[37] The Consequences of Following Man-Made Principles...

[37] The Consequences of Following Man-Made Principles: الحسين بن محمد الاشعري، عن معلى بن محمد، عن الحسن بن علي الوشاء، و عدة من أصحابنا، عن أحمد بن محمد، عن ابن فضال جميعا، عن عاصم بن حميد، عن محمد ابن مسلم، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: خطب أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام الناس فقال: أيها الناس إنما بدء وقوع الفتن أهواء تتبع، وأحكام تبتدع، يخالف فيها كتاب الله، يتولى فيها رجال رجالا، فلو أن الباطل خلص لم يخف على ذي حجى، ولو أن الحق خلص لم يكن اختلاف ولكن يؤخذ من هذا ضغث ومن هذا ضغث فيمزجان فيجيئان معا فهنالك استحوذ الشيطان على أوليائه ونجا الذين سبقت لهم من الله الحسنى Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Ash’ari has narrated from Mu’alla ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Washsha’ and a number of our people from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal all from ‘Asim ibn Humayd from Muhammad ibn Muslim from Abu Ja’far , recipient of divine supreme covenant, who has said the following: ‘Imam Ali -asws , recipient of divine supreme covenant, in one of his sermons has said, ‘ O people, mischief begins with following certain desires and obeying certain man-made rules that are different from the rules and laws of the book of Allah.

In such a case, people yield to other people as a higher authority. If falsehood had been clear it remained so to the people of Intelligence. If truth had been clearly distinct differences would not emerge. But (in practical life) people mix certain parts of truth with a few things from falsehood and present them together.

In such case Satan overwhelms his friends and only those who have previously received protection from Allah -azwj remain safe.’ [38] Will we Find all the Answers in Ahadith (if we try)?

علي، عن محمد بن عيسى، عن يونس، عن حماد، عن أبي عبدالله عليه السلام قال: سمعته يقول: ما من شئ إلا وفيه كتاب أو سنة Ali has narrated from Muhammad ibn “Isa from Yunus from Hammad from Abu ‘Abd Allah, recipient of divine supreme covenant, who has said the following: ‘I heard the Imam -asws saying, ‘ There is nothing but it is in the Book and the Sunnah .’ [39] Where is the Scope of Ijtihad?