Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: The obligation to obey the Imams (a.s.) 17ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْ٠َّادٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الاعْلَى قَالَ سَ٠ِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ْعُ وَالطَّاعَةُ أَبْوَابُ الْخَيْرِ السَّا٠ُطِيعُ لا حُجَّةَ عَلَيْهِ وَالسَّا٠ِعُ الْعَاصِي لا حُجَّةَ لَهُ وَإِ٠َّتْ حُجَّتُهُ وَاحْتِجَاجُهُ يَوْ٠َ يَلْقَى الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ثُ٠َّ قَالَ يَقُولُ الله تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى يَوْ٠َ نَدْعُوا كُلَّ أُناسٍ بِإِ٠17.

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated fromMuhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus ibn ‘Abd al-Rahamn from Hammad from ‘Abd al-A‘la’ who has said that he hear Imam abu ‘Abdalla (a.s.) saying. “Listening and obeying are the gates to goodness. One who listens and is obedient has all the authority in his favor. One who listens but disobeys will have no authority in his favor.

The leader, the Imam of the Muslims, on the Day of Judgment, in the presence of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, will have complete authoritative support and rightful arguments in his favor.” The Imam (a.s.) then said, “ Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, says, ‘On the day when We call every nation with their leaders,.

(17:71).” جهول كالحسن - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (2/336)) يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi)