Who are these Imams -asws whose advice is obligated upon us?

Who are these Imams -asws whose advice is obligated upon us? Muawiya Bin Abu Sufyan, and Yazeed Bin Muawiya, and Marwan Bin Al-Hakam, and every one who testimony is not allowed with us, and praying Salat behind them is not allowed?

وَ قَوْلُهُ وَ اللُّزُومُ لِجَمَاعَتِهِمْ فَأَيُّ الْجَمَاعَةِ مُرْجِئٌ يَقُولُ مَنْ لَمْ يُصَلِّ وَ لَمْ يَصُمْ وَ لَمْ يَغْتَسِلْ مِنْ جَنَابَةٍ وَ هَدَمَ الْكَعْبَةَ وَ نَكَحَ أُمَّهُ فَهُوَ عَلَى إِيمَانِ جَبْرَئِيلَ وَ مِيكَائِيلَ أَوْ قَدَرِيٌّ يَقُولُ لَا يَكُونُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ يَكُونُ مَا شَاءَ إِبْلِيسُ أَوْ حَرُورِيٌّ يَبْرَأُ مِنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ شَهِدَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْكُفْرِ أَوْ جَهْمِيٌّ يَقُولُ إِنَّمَا هِيَ مَعْرِفَةُ اللَّهِ وَحْدَهُ لَيْسَ الْإِيمَانُ شَيْ‏ءٌ غَيْرَهَا And his -saww words: ‘and the necessity to their -asws gatherings’.

So which gathering? The Murjiites are saying, ‘The one who does not pray Salat , and does not Fast, and does not wash from sexual impurities, and demolishes the Kabah, and marries his own mother, so he is upon the faith of Jibraeel -as and Mikaeel -as ? Of the Qadiriites who are saying, ‘What Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic Desires may not happen and what Iblees -la so desires may happen’?

Or the Harouiryya who are disavowing from Ali -asws Bin Abu Talib -asws and are testifying upon him -asws with the disbelief?

Or the Jahmiys who are saying, ‘But rather it is the recognition that Allah -azwj is One, there isn’t the Eman anything other than it?’ قَالَ وَيْحَكَ وَ أَيَّ شَيْ‏ءٍ يَقُولُونَ فَقُلْتُ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ اللَّهِ الْإِمَامُ الَّذِي يَجِبُ عَلَيْنَا نَصِيحَتُهُ وَ لُزُومُ جَمَاعَتِهِمْ أَهْلُ بَيْتِهِ قَالَ فَأَخَذَ الْكِتَابَ فَخَرَقَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَا تُخْبِرْ بِهَا أَحَداً. He said, ‘Woe be unto you!

And which thing was he -asws saying: ‘I said, ‘He -asws is saying that Ali -asws Bin Abu Talib -asws , by Allah -azwj , is the Imam -asws whose advice is Obligated upon us, and the necessitation of their -asws gatherings, the People -asws of his -saww Household’. He brought out the letter and burnt it, then said, ‘Do not inform anyone with it’’.

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