سورة البقرة

Imam Askari (peace be upon him): Allah says regarding those who conceal the excellence of us Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them): "Those who conceal what Allah has sent down in the Book — [namely] the mention of the excellence of Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) over all the prophets and the excellence of Ali (peace be upon him) over all the successors — and by this concealment [they raise themselves to a usurped position and] gain a small sum, so that they may attain a paltry share of the world and reach leadership in the eyes of the ignorant [and the common people]."

Imam al-Askari (peace be upon him): In place of that small amount they gained from the world by concealing the truth, on the Day of Resurrection they will eat nothing but fire.

Imam al-Askari (peace be upon him): Allah will not speak to them with goodness [and gentleness]; rather, He will curse them and disgrace them and say, "You were evil servants! You disrupted My order; the one whom I placed first you placed last, and the one whom I placed last you placed first; you took My enemy as a friend and My friend as an enemy." Allah will not purify them of their sins, because a sin only dissolves and vanishes when it is joined with the wilayah of Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) and Ali (peace be upon him). As for sins that are joined with the absence of wilayah, such sins are doubled, their offense increases, and their punishment becomes heavier.

The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family): There are three groups with whom Allah does not speak, nor does He purify them, and they shall have a painful chastisement: 1. A man who pledges allegiance to an Imam only for the sake of worldly gain; if that Imam grants him what he wants, he remains loyal in following him, otherwise he withdraws. 2. One who, in the afternoon, transacts over a commodity and in the deal swears by Allah the Mighty and Majestic that he has paid such-and-such a price for it, and the buyer believes him and takes it [while] he has lied about its price. 3. A man who, in the wilderness, has access to water in excess of his need but withholds it from wayfarers stranded on the road.

The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family): Abu Dharr (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated from the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family): Allah will not speak to three groups on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them, and they shall have a painful chastisement. I said, "Who are these hopeless, losing ones?" He said, "The one who lets [his garment] hang down in arrogance, the one who reminds [of his favors], and the one who sells his goods by a false oath." And he repeated it three times.

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): On the Day of Resurrection Allah will not speak to three groups, nor pay attention to them, nor purify them, and He will afflict them with chastisement: an old man who commits adultery, a tyrannical king, and an arrogant poor man.

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): There are three groups Allah will not speak to on the Day of Resurrection, will not look upon, will not purify [and absolve], and for them is a painful punishment: one who plucks out his grey hair [so as to appear young and become heedless of the remembrance of death], one who masturbates, and one who submits to sodomy [and is content with it].

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Allah the Mighty and Majestic will not speak to three groups nor purify them, and they are afflicted with a painful punishment; among them is a woman who tramples and debases her husband's bed.

Imam Askari (peace be upon him): وَ لَهُمْ عَذابٌ أَلیمٌ [and for them is a painful punishment] — a painful punishment in the Fire will reach them.