Al-Risalah al-Huquq


The Risalat al-Huquq is a work attributed to Ali ibn al-Husayn the fourth Imam of the Shia except for his relatively short sayings and letters. Risalah al-Huquq is narrated in Al-Khisal, Al-Amali, and Man la yahduruhu al-Faqih all by Shaykh al-Suduq and in Tuhaf al-Oqul by Hussayn ibn Shu'bah Harrani. This charter is narrated by Abu Hamza al-Thumali, a reliable and admired companion of Ali ibn al-Husayn for the first time. Risalah al-Huquq is prefaced in of the two versions by: "This is the treatise of Ali ibn al-Husayn to one of his companions", which shows to be written at the request of a pupil of him.
Based on On 'Treatise of rights' that the word 'rights' is much better translated as duties, obligations or responsibilities.

Meaning of ''rights'' in Risalah al-Huquq

Huquq is plural of Haq and is best translated as "rights". However, other words such as justice, truth, obligations, duties, responsibilities have meanings closely related to Haq. Based on On 'Treatise of rights' the word 'rights' is much better translated as duties, obligations or responsibilities.

Hadith

Risalah al-Huquq consists of two Introduction and detailed sections although these titles are not mentioned in the hadith.

Introduction

The introduction section describes the rights briefly and begins with the following paragraph:
More in this section Imam Sajjad names the rights and briefly explains them.

Rights in detail

;The Rights of God
The Greatest Right of God
;The Rights of Yourself and Body Organs
;The Right of Deeds
;The Right of the Leaders
;The Right of the Subjects
;The Rights of Relationship
;The Right of Others
;Conclusion By Imam Sajjad

Treatise of Life

Treatise of Life is a documentary investigating the life style from the perspective of Risalatul Huquq. It was made by Amir Farrokh Saber, an Iranian director, and was broadcast from IRIB, news channel.