Risalat al-Huquq

is an early Islamic text about social and religious responsibilities. The book is attributed to Ali al-Sajjad, an imam in Shia Islam, and the great-grandson of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. exhaustively describes the rights God has upon humans and the rights humans have upon themselves and on each other, as perceived in Islam. has been related by Abu Hamza al-Thumali, a close confidant of al-Sajjad.

About the author

is attributed to Ali al-Sajjad, probably written at the request of a disciple. Also known by the honorific title Zayn al-Abidin, al-Sajjad was an imam in Shia Islam and the great-grandson of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad.

About the book

is concerned with social and religious responsibilities. It exhaustively lists the rights God has upon humans and the rights humans have upon themselves and on each other, as perceived in Islam. The
book describes the social duties each human must observe, and that those duties predicate on more fundamental ones, such as faith in God and obedience to Him.
has been viewed as an elaboration of Muhammad's saying, "Surely your Lord has a right against you, your self has a right against you, your wife has a right against you." Some versions of this well-attested hadith, possibly uttered on other occasions, include other rights and the clause, "So give everyone who possesses a right his right." What is meant by "everyone who possesses a right" is exhaustively detailed in by al-Sajjad, who bases himself in the Quran and hadith literature.
has been translated as Treatise of Rights, because the word in the title is the plural for, which is often translated as 'right', although other closely related words are 'justice', 'truth', 'obligation', 'duty', and 'responsibility'. These latter translations might have been more appropriate because is primarily concerned with the rights of others which the individual must observe, in sharp contrast with Western views where human rights are often interpreted as the rights of the individual. In Islam, however, the only true right of the individual is that of salvation, to attain which the individual must follow the guidance of God. Without this divine guidance, Islam teaches, the individual is unable to perceive his best interests in the midst of his own ego and self-centered desires.
has been related by Abu Hamza al-Thumali, a close confidant of al-Sajjad. There are two recensions of the book, one of which appears in and, authored by the Shia scholar Shaykh al-Saduq. Another version is included in, authored by Ibn Shu'ba, a contemporary of al-Saduq. This second version contains clarifications, perhaps added later to the original text.

begins with an introduction that briefly overviews the rights and begins as
The introduction is followed by a detailed statement of the rights, some of which are listed below.

Rights of yourself and your body organs

Right of your tongue
Right of your hearing
Right of your sight
Right of your legs
Right of your hands
Right of your stomach
Right of your private parts

Rights of deeds

Right of your ritual prayer
Right of fasting
Right of the pilgrimage
Right of the charity
Right of the offering

Rights of leaders

Right of the possessor of authority
Right of him who trains you through knowledge
Right of him who trains you through ownership

Rights of subjects

Right of your subjects through authority
Right of your subjects through knowledge
Right of your wife
Right of your slave

Rights of womb relatives

Right of your mother
Right of your father
Right of your child
Right of your brother

Rights of others

Right of your master
Right of your freed slave
Right of the one who treats you kindly
Right of the caller to prayer
Right of the ritual prayer leader
Right of your sitting companion
Right of your neighbor
Right of your companion
Right of your partner
Right of your property
Right of the creditor
Right of your associate
Right of your adversary
Right of him who seeks your advice
Right of him whose advice you seek
Right of him who seeks your counsel
Right of your counselor
Right of the older one
Right of the younger one
Right of him who asks you
Right of whom you ask
Right of him through whom God makes you happy
Right of him who wrongs you
Right of people of your creed
Right of those under the protection of Islam

''Treatise of Life''

The documentary Treatise of Life is about the lifestyle mindful of the rights listed in. It was directed by Amir Farrokh Saber, an Iranian director, and broadcast on the IRIB news channel.