Source: Shaheed Murtada Mutahhari, The Narrative of Veracious, Vol.2, STORY
NO.83, p.25-26
The despotic manners of Umayade and Abbasside Caliphs had influenced the other
walks of society. The people were gradually forgetting the simple mode of life,
human and faternal relation established by Islam; and the Holy Prophet’s (s)
Imam ‘Ali’s (‘a) and the best Companions’ morals and conducts were effaced from
the memories. People were accustomed to the despotic Caliphs’ behaviours to such
an extent that they did not consider these customs ugly any more.
One day lmam Sãdiq (‘a) went to the public bath. According to the custom
practiced about the honourable men and great personalities in those days, the
public bath’s owner asked: “Let me evacuate the public bath for you!”
The Imam (‘a) said: “No, it is not necessary.
—“Why?”
—“The pious believer does not bother for these things!”(1)