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4ـ رسولُ اللّهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): صِنفانِ مِن اُمَّتي إذا صَلُحا صَلُحَت اُمَّتي، وإذا فَسَدا فَسَدَت اُمَّتي، قيلَ: يارسولَ اللّهِ، ومَن هُما ؟ قالَ: الفُقَهاءُ والاُمَراءُ . |
| 4– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘There are two kinds of people from my community who if they are sound [of faith] my community will be sound, and if they are corrupt my community will become corrupt.’ The Prophet was asked, ‘And who are they O messenger of Allah?’ He replied, ‘The jurists and the leaders.’[al-Khisal, p. 37, no. 12] |
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5ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مِن الفَسادِ (المَفسَدَةِ) إضاعَةُ الزادِ، ومَفسَدَةُ المَعادِ . |
| 5– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Verily, from corruption comes the loss of sustenance.’[al-Kafi, v. 8, p. 23, no. 4] |
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6ـ الإمامُ الرِّضا (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مِن الفَسادِ قَطعُ الدِّرهَمِ والدِّينارِ وطَرحُ النَّوى . |
| 6– Imam al-Rida (AS) said, ‘Of the things that are corruptive are blocking dirhams and dinars [i.e. blocking their circulation in society through hoarding] and relinquishing one’s determination.’[al-Faqih, v. 3, p. 167, no. 3625] |
