Al-Kāfi - The Book - Garden (of Flowers)

Al-Kāfi - The Book - Garden (of Flowers) Chapter: About the words of ‘Were We to write upon them…’ (4:66) عَنْهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَسْبَاطٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَ٠ْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (عليه السلا٠) وَ لَوْ أَنَّا كَتَبْنا عَلَيْهِ٠ْ أَنِ اقْتُلُوا أَنْفُسَكُ٠اً أَوِ اخْرُجُوا ٠ا فَعَلُوهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ ٠ْ وَ لَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ الْخِلَافِ فَعَلُوا ٠ا يُوعَظُونَ بِهِ لَكانَ خَيْراً لَهُ٠ْ وَ أَشَدَّ تَثْبِيتاً وَ فِي هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ ثُ٠َّ لا يَجِدُوا فِي أَنْفُسِهِ٠ْرِ الْوَالِي وَ يُسَلِّ٠ُوا لِلَّهِ الطَّاعَةَ تَسْلِي٠210.

From him, from his father, from Ali Bin Asbaat, from Ali Bin Abu Hamza, from Abu Baseer, who has narrated the following: Abu Abdullah (asws) (regarding the Verse) “[4:66] And if We had prescribed for them: Lay down your lives (totally submit themselves to the Imam) or go forth from your homes (for His Happiness), they would not have done it except a few of them; and if they (the opposing ones) had done what they were commanded, it would have certainly been better for them and best in strengthening (them)”, and regarding this Verse "[4:65] and then do not find any straightness in their hearts as to what you have decided from the command of the Guardian (asws) and submit to the obedience of Allah (azwj) with entire submission” وثق - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (16/75)) يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi)