The least of what by which the servant can be a Momin...
The least of what by which the servant can be a Momin, or a Kafir (unbeliever), or a straying one عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عُمَرَ الْيَمَانِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ أُذَيْنَةَ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عَيَّاشٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَلِيّاً ( صلوات الله عليه ) يَقُولُ وَ أَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا أَدْنَى مَا يَكُونُ بِهِ الْعَبْدُ مُؤْمِناً وَ أَدْنَى مَا يَكُونُ بِهِ الْعَبْدُ كَافِراً وَ أَدْنَى مَا يَكُونُ بِهِ الْعَبْدُ ضَالًّا Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Hammad Bin Isa, from Ibrahim Bin Umar Al Yamani, from Ibn Azina, from Aban Bin Ayyash, from Suleym Bin Qays who said, ‘I heard Ali -asws saying and a man had come over to him -asws , and he said to him -asws : ‘What is the least of that with which the servant (of Allah -azwj ) becomes a Momin (believer), or a Kafir (unbeliever), or a straying one?’ فَقَالَ لَهُ قَدْ سَأَلْتَ فَافْهَمِ الْجَوَابَ أَمَّا أَدْنَى مَا يَكُونُ بِهِ الْعَبْدُ مُؤْمِناً أَنْ يُعَرِّفَهُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى نَفْسَهُ فَيُقِرَّ لَهُ بِالطَّاعَةِ وَ يُعَرِّفَهُ نَبِيَّهُ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) فَيُقِرَّ لَهُ بِالطَّاعَةِ وَ يُعَرِّفَهُ إِمَامَهَ وَ حُجَّتَهُ فِي أَرْضِهِ وَ شَاهِدَهُ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ فَيُقِرَّ لَهُ بِالطَّاعَةِ So he -asws said to him: ‘You have asked so now try to understand the answer.
As for the least of that with which the servant (of Allah -azwj ) can be a Momin is that he recognises Allah -azwj Blessed and High himself, so he acknowledges to Him -azwj with the obedience, and he recognises His -azwj Prophet -saww , so he acknowledges to him -saww with his -saww obedience, and he recognises His -azwj Imam -asws and His -azwj Proof in His -azwj earth, and His -azwj Witness over His -azwj creatures, so he acknowledges to him -asws with the obedience’.
قُلْتُ لَهُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ إِنْ جَهِلَ جَمِيعَ الْأَشْيَاءِ إِلَّا مَا وَصَفْتَ قَالَ نَعَمْ إِذَا أُمِرَ أَطَاعَ وَ إِذَا نُهِيَ انْتَهَى I said to him -asws , ‘O Amir Al- Momineen -asws ! And even if he was ignorant of the entirety of the things except what you -asws have described?’ He -asws said: ‘Yes. Whenever he -asws orders, he obeys, and whenever he -asws forbids, he keeps away.
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