An Oppressive Rule: From Light into Darkness
- Treacherous Ruler as Viewed by Imam Ali
- Abu-Dharr’s Request was Turned Down
- Right n. 16: The Right of the Trainer through Knowledge
- The Importance of Knowledge
- The Importance of the Rank of a Teacher
- The Role of the Teacher
- Imam Ali’s Advice to Malik
- The Teacher’s Role
- Which Teacher Should We Choose
- The Rights of the Teacher as Viewed by Imam Baqir
- The Rights of the Teacher as Viewed by Imam Ali
- Respect for the Teacher in the Qur’an
- The Educational Remarks of the Teacher
- Ghazali’s Views on the Status of Teachers
- A Teacher is Like a Psychologist
- Esteem for Teacher
- Right n. 17: The Right of the Trainer through Ownership
- The History of Slavery
- Islam’s Point of View on Slavery
- How Sick Can You Be
- The Gradual Freedom of Slaves by Islam
- Ways to Free Slaves: Jurisprudential Aspects
- 1) Contract
- 2) Will
- 3) Ownership of Blood Relatives
- 4) Partial Freedom
- 5) Giving Birth to a Master’s Child
- 6) Accepting Islam before the Master
- 7) Physical Harm
- 8) Physical Ailment
- 9) Death of a Master without any Inheritors
- 10) A Believing Slave Serves his Master for Seven Years
- 11) Using the Alms Tax
- 12) As Expiation
- Ways to Free Slaves: Practical and Moral Aspects
- Moral Recommendations
- Right n. 15: The Right of the Possessor of Authority
- The Rights of the Subjects
- The Rights of Relationship
- Right n. 22: The Right of the Mother
- The Meaning of ‘Umm’
- The Use of ‘Umm’ in the Qur’an
- Mother Suffers Pain
- The Period of Pregnancy
- The Period of Breast-Feeding
- The Mother’s Share in the Development of the Child
- The Effects of the Mother on the Fetus
- The Period of Breast-Feeding as Viewed by the Qur’an
- Milk Formation
- Milk: Light and Perfect Food
- Mother is at the Full Service of the Child
- Mother’s Love
- Does the Baby Realize the Lack of the Mother
- A Mother’s Sacrifice
- Heaven is Under the Mothers’ Feet
- Serve the Mother or the Front
- Right n. 23: The Right of the Father
- Right n. 24: The Right of the Child
- Right n. 25: The Right of the Brother
- Forms of Brotherhood in Islam
- The Importance of Islamic Brotherhood
- A Believer: Brother of Other Believers
- Brotherhood: the Greatest Blessing
- The Reward of Visiting Believing Brothers
- Brotherhood as Viewed by Imam Ali
- Being Fair with Brothers
- Brotherhood as Viewed by Imam Sadiq
- The Prophet’s Views on Rights of Brotherhood
- Right n. 22: The Right of the Mother
- The Rights of Others
- Right n. 26: The Right of the Master
- Right n. 27: The Right of the Freed Slave
- Right n. 28: The Right of the One Who Treats You Kindly
- Right n. 29: The Right of the Caller to Prayer
- Right n. 30: The Right of the Ritual Prayer Leader
- Right n. 31: The Right of the Sitting Companion
- Man as a Social Being
- The Role of Friends in Man’s Personality
- How to Choose a Good Friend
- Stable and Unstable Friendships
- Associating With Wicked People
- With Whom to Associate
- Associate with Scholars
- The Role of Wise Companions
- Moa’tasim in the Minister’s Party
- The Criteria for Honesty
- The Prophet’s Association with the Poor Pious Ones
- Right n. 32: The Right of the Neighbor
- The Rights of Neighbors as Viewed in the Qur’an
- Traditions on the Rights of Neighbors
- It is Forbidden to Hurt One’s Neighbors
- Complaining Against One’s Neighbor
- Treating Neighbors with Kindness
- Be Considerate With Your Neighbors
- Bad Neighbors
- Investigate Before Buying a House
- The Domain of Neighborhood
- Right n. 33: The Right of the Companion
- Right n. 34: The Right of the Partner
- Right n. 35: The Right of Property
- Right n. 36: The Right of the Creditor
- Right n. 37: The Right of the Associate
- Right n. 38: The Right of the Adversary
- The Right of the Adversary who has a claim against you
- The Right of the Adversary against whom you have a claim
- Sources of Quarrelling
- Islam Invites Man to Destroy the Roots of Quarrels
- Resolving the Differences
- Islam’s Judicial Rules
- The Power of the Judge
- Financial Independence of the Judge
- The Duties of the Judge in the Court
- Haroon Choosing a Judge
- The Words of Shahid al-Awwal About the Duties of the Judge
- The Plaintiff and the Defendant
- Evidence and Oath
- Right n. 39: The Right of Him Who Seeks Your Advice
- Right n. 40: The Right of Him Whose Advice You Seek
- Right n. 41: The Right of Him Who Seeks Your Counsel
- Right n. 42: The Right of the Counselor
- Right n. 43: Right of the Older One
- Right n. 44: The Right of the Younger One
- Right n. 45: The Right of Him Who Asks from You
- Right n. 46: The Right of Him from Whom You Ask
- Right n. 47: The Right of Him through whom God makes you Happy
- Right n. 48: The Right of Him Who Wrongs You
- Right n. 49: The Right of People of Your Creed
- Right n. 50: The Right of Those Under the Protection of Islam
- Concluding Remarks by Imam Sajjad
