Hadith 7

we speak truthfully, and it is from the truthful speech that we-asws hear. So, if you all were to follow us-asws, you will be guided by our-asws vision, and if you turn away from us-asws you will be Punished by Allah-azwj by our-asws hands or in whatever manner that He-azwj so Desires. We are the zenith of Islam. It is by us-asws that the one who lags behind can catch up, and the one who repents can return. By Allah-azwj, if you do not make haste and truth is not delayed, I-asws would give you the news of that which would even be understood by the youths of the Arabs and their friends. However, do not ask the People-asws of the Household of Muhammad-saww about the knowledge before its time, and do not ask them-asws for the wealth during hardship, lest you consider them-asws to be miserly, for miserliness is not from them-asws. And assume (honourable) positions in your dwellings rather becoming like the wandering calves. Be from the people of the truth and to be recognised by it, for Allah-azwj Created the creatures by His-azwj Power and Made preferences to be between them by His-azwj Knowledge, and Made servants-asws from among them Chosen by Himself-azwj in order to establish arguments over His-azwj creatures by them-asws. So He-azwj Made them-asws to be the ‘Signs’. The one who honours them-asws will be in obedience, and the one who disregards them-asws will be disobedient. And He-azwj Made the Reward for the obedient ones to be blissful in their faces in the House of Safety and the eternity in which they will not separate from their families, and Made the Punishment for the people of disobedience to be the Fire which has been ignited by His-azwj Wrath. and Allah is not unjust to them, but they were unjust to their own selves [16: 33]. O you people! It is through us-asws, the People-asws of the Household, that Allah-azwj Exposed the lies, and it is by us-asws that Allah-azwj Removes the hardships from the dogs (aggressors), and it is by us-asws that Allah-azwj Removes the rope of humiliation from your necks, and it is by us-asws that Allah-azwj Begins and it is by us-asws that Allah-azwj Ends. So, take lessons by us-asws and by our-asws enemies, and by our-asws guidance and by their guidance, and by our-asws ways and by their ways, and by our departed ones-asws and by their dead ones. They die from bad illnesses and ulcers and lumps, whilst we-asws die from abdominal pain and murder and martyrdom. Then he-asws turned towards his-asws sons-asws and said: ‘O my-asws sons-asws! Your-asws younger ones should be good to your-asws elder ones, and your-asws elder ones should be good to your-asws younger ones, and do not become like the ignorant fools who never achieve certainty in Allah-azwj, like the eggs with which children play (example of useless game for life of an ignorant). Indeed! destruction is for that who after gaining power suppressed the children of the Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, a wealthy tyrant who will kill my-asws successor-asws, and successor-asws of my-asws successor-asws after me-asws. But, by Allah-azwj, I-asws know the preaching of the (Divine) Messages, and the fulfilling of the promises, and the completion of the words, and reasons have been opened up for me-asws, and I-asws know the lineages and the clouds have been made to flow for me-asws (to carry me) so that I-asws look at the kingdom. There is nothing in the past that is hidden from me-asws and nor I have missed from what would to take place either, and there is no one associated with me-asws in what my-asws Lord-azwj will Make me-asws to witness on the Day when the witnesses are established. And it is by me-asws that Allah-azwj will Fulfil His-azwj Promises and Complete His-azwj Words, and I-asws am the ‘Blessing’ through which Allah-azwj Awards His-azwj (pious) creatures, and I-asws am the Islam which He-azwj has Chosen for Himself-azwj. And all the