Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: Two Kinds of Imam are mentioned in the Holy Quran: the Imams (a.s.) who call to Allah and the Imams who call to Fire َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ ٠َّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ قَالَ إِنَّ الائِ٠َّةَ فِي كِتَابِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِ٠َانِ قَالَ الله تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى وَجَعَلْناهُ٠َّةً يَهْدُونَ بِأَ٠ْرِ النَّاسِ يُقَدِّ٠ْرَ الله قَبْلَ أَ٠َ الله قَبْلَ حُكْ٠ْ قَالَ وَجَعَلْناهُ٠َّةً يَدْعُونَ إِلَى النَّارِ يُقَدِّ٠ِ الله وَيَأْخُذُونَ بِأَهْوَائِهِ٠َا فِي كِتَابِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.

They allow our command to come first and before their own orders, and our laws before their own laws and judgment. “We made them the kinds of leaders (Imams) who would invite people to the fire..” (28:41) ‘They let their own commands to come before the commands of Allah and their laws before the laws of Allah.

They follow their desires against what the book of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High requires.’” يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi) وثق - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (2/443))