"These are the dwellers of hell wherein they will live forever.

"These are the dwellers of hell wherein they will live forever." (2:257) H 973, Ch. 86, h 5 He has narrated from Hisham ibn Salim from Habib al-Sajistani from abu Ja'far (a.s.) who has said the following. "Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, has said, 'I will cause to suffer punishment all those who live a religious life in Islam under the guardianship of unjust Imams who possesses no authority from Allah even though such followers would be virtuous and pious in their deeds.

I will forgive all those who live a religious life in Islamunder the guardianship of an Imam who is just in his dealings and possess authority from Allah even though such followers in their dealings would be unjust sinners." H 974, Ch. 86, h 5 Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from ibn Jumhur from his father from Safwan from ibn Maskan from 'Abdallah ibn Sinan from abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following.

"Allah will not be ashamed to punish an 'Umma (nation) who has lived a religious lile under the guardianship of an unjust Imam who has said the following. would possess no authority form Allah even though such people would be virtuous and pious in their deeds.

However, Allah will be ashamed to punish a people who lived a religious life under the guardianship of an Imam who is just in his dealings and possesses authority from Allah even though they would be unjust in their dealings and have committed sins." Chapter 87 : The Case of those who would Die without having an Imam from the Imams of Guidance Part of Previous Chapter H 975, Ch.

87, h 1 Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu'alla ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Washsha' from Ahmad ibn 'Aidh from ibn 'Udhayna from al-al-Fudayl ibn Yasar who has said the following. " One day abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) initiated to speak to us and said, 'The Messenger of Allah has said, "Whoever would die and is not under the (guardianship) of the Imam his death would be like a death in ignorance.

" The narrator has said that I asked, "Is that what the Messenger of Allah has said?" The Imam (a.s.) said, "Yes, by Allah, he has said so." I then said, "Do all who die without acknowledging the Imam die as if died in ignorance (without religion)?" The Imam (a.s.) said, "Yes, that is right." H 976, Ch. 87, h 2 Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu'alla ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha' who has said that 'Abd al-Karim ibn 'Amr narrated to me from ibn abu Ya'fur who has said the following.