Helping the Incapable on the Journey
In principle, helping and assisting people is a good deed according to the verses and narrations and is a cause for divine reward and reward.
If helping is for the weak and helpless, its reward is certainly greater and its reward and reward is more abundant. Nowadays, pilgrims go on the spiritual journey of Hajj in groups and caravans, and whether they like it or not, there are elderly people, old men, old women, infirm and weak among the pilgrims, who are unable to carry the burden of the journey and their bags and suitcases and are slow and weak in getting on and off. Therefore, younger and stronger pilgrims should help them in order to gain the pleasure of God and increase the reward of their Hajj and pilgrimage, and should hasten to help them with patience and forbearance. And when getting on and off the means of transportation - whether airplanes, buses, etc. - they should give them priority, help them and not show any favor to them.
Indifference towards the weak and the helpless is far from human morality, dignity and nobility.
Imam Sadiq (a.s.) says:
The grandfather of Imam Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) would not travel except with a caravan that did not know him and he would make a condition with them that they would open the way for the Imam in order to serve them in the matters that came up.
Once he went on a journey with a caravan, while he was serving the caravan and helping them, a man recognized that source of dignity and said to the caravan: Do you know who this noble person is? They said: No. He said: Ali ibn al-Husayn, Zain al-Abidin!!
They kissed the Imam’s hands and feet and said: O son of the Prophet! Did you think that you would subject us to the torment of Hell with this act? If, God forbid, we were bold, or talkative, or oppressive towards you, what would have happened?! Why did you serve us like a servant?
The Imam (a.s.) said: I traveled some time ago with a group who knew me, and they did me some service, and their service was because I was dependent on the Messenger of God; while I did not deserve that service!! I was afraid that you would treat me like them. That is why I traveled with you, even though you did not know me closely, to serve you and help you.
Do you know who is praised for his purity? He who does not have a pure existence
He will never waste his life so that people can attain peace from him
He will not increase his wealth and position so that others are hungry and poor
He will not clothe the naked and add clothing for himself
If people were to attribute qualities to him, his name would not be an angel .
Pilgrim Etiquette
Hossein Ansarian
