Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief Chapter: Publicity of Confidentialities َّدٍ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ أَبِي حَ٠َّادٍ عَنْ رَجُلٍ ٠ِنَ الْكُوفِيِّينَ عَنْ أَبِي خَالِدٍ الْكَابُلِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠) أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِنَّ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ جَعَلَ الدِّينَ دَوْلَتَيْنِ دَوْلَةَ آدَ٠َ وَهِيَ دَوْلَةُ الله وَدَوْلَةَ إِبْلِيسَ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ الله أَنْ يُعْبَدَ عَلانِيَةً كَانَتْ دَوْلَةُ آدَ٠َ وَإِذَا أَرَادَ الله أَنْ يُعْبَدَ فِي السِّرِّ كَانَتْ دَوْلَةُ إِبْلِيسَ وَالْ٠َا أَرَادَ الله سَتْرَهُ ٠11.

Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Salih ibn abu Hammad from a man of the people of Kufah from abu Khalid al-Kabuli from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, has made religion into two kingdoms; the kingdom of Adam, which is the kingdom of Allah, and the kingdom of Satan. When Allah wants to be worshipped publicly such time is the time of the kingdom of Adam.

When Allah wants to be worshipped in hiding and secretly, such time is the time of the kingdom of Satan. The publisher of what Allah wants to remain secret is out of the limits and sanctuary of religion.” ضعيف - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (1/66))