22, h 12 Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from...

22, h 12 Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfali from al-Sakuni from abu 'Abdallah from his ancestors (the Imams (a.s.) who have said the following. "Imam Ali (a.s.) said, 'There are two kinds of Sunnah, (traditions). There is a Sunnah in obligations and following such Sunnah is guidance and its disregard is misguidance. There is a Sunnah, (tradition), in none obligatory issue.

The following of this kind of Sunnah is a virtuous deed and its disregard for other matters is a sin.'" End of the book on the virtue of knowledge. All praise belongs to Allah. May Allah send blessings up on and his purified family…