The use of secrecy in the social life of Imam Sadiq (a.s.) in order to protect Shiites from social harm Relying on the narrations of the book Wasael al-Shia

One of the dimensions of the life of Imam Sadiq (a.s.) is his social life with the Shiites. In the course of his association with the Shias, Imam (a.s.) dealt with their social pathology and in order to protect the Shias from such harms, with the use of secrecy and taqiyyah and hiding the secret, he acted on the principles and solutions and the effects and consequences of these harms. This article is responsible for the role of secrecy in the social life of Imam Sadiq (a.s.) in order to protect Shiites from social harms by relying on the narrations of the Book of Wasael al-Shia. For this purpose, with the descriptive-analytical method and with reference to historical-narrative sources, the social pathology of Shiites has been discussed and then, we have discussed the needs, solutions and consequences. The examination and analysis of the narrations of Taqiyyah, Concealment of Secrets, and Broadcasting from the Book of Wasael al-Shi'a by Sheikh Hurr Amili (1104 AH), showed that some of the social harms of Shiites are: lack of unity and peaceful coexistence between Muslims, lack of capacity of companions and lack of secrecy of companions which Imam Sadiq (a.s.) identified these harms with the strategy of secrecy, and proceeded to remedy them in order to preserve the Shiites.