[10] عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى...

[10] عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنِ ابْنِ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ ضُرَيْسٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ ما يُؤْمِنُ أَكْثَرُهُمْ بِاللَّهِ إِلَّا وَ هُمْ مُشْرِكُونَ قَالَ شِرْكُ طَاعَةٍ وَ لَيْسَ شِرْكَ عِبَادَةٍ Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Ibn Bukeyr, from Zureys, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah -asws regarding the Words of Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic [12:106] And most of them do not believe in Allah except they are associating others (with Him) .

He -asws said: ‘This is the Shirk (association) of obedience, and it is not Shirk (association) of worship’.

وَ عَنْ قَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ عَلى حَرْفٍ قَالَ إِنَّ الْآيَةَ تَنْزِلُ فِي الرَّجُلِ ثُمَّ تَكُونُ فِي أَتْبَاعِهِ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ كُلُّ مَنْ نَصَبَ دُونَكُمْ شَيْئاً فَهُوَ مِمَّنْ يَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ وَ قَدْ يَكُونُ مَحْضاً And about the Words of the Mighty and Majestic [22:11] And among men is the one who worships Allah superficially .

So he -asws said: ‘The Verse was Revealed regarding a man, then it occurred also to be regarding his followers’. Then I said: ‘Everyone who establishes anyone besides you -asws , so he is from the ones who worship Allah -azwj superficially?’. So he -asws said: ‘Yes, and it is purely that’. [11] و عنه صلى اللَّه عليه و آله قال‏: يقول سبحانه: أنا خير شريك، من أشرك معي شريكا في عمله فهو لشريكي دوني، فإنّي لا أقبل إلّا ما خلص لي.

And from him -saww , may the Salawaat of Allah -azwj be upon him -saww and his -saww Progeny -asws , said: ‘The Glorious Said: “I -azwj are the best Associate. One who associates an associate with Me -azwj in his deeds, it is for his associate rather than Me -azwj , for I -azwj do not Accept except what is purely for Me -azwj ! ’ [12] قال: و في حديث آخر: إنّي أغنى الأغنياء عن الشرك، فمن عمل عملا شرك فيه غيري فأنا منه غيري فأنا منه برى‏ء، و هو الذي أشرك به دوني.

He said, ‘And in another Hadeeth: “I -azwj am the Most Independent from the associate.

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