Al-Kāfi

40ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْوَشَّاءِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفُضَيْلِ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) عَنْ قَوْلِ الله تَعَالَى قُلْ إِنَّما أَعِظُكُمْ بِواحِدَةٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا أَعِظُكُمْ بِوَلايَةِ علي (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) هِيَ الْوَاحِدَةُ الَّتِي قَالَ الله تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى إِنَّما أَعِظُكُمْ بِواحِدَةٍ.

40. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha’ from Muhammad ibn Fudayl from abu Hamza who has said the following. “I asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most High. “Say, ‘I advise you to believe only in One God . .” (34:46) The Imam (a.s.) said that Allah has said, “I advise you to acknowledge Imam Ali’s Leadership with Divine Authority. It is the one that Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, has called, “‘I advise you to believe only in One.”

41ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أُورَمَةَ وَعَلِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حَسَّانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي قَوْلِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ثُمَّ كَفَرُوا ثُمَّ آمَنُوا ثُمَّ كَفَرُوا ثُمَّ ازْدادُوا كُفْراً لَنْ تُقْبَلَ تَوْبَتُهُمْ قَالَ نَزَلَتْ فِي فُلانٍ وَفُلانٍ وَفُلانٍ آمَنُوا بِالنَّبِيِّ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فِي أَوَّلِ الامْرِ وَكَفَرُوا حَيْثُ عُرِضَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الْوَلايَةُ حِينَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) مَنْ كُنْتُ مَوْلاهُ فَهَذَا عَلِيٌّ مَوْلاهُ ثُمَّ آمَنُوا بِالْبَيْعَةِ لامِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) ثُمَّ كَفَرُوا حَيْثُ مَضَى رَسُولُ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فَلَمْ يَقِرُّوا بِالْبَيْعَةِ ثُمَّ ازْدَادُوا كُفْراً بِأَخْذِهِمْ مَنْ بَايَعَهُ بِالْبَيْعَةِ لَهُمْ فَهَؤُلاءِ لَمْ يَبْقَ فِيهِمْ مِنَ الايمَانِ شَيْ‏ءٌ.

41. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ’Urama and Ali ibn ‘Abdallah from Ali ibn Hassa’n from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Kathir from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. “God will not forgive or guide to the right path those who first believe, then disbelieve, again believe and disbelieve, and then increase their disbelief.” (4:137) The Imam (a.s.) said, “It was revealed about so and so and so and so who believed in the Holy Prophet (s.a) in the beginning. They turned to disbelief when Leadership with Divine Authority of Ali was made know to them when the Holy Prophet (s.a) said, “Over whoever, I have Divine authority Ali also has Divine authority. When the Messenger of Allah passed away they turned to disbelief. They did not remain steadfast in their oath of allegiance. They increased in their disbelief through making people to pledge allegiance to them. They left nothing of the faith that once they had.”

42ـ وَبِهَذَا الاسْنَادِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي قَوْلِ الله تَعَالَى إِنَّ الَّذِينَ ارْتَدُّوا عَلى‏ أَدْبارِهِمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ ما تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الْهُدَى فُلانٌ وَفُلانٌ وَفُلانٌ ارْتَدُّوا عَنِ الايمَانِ فِي تَرْكِ وَلايَةِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قُلْتُ قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى ذلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قالُوا لِلَّذِينَ كَرِهُوا ما نَزَّلَ الله سَنُطِيعُكُمْ فِي بَعْضِ الامْرِ قَالَ نَزَلَتْ وَالله فِيهِمَا وَفِي أَتْبَاعِهِمَا وَهُوَ قَوْلُ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ الَّذِي نَزَلَ بِهِ جَبْرَئِيلُ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) ذلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قالُوا لِلَّذِينَ كَرِهُوا ما نَزَّلَ الله فِي علي (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) سَنُطِيعُكُمْ فِي بَعْضِ الامْرِ قَالَ دَعَوْا بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ إِلَى مِيثَاقِهِمْ أَلا يُصَيِّرُوا الامْرَ فِينَا بَعْدَ النَّبِيِّ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) وَلا يُعْطُونَا مِنَ الْخُمُسِ شَيْئاً وَقَالُوا إِنْ أَعْطَيْنَاهُمْ إِيَّاهُ لَمْ يَحْتَاجُوا إِلَى شَيْ‏ءٍ وَلَمْ يُبَالُوا أَنْ يَكُونَ الامْرُ فِيهِمْ فَقَالُوا سَنُطِيعُكُمْ فِي بَعْضِ الامْرِ الَّذِي دَعَوْتُمُونَا إِلَيْهِ وَهُوَ الْخُمُسُ أَلا نُعْطِيَهُمْ مِنْهُ شَيْئاً وَقَوْلُهُ كَرِهُوا ما نَزَّلَ الله وَالَّذِي نَزَّلَ الله مَا افْتَرَضَ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ مِنْ وَلايَةِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَكَانَ مَعَهُمْ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ وَكَانَ كَاتِبَهُمْ فَأَنْزَلَ الله أَمْ أَبْرَمُوا أَمْراً فَإِنَّا مُبْرِمُونَ أَمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّا لا نَسْمَعُ سِرَّهُمْ وَنَجْواهُمْ الايَةَ.

42. Through the same chain of narrators it is narrated from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most High. “Those who have reverted to disbelief after guidance has become manifest to them, .” .(47:25) The Imam (a.s.) said, “They are so and so and so and so who reverted from the faith in rejecting Leadership with Divine Authority of Ali (a.s.).” I then asked about the words of Allah, the Most High. “This is because they have said to those who hate God’s revelation, “We shall obey you in some matters.” . .” (47:26) The Imam (a.s.) said, ‘By Allah, it was revealed about the two of them and their followers and that is the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious, that Jibril brought to Muhammad (s.a) , “This is because they have said to those who hate God’s revelation, -about Leadership with Divine Authority of Ali (a.s.)- “We shall obey you in some matters. .” (47:26) The Imam (a.s.) said, “They made an agreement with the Amawids not to allow the leadership come to us after The Holy Prophet (s.a) not to pay us the one fifth taxes saying, “We have given them already so their is no need to give them more. The transfer of leadership to them did not matter to them at all. They said, “We obey in certain matters that you want us to obey, such as the one fifth taxes. We will not pay it to them. His words that read, “who hate God’s revelation,” refers to Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.) Leadership with Divine Authority over the creatures. With them was abu ‘Ubayda, their scribe. Allah has said, “If the unbelievers persist in their disbelief, We shall also persist in punishing them (43:79). Do they think that We do not hear their secrets and whispers? We certainly can hear them and Our Messengers record it all (43:80).”

43ـ وَبِهَذَا الاسْنَادِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي قَوْلِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَمَنْ يُرِدْ فِيهِ بِإِلْحادٍ بِظُلْمٍ قَالَ نَزَلَتْ فِيهِمْ حَيْثُ دَخَلُوا الْكَعْبَةَ فَتَعَاهَدُوا وَتَعَاقَدُوا عَلَى كُفْرِهِمْ وَجُحُودِهِمْ بِمَا نُزِّلَ فِي أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فَأَلْحَدُوا فِي الْبَيْتِ بِظُلْمِهِمُ الرَّسُولَ وَوَلِيَّهُ فَبُعْداً لِلْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ.

43. Through the same chain of narrators it is narrated from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. “and those who commit evil and injustice therein.”. (22:25) The Imam (a.s.) said, “It was revealed about them as they entered the ka‘ba and made an agreement and commitment to continue in disbelief and denial of the Divine revelation about Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.). They, thus, committed evil and injustice towards the Messenger of Allah about the executor of his will. May Allah do away with the unjust people.”

44ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَسْبَاطٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي قَوْلِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَسَتَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ هُوَ فِي ضَلالٍ مُبِينٍ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ حَيْثُ أَنْبَأْتُكُمْ رِسَالَةَ رَبِّي فِي وَلايَةِ علي (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَالائِمَّةِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) مِنْ بَعْدِهِ مَنْ هُوَ فِي ضَلالٍ مُبِينٍ كَذَا أُنْزِلَتْ وَفِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى إِنْ تَلْوُوا أَوْ تُعْرِضُوا فَقَالَ إِنْ تَلْوُوا الامْرَ وَتُعْرِضُوا عَمَّا أُمِرْتُمْ بِهِ فَإِنَّ الله كانَ بِما تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيراً وَفِي قَوْلِهِ فَلَنُذِيقَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِتَرْكِهِمْ وَلايَةَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) عَذاباً شَدِيداً فِي الدُّنْيَا وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ أَسْوَأَ الَّذِي كانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ.

44. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn Asbat from Ali ibn abu Hamza from abu Basir from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Gracious. “You will soon know who is in manifest error” (67:29) This verse is addressed to those who refuse to acknowledge the Imam Ali’s Leadership with Divine Authority and the Imams after him that they are ‘in manifest error.’ Similarly they are addressed in this verse, “If you deviate from the truth in your testimony, or decline to give your testimony at all, know that God is Well Aware of what you do.” (4:135) the truth referred to is (Leadership with Divine Authority of the Imams (a.s.) They are also in the words of Allah. “We shall certainly make the unbelievers (in (Leadership with Divine Authority of Imam Ali (a.s.) suffer severe torment (in this world) and will punish them far worse than what they deserve for their deeds.” (41:27).”

45ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَسْبَاطٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ صَبِيحٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) ذلِكُمْ بِأَنَّهُ إِذا دُعِيَ الله وَحْدَهُ وَأَهْلُ الْوَلايَةِ كَفَرْتُمْ.

45. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn Asbat from Ali ibn Mansur from Ibrahimibn ‘Abd al-Hamid from al-Walid ibn Sabih from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah. “. .Your suffering is only because you disbelieved when One God (and the people who possess Leadership with Divine Authority were) was mentioned. .” (40:12)”

46ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي قَوْلِ الله تَعَالَى سَأَلَ سائِلٌ بِعَذابٍ واقِعٍ. لِلْكافِرينَ بِوَلايَةِ عَلِيٍّ لَيْسَ لَهُ دافِعٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَكَذَا وَالله نَزَلَ بِهَا جَبْرَئِيلُ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه )

46. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Khalid from Muhammad ibn sulayman from his father from abu Basir from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most High. “Someone has (needlessly) demanded to experience the torment (of God), (70:1) which will inevitably seize the unbelievers (in Imam Ali’s Leadership with Divine Authority).” (70:2) The Imam (a.s.) then said, “This, by Aallah, how Jibril brought to The Holy Prophet (s.a.).”

47ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ سَيْفٍ عَنْ أَخِيهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ ابي جعفر (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى إِنَّكُمْ لَفِي قَوْلٍ مُخْتَلِفٍ فِي أَمْرِ الْوَلايَةِ يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ قَالَ مَنْ أُفِكَ عَنِ الْوَلايَةِ أُفِكَ عَنِ الْجَنَّةِ.

47. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Hassan ibn Sayf from his brother from his father from abu Hamza from abu Ja‘far (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most High. “. . your ideas are confused (51:8). Let whoever wishes, turn away from it (Wilaya, Leadership with Divine Authority) (Our Quran).” (51:9) The Imam (a.s.) said, “whoever would turn away from Wilaya, (Leadership with Divine Authority) he has turned away from paradise.”

48ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جُمْهُورٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مَنْ رَفَعَهُ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي قَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَلا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ. وَما أَدْراكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ. فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ يَعْنِي بِقَوْلِهِ فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ وَلايَةَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ.

48. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Jumhur from Yunus who has said the following “A person in a marfu‘ narrated to me from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Gracious. “Yet, he has not entered into Aqaba (90:11). Would that you knew what Aqaba is! (90:12). It is the setting free of a slave.” (90:13) The Imam (a.s.) said, “Setting free of a slave is acknowledgment of the Wilaya of Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), Leadership with Divine Authority.”

49ـ وَبِهَذَا الاسْنَادِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى بَشِّرِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنَّ لَهُمْ قَدَمَ صِدْقٍ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ قَالَ وَلايَةُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام )

49. Through the same chain of narrators it is from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most High. “. . give to the believers the glad news of their high rank in the sight of God.. .” The Imam (a.s.) said, “It is the Wilaya Imam Ali’s (Leadership with Divine Authority).”