The obligation from Allah -azwj upon the servants in these...
The obligation from Allah -azwj upon the servants in these dealings is the entering into the lawful aspects of these, and the working with that which is lawful, and shunning the unlawful aspects.’ Working for the Authorities (Governments): مِنْهَا تَفْسِيرُ مَعْنَى الْوِلَايَاتِ وَ هِيَ جِهَتَانِ فَإِحْدَى الْجِهَتَيْنِ مِنَ الْوِلَايَةِ وِلَايَةُ وُلَاةِ الْعَدْلِ الَّذِينَ أَمَرَ اللَّهُ بِوِلَايَتِهِمْ وَ تَوْلِيَتِهِمْ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَ وِلَايَةُ وُلَاتِهِ وَ وُلَاةِ وُلَاتِهِ إِلَى أَدْنَاهُمْ بَاباً مِنْ أَبْوَابِ الْوِلَايَةِ عَلَى مَنْ هُوَ وَالٍ عَلَيْهِ ‘Among these is the explanation of the meaning of authorities, which are of two types.
One of these two types is the authority of the just rulers (Divine Imams -asws ) whom Allah -azwj has Commanded to be entrusted with authority over the people , as well as the authority of those appointed by them -asws (Imams -asws ), and those appointed by their -asws appointees, down to the lowest level (of appointment, i.e., clerk), which is one of the doors of authority -asws over those under their -asws governance.
وَ الْجِهَةُ الْأُخْرَى مِنَ الْوِلَايَةِ وِلَايَةُ وُلَاةِ الْجَوْرِ وَ وُلَاةِ وُلَاتِهِمْ إِلَى أَدْنَاهُمْ بَاباً مِنَ الْأَبْوَابِ الَّتِي هُوَ وَالٍ عَلَيْهِ ‘And the other type of authority is the authority of unjust rulers and those appointed by them (down to the lowest level), which is one of the doors over which they have authority.
فَوَجْهُ الْحَلَالِ مِنَ الْوِلَايَةِ وِلَايَةُ الْوَالِي الْعَادِلِ الَّذِي أَمَرَ اللَّهُ بِمَعْرِفَتِهِ وَ وِلَايَتِهِ وَ الْعَمَلِ لَهُ فِي وِلَايَتِهِ وَ وِلَايَةِ وُلَاتِهِ بِجِهَةِ مَا أَمَرَ اللَّهُ بِهِ الْوَالِيَ الْعَادِلَ بِلَا زِيَادَةٍ فِيمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ وَ لَا نُقْصَانٍ مِنْهُ وَ لَا تَحْرِيفٍ لِقَوْلِهِ وَ لَا تَعَدٍّ لِأَمْرِهِ إِلَى غَيْرِهِ ‘The lawful aspect of authority is the authority of the just ruler (Imam -asws ) – whom Allah -azwj has Commanded to be recognised, followed, and served in his authority, as well as the authority of those he appoints, in accordance with what Allah -azwj has Commanded the Just ruler, without adding to what Allah -azwj has Revealed, nor subtracting from it, nor altering His -azwj Words, nor transgressing His -azwj Command to anything else!
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