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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al Kafi (part 2) Chapter 19 : Chapter On Innovations, Personal Opinions and Analogies H 156, Ch. 19, H 1 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 Hamid from Muhammad ibn Muslim from abu Ja'far (a.s.) who has said the following.

"Imam Ali said in one of his sermons to people, 'O people, mischief begins with following certain desires and obeying certain invented rules that are different from the rules and laws of the book of Allah. In such case people yield to other people as high authority if falsehood would have been clear they would have no fear for the people of Intelligence. If truth would have been clearly distinct there would have been no differences.

But (practical life) people mix certain parts of truth and with a few things from falsehood and present them together and in such Satan overwhelms his friends and only those who has previously received protection from Allah remain safe.'" H 157, Ch. 19, h 2 Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu'alla ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Jumhur al-'Ammi in a marfu' manner (rafa 'ahu), from the Messenger of Allah who has said the following.

"When innovations emerge it will be obligatory for the scholars to make their knowledge public, otherwise, Allah will condemn them." H 158, Ch. 19, h 3 It is narrated through the same chain of narrators from Muhammad ibn Jumhur in a marfu' manner from the Messenger of Allah who has said the following. "If one would meet an innovator and considers him great such person has, in fact, the destruction of Islam." H 159, Ch.

19, h 4 It is narrated through the same chain of narrators from Muhammad ibn Jumhur in a marfu' manner from the Messenger of Allah who has said the following. "Allah has rejected repentance of an innovator (in religion)." People asked the holy Prophet as to why is this. The holy Prophet replied, "He (Allah) has quenched his heart with the love of his innovation." H 160, Ch.

19, h 5 Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn 'Isa from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from Mu'awiya ibn Wahab who has said the following. "Abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) said that the holy Prophet has said, 'It is certain that against every innovation with plots to destroy faith there will be an (religious) authority from my family as guardian of faith and as its defender.