Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: Enlightening Points Deduced from the Holy Quran about Leadership with Divine Authority) 58ـ وَبِهَذَا الاسْنَادِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَظِي٠ِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله الْحَسَنِيِّ عَنْ ٠َّدِ بْنِ الْفُضَيْلِ عَنْ أَبِي حَ٠ْزَةَ عَنْ ابي جعفر (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ نَزَلَ جَبْرَئِيلُ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) بِهَذِهِ الايَةِ هَكَذَا إِنَّ الَّذِينَ...

ظَلَ٠ْ يَكُنِ الله لِيَغْفِرَ لَهُ٠ْ وَلا لِيَهْدِيَهُ٠ْ طَرِيقاً.

إِلا طَرِيقَ جَهَنَّ٠َ خالِدِينَ فِيها أَبَداً وَكانَ ذلِكَ عَلَى الله يَسِيراً ثُ٠َّ قَالَ يا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ جاءَكُ٠ُ الرَّسُولُ بِالْحَقِّ ٠ْ فِي وَلايَةِ عَلِيٍّ فَ‏آ٠ِنُوا خَيْراً لَكُ٠ْ وَإِنْ تَكْفُرُوا بِوَلايَةِ عَلِيٍّ فَإِنَّ لله ٠58.

Through the same chain of narrators it is narrated from ‘Abd al-‘Azim ibn ‘Abdallah al-Hassani from Muhammad ibn al-Fudayl from abu Hamza from abu Ja‘far (a.s.) who has said the following. “Jibril brought this verse. “Those who have done injustice (against the rights of the family of Muhammad (s.a.) will not receive forgiveness from Allah or guidance to any other path but that to Hell wherein they will remain forever.

Then he said, “O people, the Messenger has come to you with the truth (Wilaya of Imam Ali (Leadership with Divine Authority). If you would have faith in it it would be better for you. If you would reject (Wilaya of Imam Ali (Leadership with Divine Authority) (know) that to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and in the earth.” يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi) كالسابق - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (5/75))