A man among the Shiah of Ali in a neighborhood should be the custodian of their trusts, the settler of their affairs, the washer of their dead, and the one establishing prayer among them. Be an adornment (Zayn) for us and do not be a shame (Ar) or a burden upon us."

And by his chain of narration from The Scholar (Al-'Alim)—peace be from him—that he said: "None has broken my back except for two men: a reckless believer (Mu'min Mutahattik) and a devoutly ascetic disbeliever (Kafir Mutanassik). This one [the disbeliever] invites people to his falsehood through his asceticism, while this one [the believer] repels people from his truth through his recklessness."

And from him, by the chain of narration from Al-Sadiq—peace be from him—that he said: "Whoever unties a knot before its tier unties it, the beasts shall eat him, the wolves shall maul him, and the vermin of the earth shall tear him apart; and Allah shall return him as a crude desert-dweller (A'rabiyan jalfa)."

Taqiyya (Dissimulation)... The punishment for the one who abandons Taqiyya... Establishing Taqiyya...

Its meaning: It is never permissible to reject the Outward (Zahir) of the religious laws among the Opposites (Al-Addad) until the Qai’m al-Mahdi rejects them upon his appearance through Disclosure (Al-Kashf). It is also said: What is intended by this is the Inward Religion (Al-Din al-Batin) which we are commanded to conceal;