Al-Kāfi

81ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ عَمَّارٍ السَّابَاطِيِّ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) عَنْ قَوْلِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَ فَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ رِضْوانَ الله كَمَنْ باءَ بِسَخَطٍ مِنَ الله وَمَأْواهُ جَهَنَّمُ وَبِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ هُمْ دَرَجاتٌ عِنْدَ الله فَقَالَ الَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوا رِضْوَانَ الله هُمُ الائِمَّةُ وَهُمْ وَالله يَا عَمَّارُ دَرَجَاتٌ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَبِوَلايَتِهِمْ وَمَعْرِفَتِهِمْ إِيَّانَا يُضَاعِفُ الله لَهُمْ أَعْمَالَهُمْ وَيَرْفَعُ الله لَهُمُ الدَّرَجَاتِ الْعُلَى.

81. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn Mahbub from Hisham ibn Salim from ‘Ammar al-Sabati who has said the following. “I asked abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. “Are those who seek God’s pleasure equal to those who incur His wrath and whose dwelling will be hell, the terrible destination? (3:162) People are of various grades in the sight of God. .” (3:163) The Imam (a.s.) said, “Those who follow what Allah is pleased are the Imams. They, by Allah, O ‘Ammar, give grades and degrees to the true believers. By means of our Wilaya (Leadership and guardian ship with Divine Authority) and their acknowledgment of us Allah increases the reward for their good deeds and (Allah) raises them to higher positions.”

82ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَغَيْرُهُ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ زِيَادٍ الْقَنْدِيِّ عَنْ عَمَّارٍ الاسَدِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي قَوْلِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَيْهِ يَصْعَدُ الْكَلِمُ الطَّيِّبُ وَالْعَمَلُ الصَّالِحُ يَرْفَعُهُ وَلايَتُنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَأَهْوَى بِيَدِهِ إِلَى صَدْرِهِ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَتَوَلَّنَا لَمْ يَرْفَعِ الله لَهُ عَمَلاً.

82. Ali ibn Muhammad and others have narrated from sahl ibn Ziyad from ya‘qub ibn Yazid from Ziyad al-Qandi from ‘Ammar al-’Asadi from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. “. . Good words (worship) will be presented before Him and He will accept good deeds. . .” (35:10) The Imam (a.s.) said, “It is our Wilaya Leadership and Guardianship with Divine Authority. He made a gesture with his hands to his own chest saying Allah will not raise the deeds of those who would not acknowledge our Wilaya.”

83ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي قَوْلِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يُؤْتِكُمْ كِفْلَيْنِ مِنْ رَحْمَتِهِ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ وَالْحُسَيْنُ وَيَجْعَلْ لَكُمْ نُوراً تَمْشُونَ بِهِ قَالَ إِمَامٌ تَأْتَمُّونَ بِهِ.

83. A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from al-Qasim ibn Sulayman from Sama‘a from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. “. . God will grant you a double share of mercy, ( al-Hassan and al-Husayn ) a light by which you can walk. .” (57:28) The Imam (a.s.) said, “Light means the Imam that you would follow.”

84ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْجَوْهَرِيِّ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي قَوْلِهِ وَيَسْتَنْبِئُونَكَ أَ حَقٌّ هُوَ قَالَ مَا تَقُولُ فِي عَلِيٍّ قُلْ إِي وَرَبِّي إِنَّهُ لَحَقٌّ وَما أَنْتُمْ بِمُعْجِزِينَ.

84. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad al-Jawhari from certain persons of his people from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah. “They ask you, “Is that true?”(The Imam (a.s.) said, “It means what do you say about Ali (a.s.)?” Tell them, “It certainly is true. I swear by my Lord. You can not escape from God’s (retribution).” (10:53)

85ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ الدَّيْلَمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ تَغْلِبَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ قَوْلُهُ فَلا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَكْرَمَهُ الله بِوَلايَتِنَا فَقَدْ جَازَ الْعَقَبَةَ وَنَحْنُ تِلْكَ الْعَقَبَةُ الَّتِي مَنِ اقْتَحَمَهَا نَجَا قَالَ فَسَكَتَ فَقَالَ لِي فَهَلا أُفِيدُكَ حَرْفاً خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا قُلْتُ بَلَى جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ قَالَ قَوْلُهُ فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ النَّاسُ كُلُّهُمْ عَبِيدُ النَّارِ غَيْرَكَ وَأَصْحَابِكَ فَإِنَّ الله فَكَّ رِقَابَكُمْ مِنَ النَّارِ بِوَلايَتِنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ.

85. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Daylami from his father from Aban ibn Taghlib who has said the following. “I said to abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.), “May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, what is the meaning of the words of Allah, “Yet, he has not entered into ö aqaba.” (90:11) The Imam (a.s.) said, “To whoever Allah has granted honor through our Wilaya (Leadership with Divine Authority) he has crossed the ö aqaba (the stage). We are the ö aqaba. Whoever would reach us gains his salvation.” The narrator has said that he remained quite for a while and then said to me, “Would to learn a letter from that would be better for you than the whole world and all that is therein?” I said, “yes, May Allah take my soul in service for your cause.” He then said, “It is the setting free of a slave.” Then he said, “All people are slaves of fire. except you and your people. Allah has set you free from fire through our (Ahl al-Bayt) Wilaya (Leadership and Guardianship with Divine Authority).”

86ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي قَوْلِ الله جَلَّ وَعَزَّ وَأَوْفُوا بِعَهْدِي قَالَ بِوَلايَةِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) أُوفِ بِعَهْدِكُمْ أُوفِ لَكُمْ بِالْجَنَّةِ.

86. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Sama‘ from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. “. . Fulfill your covenant with Me ..” (the covenant to acknowledge Wilaya of Ali (a.s.)) and I shall fulfill Mine (admit you in paradise).. .” (2:40)

87ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي قَوْلِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَإِذا تُتْلى‏ عَلَيْهِمْ آياتُنا بَيِّناتٍ قالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَيُّ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ خَيْرٌ مَقاماً وَأَحْسَنُ نَدِيًّا قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) دَعَا قُرَيْشاً إِلَى وَلايَتِنَا فَنَفَرُوا وَأَنْكَرُوا فَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا الَّذِينَ أَقَرُّوا لامِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلَنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ أَيُّ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ خَيْرٌ مَقاماً وَأَحْسَنُ نَدِيًّا تَعْيِيراً مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ الله رَدّاً عَلَيْهِمْ وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنا قَبْلَهُمْ مِنْ قَرْنٍ مِنَ الامَمِ السَّالِفَةِ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ أَثاثاً وَرِءْياً قُلْتُ قَوْلُهُ مَنْ كانَ فِي الضَّلالَةِ فَلْيَمْدُدْ لَهُ الرَّحْمنُ مَدًّا قَالَ كُلُّهُمْ كَانُوا فِي الضَّلالَةِ لا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِوَلايَةِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَلا بِوَلايَتِنَا فَكَانُوا ضَالِّينَ مُضِلِّينَ فَيَمُدُّ لَهُمْ فِي ضَلالَتِهِمْ وَطُغْيَانِهِمْ حَتَّى يَمُوتُوا فَيُصَيِّرُهُمُ الله شَرّاً مَكَاناً وَأَضْعَفَ جُنْداً قُلْتُ قَوْلُهُ حَتَّى إِذا رَأَوْا ما يُوعَدُونَ إِمَّا الْعَذابَ وَإِمَّا السَّاعَةَ فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ هُوَ شَرٌّ مَكاناً وَأَضْعَفُ جُنْداً قَالَ أَمَّا قَوْلُهُ حَتَّى إِذا رَأَوْا ما يُوعَدُونَ فَهُوَ خُرُوجُ الْقَائِمِ وَهُوَ السَّاعَةُ فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ وَمَا نَزَلَ بِهِمْ مِنَ الله عَلَى يَدَيْ قَائِمِهِ فَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ مَنْ هُوَ شَرٌّ مَكاناً يَعْنِي عِنْدَ الْقَائِمِ وَأَضْعَفُ جُنْداً قُلْتُ قَوْلُهُ وَيَزِيدُ الله الَّذِينَ اهْتَدَوْا هُدىً قَالَ يَزِيدُهُمْ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ هُدًى عَلَى هُدًى بِاتِّبَاعِهِمُ الْقَائِمَ حَيْثُ لا يَجْحَدُونَهُ وَلا يُنْكِرُونَهُ قُلْتُ قَوْلُهُ لا يَمْلِكُونَ الشَّفاعَةَ إِلا مَنِ اتَّخَذَ عِنْدَ الرَّحْمنِ عَهْداً قَالَ إِلا مَنْ دَانَ الله بِوَلايَةِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالائِمَّةِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ فَهُوَ الْعَهْدُ عِنْدَ الله قُلْتُ قَوْلُهُ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحاتِ سَيَجْعَلُ لَهُمُ الرَّحْمنُ وُدًّا قَالَ وَلايَةُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ هِيَ الْوُدُّ الَّذِي قَالَ الله تَعَالَى قُلْتُ فَإِنَّما يَسَّرْناهُ بِلِسانِكَ لِتُبَشِّرَ بِهِ الْمُتَّقِينَ وَتُنْذِرَ بِهِ قَوْماً لُدًّا قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَسَّرَهُ الله عَلَى لِسَانِهِ حِينَ أَقَامَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) عَلَماً فَبَشَّرَ بِهِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَأَنْذَرَ بِهِ الْكَافِرِينَ وَهُمُ الَّذِينَ ذَكَرَهُمُ الله فِي كِتَابِهِ لُدّاً أَيْ كُفَّاراً قَالَ وَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ الله لِتُنْذِرَ قَوْماً ما أُنْذِرَ آباؤُهُمْ فَهُمْ غافِلُونَ قَالَ لِتُنْذِرَ الْقَوْمَ الَّذِينَ أَنْتَ فِيهِمْ كَمَا أُنْذِرَ آبَاؤُهُمْ فَهُمْ غَافِلُونَ عَنِ الله وَعَنْ رَسُولِهِ وَعَنْ وَعِيدِهِ لَقَدْ حَقَّ الْقَوْلُ عَلى‏ أَكْثَرِهِمْ مِمَّنْ لا يُقِرُّونَ بِوَلايَةِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَالائِمَّةِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ فَهُمْ لا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِإِمَامَةِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالاوْصِيَاءِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ فَلَمَّا لَمْ يُقِرُّوا كَانَتْ عُقُوبَتُهُمْ مَا ذَكَرَ الله إِنَّا جَعَلْنا فِي أَعْناقِهِمْ أَغْلالاً فَهِيَ إِلَى الاذْقانِ فَهُمْ مُقْمَحُونَ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَجَعَلْنا مِنْ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ سَدًّا وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ سَدًّا فَأَغْشَيْناهُمْ فَهُمْ لا يُبْصِرُونَ عُقُوبَةً مِنْهُ لَهُمْ حَيْثُ أَنْكَرُوا وَلايَةَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَالائِمَّةِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ هَذَا فِي الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الاخِرَةِ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ مُقْمَحُونَ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ وَسَواءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَ أَنْذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنْذِرْهُمْ لا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالله وَبِوَلايَةِ عَلِيٍّ وَمَنْ بَعْدَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّما تُنْذِرُ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الذِّكْرَ يَعْنِي أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَخَشِيَ الرَّحْمنَ بِالْغَيْبِ فَبَشِّرْهُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ بِمَغْفِرَةٍ وَأَجْرٍ كَرِيمٍ.

87. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from from Salma ibn al-Khattab from al-Hassan ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman from Ali ibn abu Hamza from abu Basir from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. “When Our clear revelations are recited to them, the unbelievers say to the faithful ones, “Which of us has a better position and is more prosperous?” (19:73) The Imam (a.s.) said, “the Messenger of Allah asked Quraysh (the powerful tribe in Makka) to acknowledge our (Wilaya Leadership with Divine Authority) they turned away and refused. The unbelievers of Quraysh told the true believers of Quraysh (those who acknowledged our Wilaya (Leadership with Divine Authority), “Which group of us has a better position and is more prosperous?” This was to humiliated the true believers. Allah in rebuttal said, “How many generations (people of the past) of greater prosperity and splendor have We destroyed before them?” (19:74) I then asked the meaning of, “(Muhammad), tell them, “The Beneficent God gives respite to those who have gone astray. . (19:75). The Imam (a.s.) said, “All them lived a life in error and did acknowledge Wilaya (Leadership with Divine Authority of Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) and our Wilaya). They lived in error and lead others to error. Allah gives them time in their error and rebellion until they die. He then cuases them to have the worst of dwelling and be of the weakest parties.” I then asked him about the meaning of, “. . until they face the torment with which they were threatened or to the Day of Judgment. Then they will find out who will have the most miserable place and the weakest forces.” (19:75) The Imam (a.s.) said, “. . until they face the torment with which they were threatened. .” is the time of the rise of al-Mahdi with Divine Authority. That is the time when they will find out what Allah will sent to them through the hands of al-Mahdi (a.s.) and thus, are His words, “. . who will have the most miserable place (at the time of the rise of al-Mahdi with Divine Authority) and the weakest forces.” (19:75) ).” I then asked about the words of Allah. “. . God further enlightens those who seek guidance. ..” (19:76) The Imam (a.s.) said, “Allah will grant them more guidance and certainty to follow Al-Qa’im (the one who will rise with Divine Authority) so that they will not reject or refuse his authority.” I then asked about the words of Allah. “. . no one will be able to intercede for the others except those whom the Beneficent God has given authority.” (19:87) The Imam (a.s.) said, “The acknowledgment of Wilaya (Leadership with Divine Authority) of Amir al-Mu’minin Ali and the Imams after him is part of the religion of Allah (a.s.) and this is the authority and the covenant before Allah.” I then asked about the words of Allah. “To the righteously striving believers God will grant love.” (19:96) The Imam (a.s.) said, “It is the love for Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) and to acknowledge his Wilaya. It is this love of which Allah speaks in His words. “(Muhammad), We have given it to you (the Book, the Quran) in your own language so that you could easily give the glad news to the pious ones and warn the quarrelsome ones.” (19:97). The Imam (a.s.) said, “It was made easy for him when Allah appointed Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) as the standard of truth. With him He gave glad news to the true believers and warning to the unbelievers. It is these unbelievers whom He has called “the quarrelsome ones” The narrator has said that I then asked him about the words of Allah. “. . so that you may warn a people who are unaware because their fathers were not warned (36:6).The Imam (a.s.) said, “It was to warn the people with whom The Holy Prophet (s.a) lived just as their forefathers were warned and they were unaware of Allah, His messenger and His warning. “. . (I swear) that most of them are doomed to be punished (for not acknowledging the Wilaya of Ali and the Imams after him (a.s.)) They have no faith (in the Wilaya of Ali and the executors of the will after him (a.s.).” (36:7) since they did not believe and their punishment was as such as Allah has mentioned, “. . We have enchained their necks up to their chins. Thus, they cannot bend their heads (in Hell) (to find their way) (36:8).(Then Allah has said, “. . We have set-up a barrier in front of and behind them and have made them blind. Thus, they cannot see.. .” (36:10) (It will be the punishment for not acknowledging the Wilaya of Ali and the Imams after him. This is in this world and in the nest life it will be Hell wherein they will not be able to raise their heard. Then Allah has said, “. . Whether you warn them or not, they will not believe.” (36:10) (in Allah and the Wilaya of Ali and the Imams after him (a.s.) Then Allah has said, “. . You should only warn those who follow the Quran (and Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.)) and have fear of the Beneficent God without seeing Him. Give them (O Muhammad), the glad news of their receiving forgiveness and an honorable reward (from God).” (36:11)”

88ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفُضَيْلِ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الْمَاضِي (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يُرِيدُونَ لِيُطْفِؤُا نُورَ الله بِأَفْواهِهِمْ قَالَ يُرِيدُونَ لِيُطْفِئُوا وَلايَةَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ قُلْتُ وَالله مُتِمُّ نُورِهِ قَالَ وَالله مُتِمُّ الامَامَةِ لِقَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ الَّذِينَ فَ‏آمِنُوا بِالله وَرَسُولِهِ وَالنُّورِ الَّذِي أَنْزَلْنا فَالنُّورُ هُوَ الامَامُ قُلْتُ هُوَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُ بِالْهُدى‏ وَدِينِ الْحَقِّ قَالَ هُوَ الَّذِي أَمَرَ رَسُولَهُ بِالْوَلايَةِ لِوَصِيِّهِ وَالْوَلايَةُ هِيَ دِينُ الْحَقِّ قُلْتُ لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ قَالَ يُظْهِرُهُ عَلَى جَمِيعِ الادْيَانِ عِنْدَ قِيَامِ الْقَائِمِ قَالَ يَقُولُ الله وَالله مُتِمُّ نُورِهِ وَلايَةِ الْقَائِمِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكافِرُونَ بِوَلايَةِ عَلِيٍّ قُلْتُ هَذَا تَنْزِيلٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ أَمَّا هَذَا الْحَرْفُ فَتَنْزِيلٌ وَأَمَّا غَيْرُهُ فَتَأْوِيلٌ قُلْتُ ذلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ آمَنُوا ثُمَّ كَفَرُوا قَالَ إِنَّ الله تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى سَمَّى مَنْ لَمْ يَتَّبِعْ رَسُولَهُ فِي وَلايَةِ وَصِيِّهِ مُنَافِقِينَ وَجَعَلَ مَنْ جَحَدَ وَصِيَّهُ إِمَامَتَهُ كَمَنْ جَحَدَ مُحَمَّداً وَأَنْزَلَ بِذَلِكَ قُرْآناً فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِذا جاءَكَ الْمُنافِقُونَ بِوَلايَةِ وَصِيِّكَ قالُوا نَشْهَدُ إِنَّكَ لَرَسُولُ الله وَالله يَعْلَمُ إِنَّكَ لَرَسُولُهُ وَالله يَشْهَدُ إِنَّ الْمُنافِقِينَ بِوَلايَةِ عَلِيٍّ لَكاذِبُونَ. اتَّخَذُوا أَيْمانَهُمْ جُنَّةً فَصَدُّوا عَنْ سَبِيلِ الله وَالسَّبِيلُ هُوَ الْوَصِيُّ إِنَّهُمْ ساءَ ما كانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ ذلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ آمَنُوا بِرِسَالَتِكَ وَكَفَرُوا بِوَلايَةِ وَصِيِّكَ فَطُبِعَ الله عَلى‏ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَهُمْ لا يَفْقَهُونَ قُلْتُ مَا مَعْنَى لا يَفْقَهُونَ قَالَ يَقُولُ لا يَعْقِلُونَ بِنُبُوَّتِكَ قُلْتُ وَإِذا قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَعالَوْا يَسْتَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ رَسُولُ الله قَالَ وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ارْجِعُوا إِلَى وَلايَةِ عَلِيٍّ يَسْتَغْفِرْ لَكُمُ النَّبِيُّ مِنْ ذُنُوبِكُمْ لَوَّوْا رُؤُسَهُمْ قَالَ الله وَرَأَيْتَهُمْ يَصُدُّونَ عَنْ وَلايَةِ عَلِيٍّ وَهُمْ مُسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ عَطَفَ الْقَوْلَ مِنَ الله بِمَعْرِفَتِهِ بِهِمْ فَقَالَ سَواءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَسْتَغْفَرْتَ لَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ لَنْ يَغْفِرَ الله لَهُمْ إِنَّ الله لا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْفاسِقِينَ يَقُولُ الظَّالِمِينَ لِوَصِيِّكَ قُلْتُ أَ فَمَنْ يَمْشِي مُكِبًّا عَلى‏ وَجْهِهِ أَهْدى‏ أَمَّنْ يَمْشِي سَوِيًّا عَلى‏ صِراطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ قَالَ إِنَّ الله ضَرَبَ مَثَلَ مَنْ حَادَ عَنْ وَلايَةِ عَلِيٍّ كَمَنْ يَمْشِي عَلَى وَجْهِهِ لا يَهْتَدِي لامْرِهِ وَجَعَلَ مَنْ تَبِعَهُ سَوِيّاً عَلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ وَالصِّرَاطُ الْمُسْتَقِيمُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ قُلْتُ قَوْلُهُ إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ قَالَ يَعْنِي جَبْرَئِيلَ عَنِ الله فِي وَلايَةِ علي (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ قُلْتُ وَما هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شاعِرٍ قَلِيلاً ما تُؤْمِنُونَ قَالَ قَالُوا إِنَّ مُحَمَّداً كَذَّابٌ عَلَى رَبِّهِ وَمَا أَمَرَهُ الله بِهَذَا فِي عَلِيٍّ فَأَنْزَلَ الله بِذَلِكَ قُرْآناً فَقَالَ إِنَّ وَلايَةَ عَلِيٍّ تَنْزِيلٌ مِنْ رَبِّ الْعالَمِينَ. وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنا مُحَمَّدٌ بَعْضَ الاقاوِيلِ. لاخَذْنا مِنْهُ بِالْيَمِينِ. ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنا مِنْهُ الْوَتِينَ ثُمَّ عَطَفَ الْقَوْلَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ وَلايَةَ عَلِيٍّ لَتَذْكِرَةٌ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ لِلْعَالَمِينَ وَإِنَّا لَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مِنْكُمْ مُكَذِّبِينَ. وَإِنَّ عَلِيّاً لَحَسْرَةٌ عَلَى الْكافِرِينَ. وَإِنَّ وَلايَتَهُ لَحَقُّ الْيَقِينِ. فَسَبِّحْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الْعَظِيمِ يَقُولُ اشْكُرْ رَبَّكَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي أَعْطَاكَ هَذَا الْفَضْلَ قُلْتُ قَوْلُهُ لَمَّا سَمِعْنَا الْهُدى‏ آمَنَّا بِهِ قَالَ الْهُدَى الْوَلايَةُ آمَنَّا بِمَوْلانَا فَمَنْ آمَنَ بِوَلايَةِ مَوْلاهُ فَلا يَخافُ بَخْساً وَلا رَهَقاً قُلْتُ تَنْزِيلٌ قَالَ لا تَأْوِيلٌ قُلْتُ. قَوْلُهُ لا أَمْلِكُ لَكُمْ ضَرًّا وَلا رَشَداً قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) دَعَا النَّاسَ إِلَى وَلايَةِ عَلِيٍّ فَاجْتَمَعَتْ إِلَيْهِ قُرَيْشٌ فَقَالُوا يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَعْفِنَا مِنْ هَذَا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) هَذَا إِلَى الله لَيْسَ إِلَيَّ فَاتَّهَمُوهُ وَخَرَجُوا مِنْ عِنْدِهِ فَأَنْزَلَ الله قُلْ إِنِّي لا أَمْلِكُ لَكُمْ ضَرًّا وَلا رَشَداً. قُلْ إِنِّي لَنْ يُجِيرَنِي مِنَ الله إِنْ عَصَيْتُهُ أَحَدٌ وَلَنْ أَجِدَ مِنْ دُونِهِ مُلْتَحَداً إِلا بَلاغاً مِنَ الله وَرِسَالاتِهِ فِي عَلِيٍّ قُلْتُ هَذَا تَنْزِيلٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ تَوْكِيداً وَمَنْ يَعْصِ الله وَرَسُولَهُ فِي وَلايَةِ عَلِيٍّ فَإِنَّ لَهُ نارَ جَهَنَّمَ خالِدِينَ فِيها أَبَداً قُلْتُ حَتَّى إِذا رَأَوْا ما يُوعَدُونَ فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ أَضْعَفُ ناصِراً وَأَقَلُّ عَدَداً يَعْنِي بِذَلِكَ الْقَائِمَ وَأَنْصَارَهُ قُلْتُ وَاصْبِرْ عَلى‏ ما يَقُولُونَ قَالَ يَقُولُونَ فِيكَ وَاهْجُرْهُمْ هَجْراً جَمِيلاً. وَذَرْنِي يَا مُحَمَّدُ وَالْمُكَذِّبِينَ بِوَصِيِّكَ أُولِي النَّعْمَةِ وَمَهِّلْهُمْ قَلِيلاً قُلْتُ إِنَّ هَذَا تَنْزِيلٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتابَ قَالَ يَسْتَيْقِنُونَ أَنَّ الله وَرَسُولَهُ وَوَصِيَّهُ حَقٌّ قُلْتُ وَيَزْدادَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِيماناً قَالَ وَيَزْدَادُونَ بِوَلايَةِ الْوَصِيِّ إِيمَاناً قُلْتُ وَلا يَرْتابَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتابَ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ قَالَ بِوَلايَةِ علي (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قُلْتُ مَا هَذَا الارْتِيَابُ قَالَ يَعْنِي بِذَلِكَ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ الَّذِينَ ذَكَرَ الله فَقَالَ وَلا يَرْتَابُونَ فِي الْوَلايَةِ قُلْتُ وَما هِيَ إِلا ذِكْرى‏ لِلْبَشَرِ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَلايَةُ علي (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قُلْتُ إِنَّها لاحْدَى الْكُبَرِ قَالَ الْوَلايَةُ قُلْتُ لِمَنْ شاءَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ قَالَ مَنْ تَقَدَّمَ إِلَى وَلايَتِنَا أُخِّرَ عَنْ سَقَرَ وَمَنْ تَأَخَّرَ عَنَّا تَقَدَّمَ إِلَى سَقَرَ إِلا أَصْحابَ الْيَمِينِ قَالَ هُمْ وَالله شِيعَتُنَا قُلْتُ لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ الْمُصَلِّينَ قَالَ إِنَّا لَمْ نَتَوَلَّ وَصِيَّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَالاوْصِيَاءَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ وَلا يُصَلُّونَ عَلَيْهِمْ قُلْتُ فَما لَهُمْ عَنِ التَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ قَالَ عَنِ الْوَلايَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ قُلْتُ كَلا إِنَّها تَذْكِرَةٌ قَالَ الْوَلايَةُ قُلْتُ قَوْلُهُ يُوفُونَ بِالنَّذْرِ قَالَ يُوفُونَ لله بِالنَّذْرِ الَّذِي أَخَذَ عَلَيْهِمْ فِي الْمِيثَاقِ مِنْ وَلايَتِنَا قُلْتُ إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ تَنْزِيلاً قَالَ بِوَلايَةِ علي (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) تَنْزِيلاً قُلْتُ هَذَا تَنْزِيلٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ ذَا تَأْوِيلٌ قُلْتُ إِنَّ هذِهِ تَذْكِرَةٌ قَالَ الْوَلايَةُ قُلْتُ يُدْخِلُ مَنْ يَشاءُ فِي رَحْمَتِهِ قَالَ فِي وَلايَتِنَا قَالَ وَالظَّالِمِينَ أَعَدَّ لَهُمْ عَذاباً أَلِيماً أَ لا تَرَى أَنَّ الله يَقُولُ وَما ظَلَمُونا وَلكِنْ كانُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ قَالَ إِنَّ الله أَعَزُّ وَأَمْنَعُ مِنْ أَنْ يَظْلِمَ أَوْ يَنْسُبَ نَفْسَهُ إِلَى ظُلْمٍ وَلَكِنَّ الله خَلَطَنَا بِنَفْسِهِ فَجَعَلَ ظُلْمَنَا ظُلْمَهُ وَوَلايَتَنَا وَلايَتَهُ ثُمَّ أَنْزَلَ بِذَلِكَ قُرْآناً عَلَى نَبِيِّهِ فَقَالَ وَما ظَلَمْناهُمْ وَلكِنْ كانُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ قُلْتُ هَذَا تَنْزِيلٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ قَالَ يَقُولُ وَيْلٌ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ بِمَا أَوْحَيْتُ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ وَلايَةِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) أَ لَمْ نُهْلِكِ الاوَّلِينَ. ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ الاخِرِينَ قَالَ الاوَّلِينَ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا الرُّسُلَ فِي طَاعَةِ الاوْصِيَاءِ كَذلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِالْمُجْرِمِينَ قَالَ مَنْ أَجْرَمَ إِلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَرَكِبَ مِنْ وَصِيِّهِ مَا رَكِبَ قُلْتُ إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ قَالَ نَحْنُ وَالله وَشِيعَتُنَا لَيْسَ عَلَى مِلَّةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ غَيْرُنَا وَسَائِرُ النَّاسِ مِنْهَا بُرَآءُ قُلْتُ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الرُّوحُ وَالْمَلائِكَةُ صَفًّا لا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ الايَةَ قَالَ نَحْنُ وَالله الْمَأْذُونُ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَالْقَائِلُونَ صَوَاباً قُلْتُ مَا تَقُولُونَ إِذَا تَكَلَّمْتُمْ قَالَ نُمَجِّدُ رَبَّنَا وَنُصَلِّي عَلَى نَبِيِّنَا وَنَشْفَعُ لِشِيعَتِنَا فَلا يَرُدُّنَا رَبُّنَا قُلْتُ كَلا إِنَّ كِتابَ الفُجَّارِ لَفِي سِجِّينٍ قَالَ هُمُ الَّذِينَ فَجَرُوا فِي حَقِّ الائِمَّةِ وَاعْتَدَوْا عَلَيْهِمْ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هذَا الَّذِي كُنْتُمْ بِهِ تُكَذِّبُونَ قَالَ يَعْنِي أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قُلْتُ تَنْزِيلٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ.

88. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from certain persons of our people from ibn Mahbub from Muhammad ibn al-Fudayl who has said the following. “I asked abu al-Hassan al-Madi (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. “They want to put out the light of God with their mouths,. .” (61:8) (The Imam (a.s.) siad, “They want to banish Wilaya of Ali (a.s.) with their mouths) “. . but God will certainly make His light shine forever. .” (61:8) (The Imam (a.s.) said, “Allah will complete Imamat (Leadership with Divine Authority) as He said in His words. “It is He who has sent His Messenger with guidance and the true religion,. .” (61:9) The Imam (a.s.) said, “It is He Who sent His Messenger with Wilaya for the executor of his will and Wilaya is the true religion.” I then read from the Holy Quran. “. . make the true religion to stand supreme over all religions, . .” (61:9) The Imam (a.s.) said, “He will it stand supreme at the time of (the rise of al-Mahdi with Divine Authority) as Allah has said, “. .He will make the true religion to stand supreme over all religions, (Wilaya of Al-Qa’im) even though the pagans may dislike it.” (61:9). “The unbelievers refer to unbelievers in the Wilaya of Ali (a.s.)” said The Imam (a.s.). I then asked, “Is it revelation?” He replied, “These words are revelation but the others are interpretation.” I then read from the Holy Quran. “This is because they accepted the faith and then rejected. .” (63:3) The Imam (a.s.) said, “Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, has called those who would not follow His Messenger in the matter of Wilaya hypocrites. He has considered those who reject Imamat just as those who would reject Muhammad (s.a) and to this effect He has revealed verses in the Holy Quran that read as herein below. “When the hypocrites (in the matter of Wilaya of the executor or your will, Ali (a.s.) come to you, they say, “We testify that you are the Messenger of God.” God knows that you are His Messenger. God testifies that they hypocrites (in the matters of Wilaya of Ali (a.s.) are liars ((63:1). They have chosen their oaths as a shield for them to obstruct others from the way of God (the way is the executor of the will). How terrible is what they do! ((63:2). This is because they accepted the faith (your message) and then rejected it (Wilaya of the executor of your will). God has sealed their hearts, thus, they do not have any understanding.” (63:3). The narrator has said that I then asked, “What is the meaning of ‘they do not have any understanding.” (63:3)?” The Imam (a.s.) said, “Allah has said that they do not understand your prophesy.” I then asked about the meaning of Allah’s words. “When they are told, “Come and let the Prophet of God seek forgiveness for you,. .” (63:6) The Imam (a.s.) said, “It means that when the are asked to come back to the Wilaya of Ali (a.s.) so the The Holy Prophet (s.a) would ask Allah to forgive your sins, “. . they shake their heads (Allah says) and you can see them arrogantly turning away. . “ (63:6) (from the Wilaya of Ali (a.s.) “. . arrogantly. .”. ((63:5). Allah then has reiterated His words about the fact that they know the Wilaya very well saying, “. . It is all the same whether you seek forgiveness for them or not; God will never forgive them. God does not guide the evil-doing people (63:6). The Imam (a.s.) said, “It refers to the unjust ones against the executor of your will.” I then asked the Imam (a.s.) about the meaning of the words of Allah. “Can one who walks with his head hanging down be better guided that one who walks with his head upright?” (67:22) The Imam (a.s.) said, “Allah has compared the ones who would deviate from Wilaya of Ali (a.s.) to those who walk with teir head bent down without knowing what is around them. He, on the other hand has compared to those who would acknowledge Wilaya of Ali (a.s.) with those who would walk on the straight path. Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) is the straight path.” The narrator has said that I then asked The Imam (a.s.) about the words of Allah. “. . the Quran is certainly the word of a reverent messenger.” (69:40) The Imam (a.s.) said, “It is the words of Jibril from Allah about Wilaya of Ali (a.s.).” I then asked about the words of Allah. “It is not the word of a poet but only a few of you have faith,” (69:41) The Imam (a.s.) said, “They had said that Muhammad (s.a) is not truthful and Allah has not commanded him anything about Ali (a.s.). Allah then revealed Quran (a reading) about it. “It (Wilaya of Ali (a.s.) is a revelation from the Lord of the Universe (69:43). “Had Muhammad invented some words against Us, (69:44). We would have caught hold of him by his right hand (69:45) and cut-off his main artery.” (69:46). Then Allah has turned to Wilaya of Ali (a.s.) saying, “The Quran (Wilaya of Ali (a.s.) is certainly a reminder for the (worlds) pious ones (69:48). We certainly know that some of you have rejected it (69:49) and (on the Day of Judgment) this (Wilaya of Ali (a.s.) will be a great source of regret for the unbelievers (69:50). This (Wilaya of Ali (a.s.) is the Truth beyond any doubt (69:51). (Muhammad), glorify the name of your Lord, the Great One.” (69:52) Allah has said, “Thank your Lord, the Great, Who has granted you this distinction.” The narrator has said that I then asked The Imam (a.s.) about the words of Allah. “Now that we have listened to the guidance, we believe in it.. .” (72:13) The Imam (a.s.) said, “Guidance is Wilaya of Ali (a.s.). We have established faith in our guardian and those who would do so ‘. . Whoever believes in his Lord does not need to fear loss or oppression.” (72:13) I then asked, “Is it of the revealed words of Allah?” He said, “No, it is interpretation.” I then asked him about the words of Allah. “Say, “I do not possess any power to harm or benefit you.” (72:21) The Imam (a.s.) said, “the Messenger of Allah called people to acknowledge Wilaya of Ali (a.s.). Quraysh came to him and said, “O Muhammad, “Absolve us from such acknowledgment.” The Messenger of Allah said, “It is not from me but it is up to Allah.” They accused him and left him. Allah then revealed this reading. ““Say, “I do not possess any power to harm or benefit you. (72:21) Say, “No one can protect me from God, (if I would disobey Him) nor can I find any place of refuge but with him (72:22). My only (means of protection) is to convey the message of God (about Ali (a.s.).. .” (72:23) I then asked, “Is it the revealed words of Allah?” He said, “Yes, it is the revealed word of Allah.” Allah has said to place more emphasis, “. . Whoever disobeys God and His Messenger (in the matters of Wilaya of Ali (a.s.) will go to hell, wherein he will live forever.” (72:23) I then read the words of Allah. “. . until the unbelievers witness that with which they have been threatened, they will then know whose helpers are weaker and fewer in number.” (72:24) It is a reference to the rise of al-Mahdi with Divine Authority and his supporters).” I then read the words of Allah. “ Bear patiently whatever they say,. .” (73:10) The Imam (a.s.) said, “They say, ‘. . and leave them to distance from them in an honorable manner.” (73:10) “Leave (O Muhammad) the prosperous unbelievers (in Wilaya of Ali (a.s.) to Me and give them respite for a little while;” (73:11) I then asked him, “Is it the revealed words of Allah?” He said, “Yes, it is.” I then read the words of Allah. “It gives more certainty to the people of the Book. .” (74:31) The Imam (a.s.) said, “They become certain that Allah, Hid Messenger and the executor of his will are true.” I then read, ‘. . and strengthens the faith of the believers.. . “ (74:31) The Imam (a.s.) said, “Wilaya of Ali (a.s.) strengthens their faith.” I then read the words of Allah. “. . The people of the Book and the believers have no doubt about it.. .” (74:31) The Imam (a.s.) said, “They have no doubts in the Wilaya of Ali (a.s.).” I then asked, “What is this doubt?” He said, “people of the Book and the believers that Allah has mentioned are meant thereby. He said that they do not doubt the Wilaya of Ali (a.s.).” I then read the words of Allah. “. . This parable is a reminder for mankind.” (74:31) The Imam (a.s.) said, “Yes, it the Wilaya of Ali (a.s.).” “. . it is certainly one of the two great things.” (74:35) The Imam (a.s.) said. “It is the Wilaya of Ali (a.s.).” I then read the words of Allah. “. whether one steps forward to embrace the faith or one turns away from it.” (74:37) The Imam (a.s.) one who would step forwards to our Wilaya he would step away from Hell and one who would step away from our Wilaya he would step closer to Hell.” I then read the words of Allah. “. . except the people of the right hand.” (74:39) The Imam (a.s.) said, “They, by Allah, are our Shi‘a (followers).” I then read the words of Allah. “. . We did not pray,” (74:43) The Imam (a.s.) said, “It refers to their saying, “We did not believe in Wilaya of Ali (a.s.) and the Imams after him and would offer the special greeting for them.” I then read the words of Allah. “. . Why do they run away from guidance,” (74:49) The Imam (a.s.) said, “It means running away from our Wilaya.” I then read the words of Allah. “There is no doubt that it is a guide.” (74:54) The Imam (a.s.) said, “It refers to Wilaya of Ali (a.s.).” I then read the words of Allah. “The servants of God fulfill their vows. .” (76:7) The Imam (a.s.) said, “They fulfill the vow and covenant that they had made to acknowledge our Wilaya.” I then read the words of Allah. “(Muhammad), We have revealed the Quran to you in gradual steps.” (76:23) The Imam (a.s.) said, “It means, revealed with Wilaya of Ali (a.s.).” I then asked, “Is it of the revealed words of Allah ?” He said, “Yes, with interpretation.” I then read the words of Allah. “This (chapter) is a reminder. . .”.(76:29) The Imam (a.s.) said, “It is a reminder of Wilaya .” I then read the words of Allah. “He admits to His mercy whomever He wants.. .” (76:31) The Imam (a.s.) said, “He admits in our Wilaya.” The Imam (a.s.) said, “. . For the unjust He has prepared a painful punishment.” (76:31) Consider that Allah has said, “They (children of Israel) did not wrong Us but wronged themselves. (2:57) The Imam (a.s.) said, “Allah is far glorious than to do injustice or ascribe injustice to His-self. However, Allah has confuse us with His-self, thus, He has called injustice to us as injustice to His-self and our Wilaya as His own Wilaya and guardianship. About this matter He revealed Quran (a reading) to His Prophet that reads. “We did not do any wrong to them but they wronged themselves. (16:118) I then asked, “Is it the revealed word of Allah ?” He said, “Yes, it is.” I then read the words of Allah. “On that day, woe will be to those who have rejected God’s revelations!” (77:15) (The Imam (a.s.) said, “Allah has said, “O Muhammad, woe is to those who reject what I have revealed about the Wilaya of Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.).” “Did We not destroy the ancient people (77:16) and make others settle after them in their land? (77:17). The Imam (a.s.) said, “The ancient people are those who refused to obey the prophets about the executors of their will. “Thus do We deal with the sinful ones.” (77:18) The Imam (a.s.) said, “It refers to those who sinned in the matters of Ahl al-Bayt (family) of Muhammad (s.a) and did to them what they did.” I then read the words of Allah. “The pious ones . .” (77:41) The Imam (a.s.) said, “By Allah, only we and our Shi‘a (followers) follow truly the religion of Abraham/Ibrahim. Other people have no relationship with it.” I then read the words of Allah. “On that day, the Spirit and the angels who stand in lines will not speak . .” (78:38) The Imam (a.s.) said, “We, by Allah, on the Day of judgment will the permission to speak the truth.” I asked him, “What will you say when you will speak?” The Imam (a.s.) said, “We will praise our Lord, greet our The Holy Prophet (s.a) and intercede for our Shi‘a Our Lord will not reject our request.” I then read the words of Allah. “the records of the sinner’s deeds are in Sij4 n.” (83:7) The Imam (a.s.) said, “They are the ones who did injustice to the Imams and treated them with hostility.” I then read the words of Allah. “. .This is what you had called a lie.” (83:17) The Imam (a.s.) said, “It refers to Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.).” I then asked, “Is it the revealed word of Allah ?” The Imam (a.s.) said, “yes, it is.”

89ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي قَوْلِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَمَنْ أَعْرَضَ عَنْ ذِكْرِي فَإِنَّ لَهُ مَعِيشَةً ضَنْكاً قَالَ يَعْنِي بِهِ وَلايَةَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قُلْتُ وَنَحْشُرُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيامَةِ أَعْمى‏ قَالَ يَعْنِي أَعْمَى الْبَصَرِ فِي الاخِرَةِ أَعْمَى الْقَلْبِ فِي الدُّنْيَا عَنْ وَلايَةِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ وَهُوَ مُتَحَيِّرٌ فِي الْقِيَامَةِ يَقُولُ لِمَ حَشَرْتَنِي أَعْمى‏ وَقَدْ كُنْتُ بَصِيراً قالَ كَذلِكَ أَتَتْكَ آياتُنا فَنَسِيتَها قَالَ الايَاتُ الائِمَّةُ (عَلَيْهم السَّلام) فَنَسِيتَها وَكَذلِكَ الْيَوْمَ تُنْسى‏ يَعْنِي تَرَكْتَهَا وَكَذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ تُتْرَكُ فِي النَّارِ كَمَا تَرَكْتَ الائِمَّةَ (عليهم السلم) فَلَمْ تُطِعْ أَمْرَهُمْ وَلَمْ تَسْمَعْ قَوْلَهُمْ قُلْتُ وَكَذلِكَ نَجْزِي مَنْ أَسْرَفَ وَلَمْ يُؤْمِنْ بِ‏آياتِ رَبِّهِ وَلَعَذابُ الاخِرَةِ أَشَدُّ وَأَبْقى‏ قَالَ يَعْنِي مَنْ أَشْرَكَ بِوَلايَةِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) غَيْرَهُ وَلَمْ يُؤْمِنْ بِ‏آيَاتِ رَبِّهِ وَتَرَكَ الائِمَّةَ مُعَانَدَةً فَلَمْ يَتَّبِعْ آثَارَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَتَوَلَّهُمْ قُلْتُ الله لَطِيفٌ بِعِبادِهِ يَرْزُقُ مَنْ يَشاءُ قَالَ وَلايَةُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قُلْتُ مَنْ كانَ يُرِيدُ حَرْثَ الاخِرَةِ قَالَ مَعْرِفَةُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَالائِمَّةِ نَزِدْ لَهُ فِي حَرْثِهِ قَالَ نَزِيدُهُ مِنْهَا قَالَ يَسْتَوْفِي نَصِيبَهُ مِنْ دَوْلَتِهِمْ وَمَنْ كانَ يُرِيدُ حَرْثَ الدُّنْيا نُؤْتِهِ مِنْها وَما لَهُ فِي الاخِرَةِ مِنْ نَصِيبٍ قَالَ لَيْسَ لَهُ فِي دَوْلَةِ الْحَقِّ مَعَ الْقَائِمِ نَصِيبٌ.

89. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Salma ibn al-Khattab from al-Husayn ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman from Ali ibn abu Hamza from abu Basir from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. “Whoever ignores My guidance will live a woeful life. .” (20:124) The Imam (a.s.) said, “It means ignoring Wilaya of Ali (a.s.).” I then read the words of Allah. “. . and will be brought in Our presence blind on the Day of Judgment.” (20:124) The Imam (a.s.) said, “It means blind of eyes in the next life and blind of heart towards Wilaya of Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) in this life.” The Imam (a.s.) said, “He will be confused on the Day of Judgment and will ask, “. . He will say, “My Lord, why have you brought me back to life blind; before I could see?” (20:125). The Lord will say, “This is true. But just as you forgot Our revelations that had come to you, so, also, are you forgotten on this day.” (20:126) The Imam (a.s.) said, “ ‘revelations’ means Imams (a.s.) that you rejected so also you are rejected and left to the fire today. You did not obey their commands and did not listened to their words.” I then read the words of Allah. “Thus We recompense those who are unjust and have no faith in Our revelations. The torment in the life to come will be more severe and last longer.” (20:127) The Imam (a.s.) said, “It refers to those who accept others as partners of Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) in the matters of Wilaya and have no faith in the revelations of his Lord and have left the Imams (a.s.) on account of hostility who have not followed their teachings and have not acknowledged their Wilaya (Leadership with Divine Authority).” I then read the words of Allah. “God is kind to His servants. He gives sustenance to whomever He wants. . .” (42:19) The Imam (a.s.) said, “ ‘Sustenance’ is the Wilaya of Ali (a.s.).” I then read the words of Allah. “We shall increase the harvest of those who seek a good harvest in the life hereafter. .” (42:20) The Imam (a.s.) said, “It is the recognition of Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) and the Imams from which the receive additional gains.” “. However, those who want to have their harvest in this life will be given it but will have no share in the hereafter.” (42:20) The Imam (a.s.) said, “They will have no share in government of truth at the time of Al-Qa’im, the one who will rise with Divine Authority).”

1ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْكُلَيْنِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ وَعَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ ابْنِ رِئَابٍ عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ أَعْيَنَ قَالَ كَانَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) يَقُولُ إِنَّ الله أَخَذَ مِيثَاقَ شِيعَتِنَا بِالْوَلايَةِ وَهُمْ ذَرٌّ يَوْمَ أَخَذَ الْمِيثَاقَ عَلَى الذَّرِّ وَالاقْرَارَ لَهُ بِالرُّبُوبِيَّةِ وَلِمُحَمَّدٍ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) بِالنُّبُوَّةِ.

1. Muhammad ibn ya‘qub al-Kulayni has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan and Ali ibn Muhammad from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn Mahbub from ibn Al-Ri’ab from Bukayr ibn ‘A‘yan who has said the following. “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.) used to say, “Allah made our Shi‘a (followers) to acknowledge our Wilaya Leadership with Divine Authority) when they were only in the realm of small particles. It was the day when Allah made the small particles to acknowledge Him as the Lord and Muhammad (sw) as His prophet.”