Of Advice And Advisers

1. And he (Jesus (‘a)) said: “How long will you be advised without taking any advice? Certainly you have become a burden to the advisors.” (Adab al-nafs, i, 175)
2. [Imam] al-Sadiq, Peace be upon him, said: “Verily, a man came to Jesus the son of Mary, Peace be upon him, and said to him: ‘O Spirit of Allah! I have committed fornication [or adultery, sex between a man and woman not married to each other, in Arabic: zina] so purify me.’ Then Jesus ordered the people to be called so that none should be left behind for the purification of so-and-so. Then when the people had been gathered together and the man had entered into a hole, so as to be stoned, the man in the hole called out: ‘Anyone for whom Allah, the Supreme, has a punishment should not punish me.’ Then all the people left except for John and Jesus, Peace be upon them. Then John, Peace be upon him, approached him and said to him: ‘O sinner! Advise me!’ Then he said to him: ‘Do not leave your self alone with its desires or you will perish.’ John, Peace be upon him, said: ‘Say more.’ He said: ‘Verily, do not humiliate the wrongdoer for his fault.’ John, Peace be upon him, said: ‘Say more. He said: ‘Do not become angry.’ John, Peace be upon him, said: ‘That is enough for me.’ ” ^{1 2}

References:

1. Bihar al-anwar, xiv, 188[↩]
2. Words of the Word of God: Jesus Christ (a) Speaks through Shii Narrations, Mahdi Muntazir Qa’im and Muhammad Legenhausen[↩]

[Quran Chapter 30:5-6] 5. In Allah's support. He supports whomever He wills. He is the Almighty, the Merciful. 6. The promise of Allah—Allah never breaks His promise, but most people do not know.