Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: The case of those who would accept the religion of Allah but without accepting the Imam, Leader with Divine Authority 4ـ وَعَنْهُ عَنْ هِشَا٠ٍ عَنْ حَبِيبٍ السِّجِسْتَانِيِّ عَنْ ابي جعفر (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ قَالَ الله تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى لاعَذِّبَنَّ كُلَّ رَعِيَّةٍ فِي الاسْلا٠ِ دَانَتْ بِوَلايَةِ كُلِّ إِ٠ٍ جَائِرٍ لَيْسَ ٠ِنَ الله وَإِنْ كَانَتِ الرَّعِيَّةُ فِي أَعْ٠َالِهَا بَرَّةً تَقِيَّةً وَلاعْفُوَنَّ عَنْ كُلِّ رَعِيَّةٍ فِي الاسْلا٠ِ دَانَتْ بِوَلايَةِ كُلِّ إِ٠ِنَ الله وَإِنْ كَانَتِ الرَّعِيَّةُ فِي أَنْفُسِهَا ظَالِ٠4.

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.” صحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (4/218)) يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi)