When I was in Najaf, I remember hearing complaints from some individuals that the Imam was not receiving them very warmly. I mentioned this to late Haj Aqa Mustafa to tell the Imam to receive these individuals more warmly. He replied that he had reminded the Imam so many times about this subject and the Imam had stated: “This is among the promptings and conspiracies of Satan. It means that in reality it is the carnal spirit that summons me to be warmer with individuals so that the number of my admirers increases. However in order to make the matter ambiguous, Satan says that this for the cause of God and Islam! Therefore I cannot do as you say.”
It is the carnal spirit that invites: Hujjat al-Islam Muwahhidi Kermani Extracts from...