It achieves satisfaction of the All-beneficent Allah...

It achieves satisfaction of the All-beneficent Allah, Who says: ‘One who obeys the Messenger has certainly obeyed Allah.

You have not been sent to watch over those who turn away from you (4:80).’ Verily, if a man spends nights with rites of worship, observes fasting during days, gives his whole wealth as alms, and performs the hajj permanently, but he does not know what is the Wilaya and, hence, does not declare loyalty to Allah’s Disciples so that all his deeds must be originated from that Wilaya, Allah will not reward him for anything and he will not be attached to people of faith[^8].” Imam as-Sadiq (a) said: “Allah has attached the obedience to the Leaders to the obedience to His Messenger, and attached the obedience to His Messenger to the obedience to Him.

Hence, he who neglects the obedience to the Leaders is neglecting the obedience to Allah and the obedience to His Messenger[^9].” Fulfillment of the Khums God says: “Know that whatever…