He (aj) is the one at whose hands Allah...

He (aj) is the one at whose hands Allah, High be His remembrance, will open the east of the earth and its west. He (aj) is the one who will be concealed from his Shias and his friends, an occultation in which none will be steadfast on the belief of his Imamate except the one whose heart has been tested by Allah for faith.” Jabir says that he asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah (S)! Will the Shias benefit from him during the occultation?’ He (S) replied, “Yes, by the One Who sent me with Prophethood!

Surely they will benefit with his light and gain from his mastership in his occultation like people derive benefit from the sun when the clouds hide it. O Jabir! This is from the hidden secrets of Allah and the treasures of His knowledge, so hide it except from the ones worthy of it.”[^1] It is narrated from Abu Baseer that His Eminence, Abu Ja’far Baqir (as) said regarding the statement of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime: “O ye who believe!

Obey Allah and obey the messenger and those possessing authority among you.” Imams from the progeny of Ali and Fatima (as) till the day of Qiyamat .”[^2] It is narrated from His Eminence, Abu Abdillah Sadiq (as) that he said regarding the statement of the Almighty Allah: “O ye who believe! Obey Allah and obey the messenger and those possessing authority among you.

It is especially mentioned about us…”[^3] Second point: Obligatory to obey the Ulil Amr The same verse proves that it is obligatory to obey the Ulil Amr : “O ye who believe! Obey Allah and obey the messenger and those possessing authority among you.” There are many traditions that confirm this.

Third: The best thing through which people can seek proximity to the Almighty Allah After the obedience of the Almighty Allah and obedience of the Holy Prophet (S) the best thing is obedience of Ulil Amr through which one can seek proximity of Almighty Allah. That which proves this is a tradition in Usool Kafi through his own chain of narrators from Muhammad bin Fuzail that he said: I asked Imam (as) about the best thing through which people can seek proximity of Almighty Allah.