[32] Hearts of Believers get Inspiration: مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ مَعْرِفَةِ الْإِمَامِ مِنْكُمْ وَاجِبَةٌ عَلَى جَمِيعِ الْخَلْقِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بَعَثَ مُحَمَّداً ص إِلَى النَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ رَسُولًا وَ حُجَّةً لِلَّهِ عَلَى جَمِيعِ خَلْقِهِ فِي أَرْضِهِ فَمَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ اتَّبَعَهُ وَ صَدَّقَهُ فَإِنَّ مَعْرِفَةَ الْإِمَامِ مِنَّا وَاجِبَةٌ عَلَيْهِ وَ مَنْ لَمْ يُؤْمِنْ بِاللَّهِ وَ بِرَسُولِهِ وَ لَمْ يَتَّبِعْهُ وَ لَمْ يُصَدِّقْهُ وَ يَعْرِفْ حَقَّهُمَا فَكَيْفَ يَجِبُ عَلَيْهِ مَعْرِفَةُ الْإِمَامِ وَ هُوَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ وَ يَعْرِفُ حَقَّهُمَا قَالَ قُلْتُ فَمَا تَقُولُ فِيمَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ وَ يُصَدِّقُ رَسُولَهُ فِي جَمِيعِ مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ يَجِبُ عَلَى أُولَئِكَ حَقُّ مَعْرِفَتِكُمْ قَالَ نَعَمْ أَ لَيْسَ هَؤُلَاءِ يَعْرِفُونَ فُلَاناً وَ فُلَاناً قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ أَ تَرَى أَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الَّذِي أَوْقَعَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ مَعْرِفَةَ هَؤُلَاءِ وَ اللَّهِ مَا أَوْقَعَ ذَلِكَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ إِلَّا الشَّيْطَانُ لَا وَ اللَّهِ مَا أَلْهَمَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ حَقَّنَا إِلَّا اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al- Hassan ibn Mahbub from Hisham ibn Salim from Zurara who has said: Once, I said to Abu Jafar -asws : ‘Is recognising the Imam -asws from among you obligatory on all creatures?
The Imam -asws said, Allah -azwj sent Muhammad -saww to all people as His -azwj Messenger -saww and as His -azwj authority over all creatures on earth. Those who believe in Allah -azwj and that Muhammad -saww is His -azwj Messenger and who have followed him and acknowledged his message, on such people it is obligatory to recognise the Imam -asws from us -asws .
Those who do not believe in Allah -azwj and in His messenger -saww and who do not follow him -saww and do not acknowledge him -asws knowing about the rights of Allah -azwj and His messenger -saww , then how can recognition of the Imam -asws be obligatory on them? They do not believe in Allah -azwj and in His messenger -saww , do not follow him -asws while they know about their rights.