Hawzah News Agency – The necessity to get to know the Ahl al-Bayt (a.s.) and follow them has been recommended by the Holy Prophet (S) according to the verse 23 of Chapter al-Shura:
(Love for my relatives) brings about happiness in this world and the hereafter, while to neglect them causes perdition (42:23)
Addressing Mu’alla ibn Khunays, Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) said:
يا مُعَلَّي! لوْ أنَّ عَبْداً عَبَدَ اللّهَ مِائةً عامٍ بَيْنَ الرُّكْن و المَقامِ، يصُومُ النَّهارَ وَيَقوُمُ اللَّىلَ حَتَّي يَسْقُطُ حَاجباهُ عَلي عَيْنَيْهِ، وتَلْتَقِقي تَرَاقيهِ هَرَماً، جَاهِلاَ بحَقنَا لَهُ ثوَابٌّ.
O Mu’alla, if a servant of Allah worships Him between the Rukn (corner) and Maqam (standing-place) of Kabah for a hundred years, keeping fast on all days and performing prayers on all nights so much so that his life comes to an end, but is negligent about our rights, there will be no reward for him. ...
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