Characteristics of the Real Shiites; Humanity and Hard Work

Ayatollah Allameh Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah
Abstract
This paper is the description of the brilliant word of the Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (P.B.U.H.) regarding the characteristics of the righteous and real Shiites. Some of the other characteristics of believers are humanity and hard work. The believer should not bother people and leave his responsibility on them. The true Shia always try to work hard for the comfort of others. Taking benefit from the divine blessings is legitimate in Islam that cannot be considered as an undesirable tendency. The leaders and managers of the Islamic community have been instructed in the Islamic teachings to use the minimal amount of worldly possessions. Therefore, avoiding the world and all sorts of attachments that reduces the believer's attention to God and the Hereafter is desirable. Taking reasonable benefit from the worldly blessings is desirable and permissible.
Keywords: hard work, humanity, divine blessings, sacrifice, devote, simplicity.