Ahudu bilahi minash shaytan nir Rajeem. Bismillah hir Rahman, nir Raheem. Alhamdulillah Rub 'alamin.

La Howla wala Quwata ila Bilah al-Aliyul Athdeem. Allahuma salle ala Muhammad, wa ala Muhammad, al A'Emma, wal Madiyeen, wa salam tasleeman Katheera. I never saw a thing but I saw Allah SWT before it, after it and along with it Imam Ali a.s [A. RIGHTS OF GOD AGAINST ONESELF] [1] The greatest right of God against you is that you worship Him without associating anything with Him. When you do that with sincerity (ikhlas), He has made it binding upon Himself to give you sufficiency in the affair of this world and the next. [2] The right of your self (nafs) against you is that you employ it in obeying God; then you deliver to your tongue its right, to your hearing its right, to your sight its right, to your hand its right, to your leg its right, to your stomach its right, to your private part its right, and you seek help from God in all that. [3] The right of the tongue is that you consider it too noble for obscenity, accustom it to good, refrain from any meddling in which there is nothing to be gained, express kindness to the people, and speak well concerning them. [4] The right of hearing is to keep it pure from listening to backbiting (ghiba) and listening to that to which it is unlawful to listen. [5] The right of sight is that you lower it before everything which is unlawful to you and that you take heed whenever you look at anything. [6] The right of your hand is that you stretch it not toward that which is unlawful to you. [7] The right of your two legs is that you walk not with them toward that which is unlawful to you. You have no escape from standing upon the narrow bridge (al-sirat [over hell]), so you should see to it that your legs do not slip and cause you to fall into the Fire. [8] The right of your stomach is that you make it not into a container for that which is unlawful to you and you eat no more than your fill (shib'). [9] The right of your private part (farj) is that you protect it from fornication and guard it against being looked upon. [B. RIGHT OF ACTS] [10] The right of your ritual prayer (salat) is that you know that it is an arrival before God and that through it you are standing before Him. When you know that, then you will stand in the station of him who is lowly, vile, beseeching, trembling, hopeful, fearful, and abased, and you will magnify Him who is before you through stillness and dignity. You will approach the prayer with your heart and you will perform it according to its bounds and its rights. [11] The right of the hajj is that you know it is an arrival before your Lord and a flight to Him from your sins; through it your repentance is accepted and you perform an obligation made incumbent upon you by God. [12] The right of fasting is that you know it is a veil which God has set up over your tongue, your hearing, your sight, your stomach, and your private part to protect you from the Fire. If you abandon the fast, you will have torn God's protective covering away from yourself. [13] The right of charity (sadaqa) is that you know it is a storing away with your Lord and a deposit for which you will have no need for witnesses. If you deposit it in secret, you will be more confident of it than if you deposit it in public. You should know that it repels afflictions and illnesses from you in this world and it will repel the Fire from you in the next world.

[14] The right of the offering (hady) is that through it you desire God and you not desire His creation; through it you desire only the exposure of your soul to God's mercy and the deliverance of your spirit on the day you encounter Him. The Rights of the Relatives [22] The right of your mother is that you know that she carried you where no one carries anyone, she gave to you of the fruit of her heart that which no one gives to anyone, and she protected you with all her organs. She did not care if she went hungry as long as you ate, if she was thirsty as long as you drank, if she was naked as long as you were clothed, if she was in the sun as long as you were in the shade. She gave up sleep for your sake, she protected you from heat and cold, all in order that you might belong to her. You will not be able to show her gratitude, unless through God's help and giving success. [23] The right of your father is that you know that he is your root. Without him, you would not be. Whenever you see anything in yourself which pleases you, know that your father is the root of its blessing upon you. So praise God and thank Him in that measure. And there is no strength save in God. [24] The right of your child is that you should know that he is from you and will be ascribed to you, through both his good and his evil, in the immediate affairs of this world. You are responsible for what has been entrusted to you, such as educating him in good conduct (husn al-adab), pointing him in the direction of his Lord, and helping him to obey Him. So act toward him with the action of one who knows that he will be rewarded for good doing toward him and punished for evildoing. [25] The right of your brother is that you know that he is your hand, your might, and your strength. Take him not as a weapon with which to disobey God, nor as equipment with which to wrong God's creatures. Do not neglect to help him against his enemy or to give him good counsel. If he obeys God, well and good, but if not, you should honour God more than him. And there is no strength save in God. [28] The right of him who does a kindly act (dhu l-ma'ruf) toward you is that you thank him and mention his kindness; you reward him with beautiful words and you supplicate for him sincerely in that which is between you and God. If you do that, you have thanked him secretly and openly. Then, if you are able to repay him one day, you repay him. Section on Treatise on Rights -The Psalms of Islam Al Sahifa Al Sajjadiyyah by Imam Zayn Al Abidin a.s
Once while Moula Ali (asws) was delivering a sermon, when a very pious and knowledgeable man said. OAmeerul Momineen (asws)! Describe the attributes of a momin in such a way we can see it before our eyes. Moula Ali (asws) said,........................................ SEE SERMON Attributes and signs of a Momin

(Cont.. from Imams answer regarding fighting the ego) My dear brother: The Prince of the Believers (pbuh) who is the best of creation after Muhammad (pbuhaf) said: (My Lord I have been unjust to my soul for I have not looked after it, it will certainly

be doomed if You do not forgive it.)([6]) And if you contemplated upon my previous statements then you would understand that the Commander of the Faithful (pbuh) meant everything that he said in all the statements meaning, so then what is the situation for us?? And this is the truth that I am telling you: That it is very important for mankind to be with a rank that is elevated and honoured and reputed in the hands of Allah the Glorified and Almighty, so upon him (mankind) is to bite on his finger in repentance and regret upon the small (amount of) modesty towards Allah the Glorified the Al-mighty the most Merciful the extremely Merciful the Patient the Generous, and to repeat these words: O my grief from what I have neglected in the side of Allah (and I shall grieve) till the Day of Judgment arises, and praise is due to Allah only. Generosity is proved through three matters: well mannerism, suppression of anger, turning the sight - from the forbidden views. Generosity is worthless unless three characters are done: being open-handed in situations of prosperity and lack, giving to the deservers, and believing that the thanks that he received from those whom he endowed is more valuable than what he had given to them. (Imam Sadiq a.s Dispersal of Gems) Tuhaf al-Uqool Imam Sadiq AS said, Generosity is bestowed upon everyone beloved of Allah who has little of this world. One of the signs of generosity is a lack of concern with the wealth of this world, and with whoever owns it, believing or unbelieving, obedient or rebellious, noble or low. The generous man feeds others while he himself is hungry; he clothes others while he is naked; he gives to others while he refuses to accept the gifts of others. He is favoured by that, and does not indebt others by his graciousness. If he were to possess the entire world, he would see himself merely as an alien in it. If he spent it all for Allah in a single hour, it would not be irksome for him.

The Holy Prophet also said, 'The person who is generous is generous with what he owns, and through it desires the face of Allah. As for that person who pretends to be generous and rebels against Allah, he is the recipient of Allah's wrath and anger. He is the most miserly of people towards himself, so how must he be with other people, when he follows his own passion and opposes the command of Allah?' As Allah said,
Most certainly they shall carry their own burdens, and other burdens along with their own burdens. (29:13)

(Imam Sadiq a.s Lantern of the Path)

Sayed Deya I was sitting with Sayyed Ahmed Al Hassan at 2 a.m. in the Husseiniya and I was listening to his talk so the Sayyed said in the Torah it is written Rely upon me with all your heart and do not depend on your understanding, in every path know me and I shall do your bidding, and do not consider yourself wise, glorify me and discipline yourself with my saying So I said to myself "In every path know me" could it be possible that Allah guides me even in this rug spread out under us so my eyes fell upon it and I found written in it was Ahmed a.s. and without this writing being intentional from the factory which made it and it is now in the Husseiniya. Brother Sayed Deya was martyred when the Husseiniya was attacked by US and Iraqi forces under the orders of Sistani. So please remember our brother and say al-Fathia. We will now look into reflection and how the above dua will help with the constant reminder of Allah SWT Inshallah ingrained onto our thoughts. And relate this to hat I have written on the board. What was written on the board is a hadith by Imam Ali a.s also in relation to fighting the ego in the spiritual world as told by Imam Ahmed Al Hassan a.s Reflection is the mirror of good deeds and the expiration of bad deeds. It is the light of the heart, and guarantees ease to other people and success in obtaining betterment for the next abode; it allows one to foresee the outcome of one's actions, and causes an increase in knowledge. Worship of Allah is unparalleled when accompanied by this quality. The Messenger of Allah said, 'To reflect for an hour is better than worshipping for a year. We need to think and contemplate over His Being and Creation for it is considered one of the best forms of worship. Otherwise, ones body and soul will remain in eternal darkness and damnation in the lowest levels of Hell.

We need to seriously compare our lives on this earth and how it compares to The Divine Names of The Almighty for example, are we merciful to the creatures, and are we able to restrain anger when required and so on... Next week InshAllah we will look at different levels of Contemplation --

Taking account and being watchful are two ingredients in this journey. It means taking account of ones acts of obedience and sinfulness to see which one exceeds the other. If the acts of obedience are more, than we thank Allah SWT for the all blessings and opportunities. And if our sins exceed or even if one is committed then we need to ask Allah SWT for forgiveness and pray we do not stumble once again. If a servant repents to Allah, Allah makes the writing angels forget what they wrote, and He makes the land in which the servant committed disobedience forget what it witnessed. And

He lifts every trace of the guilt from the servants soul, the servant who is sincere in his repentance. Yes, he returns like the day his mother bore him, a pure nature. No guilt. No trace. None who remember. -Sermon of Forgiveness - Imam Ahmed Al- Hassan a.s

Please read and contemplate and implement Shaifa al-Kamilah (Psalms of Islam) Supplication 20 Supplication on Noble Moral Traits and Acts Pleasing to Allah SWT