Shia Kalama e Tayyab
وَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ الرِّضَا ع إِلَيْهِ يَصْعَدُ الْكَلِمُ الطَّيِّبُ قَوْلُ
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ عَلِيٌّ وَلِيُّ اللَّهِ وَ خَلِيفَةُ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ حَقّاً وَ خُلَفَاؤُهُ خُلَفَاءُ اللَّهِ
Ali Al-Reza-asws said: ‘To Him ascend the good words [35:10], are the words: ‘There is no god except Allah-azwj, Muhammad-saww is Rasool-saww of Allah-azwj, Ali-asws is a Guardian-asws of Allah‑azwj and caliph of Muhammad-saww Rasool-saww of Allah-azwj truly, and his-saww caliphs are caliphs of Allah-azwj.
وَ الْعَمَلُ الصَّالِحُ يَرْفَعُهُ عِلْمُهُ فِي قَلْبِهِ بِأَنَّ هَذَا صَحِيحٌ كَمَا قُلْتُهُ بِلِسَانِي.
And the righteous deeds raise it [35:10] – he knows in his heart that this is correct – just as I‑asws am saying it with my-asws tongue’’.[1]
33- م، تفسير الإمام عليه السلام
Tafseer of the Imam (Hassan Al-Askari-asws) –
قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع إِنِّي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ وَ لَا غَرَضَ لِي إِلَّا ثَوَابُهُ فَأَكُونَ كَالْعَبْدِ الطَّمِعِ الْمُطَمَّعِ إِنْ طُمِّعَ عَمِلَ وَ إِلَّا لَمْ يَعْمَلْ
I-asws dislike to worship Allah-azwj and there is no purpose for me-asws except His-azwj Rewards, so I-asws would become like the greedy slave, the enticed. If he is enticed, he works or else he does not work.
وَ أَكْرَهُ أَنْ لَا أَعْبُدَهُ إِلَّا لِخَوْفِ عِقَابِهِ فَأَكُونَ كَالْعَبْدِ السَّوْءِ إِنْ لَمْ يَخَفْ لَمْ يَعْمَلْ
And I-asws dislike not to worship Him-azwj except for fear of His-azwj Punishment, so I would be like the evil servant, and if he is not frightened (by his master) he does not work’.
قِيلَ فَلِمَ تَعْبُدُهُ
It is said, ‘Why do you-asws worship Him-azwj?’
قَالَ لِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ بِأَيَادِيهِ عَلَيَّ وَ إِنْعَامِهِ.
He-asws said: ‘Due to Him-azwj being rightful of it for His-azwj Favours upon me-asws and His-azwj Conferment’s’’.
– وَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْبَاقِرُ ع لَا يَكُونُ الْعَبْدُ عَابِداً لِلَّهِ حَقَّ عِبَادَتِهِ حَتَّى يَنْقَطِعَ عَنِ الْخَلْقِ كُلِّهِ إِلَيْهِ فَحِينَئِذٍ يَقُولُ هَذَا خَالِصٌ لِي فَيَتَقَبَّلُهُ بِكَرَمِهِ.
And Muhammad Bin Ali Al-Baqir-asws said: ‘The servant cannot become a worshipper of Allah‑azwj as is right of His-azwj being worship until he cuts off from the people, all of them, to Him-azwj. At that time He-azwj will Say: “This one is sincerely for Me-azwj!” So He-azwj Accepts him with His-azwj Benevolence’’.
– وَ قَالَ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ع مَا أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَى عَبْدٍ أَجَلَّ مِنْ أَنْ لَا يَكُونَ فِي قَلْبِهِ مَعَ اللَّهِ غَيْرُهُ.
And Ja’far-asws Bin Muhammad-asws said: ‘Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic has not Conferred upon a servant with anything more majestic than for there not being in his heart anyone else with Allah-azwj’’.
– وَ قَالَ مُوسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْكَاظِمُ ع أَشْرَفُ الْأَعْمَالِ التَّقَرُّبُ بِعِبَادَةِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ.
And Musa-asws Bin Ja’far Al-Kazim-asws: ‘The nobles of the deeds is the drawing closer by worshipping Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic’’.
– وَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ الرِّضَا ع إِلَيْهِ يَصْعَدُ الْكَلِمُ الطَّيِّبُ قَوْلُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ عَلِيٌّ وَلِيُّ اللَّهِ وَ خَلِيفَةُ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ حَقّاً وَ خُلَفَاؤُهُ خُلَفَاءُ اللَّهِ
And Ali Al-Reza-asws said: ‘To Him ascend the good words [35:10], are the words: ‘There is no god except Allah-azwj, Muhammad-saww is Rasool-saww of Allah-azwj, Ali-asws is a Guardian-asws of Allah-azwj and caliph of Muhammad-saww Rasool-saww of Allah-azwj truly, and his-saww caliphs are caliphs of Allah-azwj.
وَ الْعَمَلُ الصَّالِحُ يَرْفَعُهُ عِلْمُهُ فِي قَلْبِهِ بِأَنَّ هَذَا صَحِيحٌ كَمَا قُلْتُهُ بِلِسَانِي.
And the righteous deeds raise it [35:10] – he knows in his heart that this is correct – just as just as I-asws am saying it with my-asws tongue’’.[2]
[1] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 67 – The book of Eman and Kufr – Ch 53 H 2 q
[2] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 67 – The book of Eman and Kufr – Ch 53 H 33