It has been narrated from a number of our companions from...

It has been narrated from a number of our companions from Ahmad Bin Muhammad from Ibn Sinan from Ibn Maskaan from Sadeer from Abu Ja’far -asws who said in a Hadith: ‘ People have been ordered three things – recognising the Imams -asws , and submitting to them and referring to them in everything that they differ in .’ [55] One Becomes Mushriq without Obeying the Masomeen -asws : وبالاسناد عن يونس، عن داود بن فرقد، عن حسان الجمال، عن عميرة، عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال: امر الناس بمعرفتنا والرد إلينا والتسليم لنا ثم قال: وإن صاموا وصلوا وشهدوا أن لا إله إلا الله، وجعلوا في أنفسهم أن لا يردوا إلينا، كانوا بذلك مشركين It is narrated from Yunus from Dawood Bin Farqad from Hisan Al amaal from Ameer from Abu Abdullah -asws that: ‘The affairs of the people are on recognising us -asws and referring to us -asws and accepting us -asws .’ Then he -asws said: ‘And if they were to observe fast and pray and bear witness that there is no god but Allah -azwj , and if they have it in their hearts that they will not refer to us -asws , then they will be among the ‘Mushraqeen’ (polytheists) .

[56] Only Submission to Masomeen -asws is Obligatory: علي بن إبراهيم، عن صالح بن السندي، عن جعفر بن بشير، عن أبي سلمة عن أبي عبدالله عليه السلام قال: سمعته يقول: نحن الذين فرض الله طاعتنا، لا يسع الناس إلا معرفتنا ولا يعذر الناس بجهالتنا، من عرفنا كان مؤمنا، ومن أنكرنا كان كافرا، ومن لم يعرفنا ولم ينكرنا كان ضالا حتى يرجع إلى الهدى الذي افترض الله عليه من طاعتنا الواجبة فإن يمت على ضلالته يفعل الله به ما يشاء Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Salih ibn al-Sindi from Ja’far ibn Bashir from abu Salama who has said the following: ‘I heard Imam Abu ‘Abd Allah -asws say, ‘ We are the ones obedience to who is obligatory by the Commands of Allah -azwj .

People have no other choice except to recognise us -asws . They will not be excused for not recognising us -asws . Those who recognise us -asws are the true believers and those who refuse to acknowledge our -asws Divine Authority are unbelievers . Those who do not recognise us -asws and do not reject us -asws are straying and lost until they return to guidance and affirm the fact that Allah -azwj has made obedience to us -asws obligatory .