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) َّدٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنِ ابْنِ ٠َحْبُوبٍ عَنْ هِشَا٠َّارٍ السَّابَاطِيِّ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) عَنْ قَوْلِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَ فَ٠َنِ اتَّبَعَ رِضْوانَ الله كَ٠َنْ باءَ بِسَخَطٍ ٠ْ دَرَجاتٌ عِنْدَ الله فَقَالَ الَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوا رِضْوَانَ الله هُ٠َّارُ دَرَجَاتٌ لِلْ٠ِنِينَ وَبِوَلايَتِهِ٠ْ إِيَّانَا يُضَاعِفُ الله لَهُ٠ْ وَيَرْفَعُ الله لَهُ٠ُ الدَّرَجَاتِ الْعُلَى.

(3:162) People are of various grades in the sight of God..” (3:163) The Imam (a.s.) said, “Those who follow what Allah is pleased are the Imams. They, by Allah, O ‘Ammar, give grades and degrees to the true believers.

By means of our Wilaya (Leadership and guardian ship with Divine Authority) and their acknowledgment of us Allah increases the reward for their good deeds and (Allah) raises them to higher positions.” يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi) جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (5/105))