bn Masud reports: "A person came to the presence of Allah's Messenger and when he started to speak, he was trembling.

he Holy Prophet (saw) said, "Calm down; I am not a king."

nother person reports: "A group of people and I went to the presence of the Holy Prophet (saw) and said, 'You are our master.'

he Holy Prophet said, "Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, is the Master."

bu-Basir reports: Imam Sadiq (as) went to the public bath whose owner said, "Let me evacuate the public bath for you!"

mam Sadiq (as) said, "No, it is not necessary. The pious believer does not bother with those things."

Humility is like a seed, which when sown in the earth will bear abundant fruits.

With their humility, the Ahlulbayt (as) made the realm of obedience come to fruition.

Some of these fruits are knowledge, awareness and vision.

They have been chosen as leaders of guidance until the Judgment Day because of their in-depth insight into the truth of universe.

Hence, all should be aware that to take lead ahead of them will cause perdition and to ignore them will cause bewilderment.

has said, "Do not take lead ahead of my Ahlulbayt (as), for you will come to perdition nor do you teach them, for they are more knowledgeable than you."

has also said:

"Be aware that Ahlulbayt (as) are the wisest in childhood and the most knowledgeable in their maturity.

They will never misguide you nor will they take you out of true guidance."

said to Salamah ibn Kuhayl and Hakam ibn Utaybah:

"You will never attain sound knowledge neither in the east nor in the west but with us, Ahlulbayt."

has also said: "We, the Ahlulbayt, are treasures of Divine knowledge."

has said: "We do not know why people harbor enmity against us while we are from the House of mercy, the tree of Prophet Hood and the source of knowledge."

reports: When it was noontime, Ali ibn Hussain performed his prayer and then was engaged in invocations and greeted the Holy Prophet (saw) and Ahlulbayt (as) as follows:

"O Allah; Send greetings on Muhammad and on the descendants of Muhammad, the evergreen tree of Prophet Hood, the destination of the Divine messages, the academy where angels came to learn and know, the depository of wisdom, and the household of Divine Revelation."