سورة البقرة

Imam Askari (peace be upon him): When to that same person [mentioned in the previous verses,] whose words astonish you, it is said: "Adopt taqwa (Allah-consciousness) and abandon this evil deed of yours," pride and bigotry drag him deeper into the sin he has committed, and he adds another evil to his evil and another injustice to his injustice.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family): O son of Mas'ud! Whenever you are told "Be Allah-fearing," do not become angry, for Allah says: وَ إِذا قِیلَ لَهُ اتَّقِ اللهَ أَخَذَتْهُ الْعِزَّةُ بِالْإِثْمِ فَحَسْبُهُ جَهَنَّم [And when it is said to him, fear Allah, pride carries him off to sin, so hell is sufficient for him].

Imam Sajjad (peace be upon him): If you see a person of outwardly good appearance who has adopted silence out of piety and in whose movements humility is apparent, wait! Slowly! Do not let this outward appearance deceive you! For most of those who are incapable of acquiring the world and committing forbidden acts, and who have weak intention and fearful hearts, have made religion a snare and trap for their worldly gain, and people continually get deceived by their outward appearance, and if they find an opportunity to commit a forbidden act, they will certainly commit it. And if you see him refraining from forbidden wealth, wait; slowly! Do not be deceived, for people's desires vary, since the number of those who refrain from forbidden wealth is not many, even if outwardly they appear many; and instead they force themselves into ugly deeds (fornication) and therein commit the forbidden. And if you see them refraining from these ugly deeds as well, still wait! Lest you be deceived, until you look fully into what is bound in their heart, for all those who are like this in the end do not return to firm thought, and those who fall into corruption through ignorance are more than those who reform themselves through intellect. And if you find his intellect firm and solid too, still wait and do not be deceived! See whether his desire follows his intellect, or his intellect follows his desire? And see what his reaction is toward false leaderships; positive or negative? For a group of people lose in this world and the Hereafter; they abandoned the world for the world, and preferred the pleasure of false leadership over the enjoyment of permissible, lawful wealth and blessings, and abandoned all of these for false leadership, until, if he is told: "Fear Allah," his self-glorification drives him to sin (the outward honor which he acquired through sin takes hold of him). Hell is sufficient for him, and truly it is an evil resting place.

Imam Askari (peace be upon him): [That is,] hell is [suitable and] sufficient for him on account of his ugly deed and unseemly conduct.

Imam Askari (peace be upon him): The place (Hell) which they have prepared for themselves and in which they will remain forever is an evil resting place.