Or that they feel it in his heart, due to this matter they become polytheists.

they do not believe (in reality) until they make you a judge of that which has become a matter of disagreement among them, and then do not find any straitness in their hearts as to what you have decided and submit with entire submission.” (Qur’an, Surah Nisa 4:65) After that His Eminence, Abu Abdillah Sadiq (as) said: Submission is must for you.”[^1] It is also narrated from His Eminence that he said: “People have three duties: Recognizing the Imams, submitting to that which is received from them and referring to them in conflicting matters.”[^2] Eighth quality: To put in all the efforts in their obedience; and it is from this view that Imam has said: ‘endeavor to serve them’.

Ninth quality: Awaiting their rule, as the Imam says: ‘expect their days’. And the traditional report that has come in this regard will be quoted in Part Eight. Tenth quality: It is that one should consider his Imam to be before his very eyes, and consider himself in the presence of the Imam such that the Imam sees him in all circumstances and activities and hears his calls, while he is concealed from his eyes.

And if the curtain is removed from his eyes, Imam (as) would be seen, and at this time one should as a much as possible, try to accord respect to the holy presence of the Imam and this is the meaning of the words of Imam Sajjad (as) that: ‘and strain their eyes towards them’. And what we have mentioned is supported by many traditional reports; for example: In Kharaij it is narrated from Abu Baseer that he said: I went to the Masjid with His Eminence, Abu Ja’far Baqir (as).

People were coming and going. His Eminence said to me: “Ask the people if they can see me?” I asked every person that entered: “Have you seen Abu Ja’far?” He said: “No.” While His Eminence was standing over there. Till there came Abu Haroon Makfoof (blind).