فَقَالَ نَعَمْ يَا أَبَا الْجَارُودِ شَهَادَةُ أَنْ لَا...

فَقَالَ نَعَمْ يَا أَبَا الْجَارُودِ شَهَادَةُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ وَ إِقَامُ الصَّلَاةِ وَ إِيتَاءُ الزَّكَاةِ وَ صَوْمُ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ‏ وَ وَلَايَةُ وَلِيِّنَا وَ عَدَاوَةُ عَدُوِّنَا وَ التَّسْلِيمُ لِأَمْرِنَا وَ انْتِظَارُ قَائِمِنَا وَ الْوَرَعُ وَ الِاجْتِهَادُ. He -asws said: ‘Yes, O Abu Al-Jaroud!

Testify that there is no god except Allah -azwj Alone, there is no associate for Him -azwj , and that Muhammad -saww is His -azwj servant and His -azwj Rasool -saww , and establish the Salat, and give the Zakat, and fast the month of Ramazan, and perform Hajj of the House (Kabah), and friendship to our -asws friends and enmity to our -asws enemies, and the submission to our -asws command, and awaiting our Qaim -ajfj , and the devoutness and the striving!’’ [13] محص، التمحيص عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ افْتَرَضْتُ عَلَى عِبَادِي عَشَرَةَ فَرَائِضَ إِذَا عَرَفُوهَا أَسْكَنْتُهُمْ مَلَكُوتِي وَ أَبَحْتُهُمْ جِنَانِي (The book) ‘Al Tamhees’ – From Al-Mufazzal, ‘From Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic Said: “I -azwj have Imposed ten obligations upon My -azwj Servants!

When they have recognised these, I -azwj shall Settle them in My -azwj Kingdoms and Dwell them in My -azwj Gardens: – أَوَّلُهَا مَعْرِفَتِي وَ الثَّانِيَةُ مَعْرِفَةُ رَسُولِي إِلَى خَلْقِي وَ الْإِقْرَارُ بِهِ وَ التَّصْدِيقُ لَهُ The first of these is My -azwj recognition, and the second is recognition of My -azwj Rasool -saww to My -azwj creatures, and the acknowledgment with him -saww and the ratification to him -saww ; وَ الثَّالِثَةُ مَعْرِفَةُ أَوْلِيَائِي وَ أَنَّهُمُ الْحُجَجُ عَلَى خَلْقِي مَنْ وَالاهُمْ فَقَدْ وَالانِي وَ مَنْ عَادَاهُمْ فَقَدْ عَادَانِي وَ هُمُ الْعَلَمُ فِيمَا بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِي وَ مَنْ أَنْكَرَهُمْ أَصْلَيْتُهُ نَارِي وَ ضَاعَفْتُ عَلَيْهِ عَذَابِي And the third is recognition of My -azwj Guardians -asws , and they -asws are the Divine Authorities upon My -azwj creatures.