سورة الأحزاب

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Abdullah ibn Sinan said: A man was in the presence of Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) and he recited this verse: وَ الَّذینَ یُؤْذُونَ الْمُؤْمِنینَ وَ الْمُؤْمِناتِ بِغَیْرِ مَا اکْتَسَبُوا فَقَدِ احْتَمَلُوا بُهْتاناً وَ إِثْماً مُبیناً [And those who harm the believing men and the believing women without their having earned it, they are indeed guilty of slander and a manifest sin]. Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: "Then what is the reward of the one who brings joy to a believer?" I said: "May I be your ransom, ten good deeds". He said: "Indeed, by Allah! Rather, a thousand thousand good deeds".

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): People are of two kinds: a believer and an ignorant one. So do not harm the believer, and do not behave ignorantly with the ignorant, for if you do so you will become like him.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family): Whoever slanders a believing man or a believing woman, or says about him something that is not in him, Allah will make him stand on a mound of fire until he accounts for what he said.

Ali ibn Ibrahim: What is meant by the verse: وَ الَّذِینَ یُؤْذُونَ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ وَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ [And those who harm the believing men and the believing women] is Ali (peace be upon him) and Fatima (peace be upon her), and the ruling of بِغَیْرِ مَا اکْتَسَبُوا فَقَدِ احْتَمَلُوا بُهْتَانًا وَ إِثْمًا مُّبِینًا [without their having earned it — they have indeed borne a slander and a manifest sin] applies to all people.

Ibn Abbas: In the narration of Muqatil it has come: وَ الَّذِینَ یُؤْذُونَ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ [And those who harm the believing men] is Ali (peace be upon him), and what is meant by وَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ [and the believing women] is Fatima (peace be upon her); and they فَقَدِ احْتَمَلُوا بُهْتَانًا وَ إِثْمًا مُّبِینًا [have indeed borne] a manifest slander and sin. For Allah the Exalted has set upon them in Hell the scab, so that they scratch their bodies from the severity of the itching until their nails break, then they keep on scratching themselves until their skin is peeled off, and still they keep on scratching themselves until the flesh of their bodies is exposed, and again they keep on scratching until their bones are laid bare, and they say: 'What is this punishment that has come down upon us?!' Then it is said to them: 'O group of wretched ones, this is your recompense and punishment for your enmity toward the Ahl al-Bayt of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family).'

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): When the Day of Resurrection comes, a caller will call out: 'Where are those who turned away from My friends?' Then a group whose faces have no flesh on them will stand up, and it will be said: 'These are the ones who harmed the believers, and were hostile toward them, and opposed them, and rebuked them harshly regarding their religion.' Then the order will be given for them to be taken to Hell.