وَ أَدْنَى مَا يَكُونُ بِهِ كَافِراً أَنْ يَتَدَيَّنَ...

وَ أَدْنَى مَا يَكُونُ بِهِ كَافِراً أَنْ يَتَدَيَّنَ بِشَيْ‏ءٍ فَيَزْعُمَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَهُ بِهِ مَا نَهَى اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ يَنْصِبَهُ فَيَتَبَرَّأَ وَ يَتَوَلَّى وَ يَزْعُمَ أَنَّهُ يَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي أَمَرَهُ بِهِ‏ And the least of what he would be a Kafir with is that he makes it a religion with something, then he claims that Allah -azwj has Commanded him with it, what Allah -azwj has actually Prohibited him from it.

وَ أَدْنَى مَا يَكُونُ بِهِ ضَالًّا أَنْ لَا يَعْرِفَ حُجَّةَ اللَّهِ فِي أَرْضِهِ وَ شَاهِدَهُ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ الَّذِي أَمَرَ اللَّهُ بِطَاعَتِهِ وَ فَرَضَ وَلَايَتَهُ And the least of what he would be straying with is that he does not recognise the Divine Authority of Allah -azwj in His -azwj earth and His -azwj witness upon His -azwj creatures who Allah -azwj has Commanded him with obeying him -asws and had Imposed his -asws Wilayah.

قَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ سَمِّهِمْ لِي He said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen -asws ! Name them -asws for me’. قَالَ الَّذِينَ قَرَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ بِنَفْسِهِ وَ نَبِيِّهِ فَقَالَ‏ أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَ أَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَ أُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ‏ He -asws said: ‘Those whom Allah -azwj has Paired them -asws with Himself -azwj and His -azwj Prophet -saww , so He -azwj Said: ‘ O you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Rasool and those with (Divine) Authority from you. [4:59] ’.

قَالَ أَوْضِحْهُمْ لِي He said, clarify them -asws for me’. قَالَ الَّذِينَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فِي آخِرِ خُطْبَةٍ خَطَبَهَا ثُمَّ قُبِضَ مِنْ يَوْمِهِ إِنِّي قَدْ تَرَكْتُ فِيكُمْ أَمْرَيْنِ لَنْ تَضِلُّوا مَا تَمَسَّكْتُمْ بِهِمَا كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَ أَهْلَ بَيْتِي فَإِنَّ اللَّطِيفَ الْخَبِيرَ قَدْ عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُمَا لَنْ يَفْتَرِقَا حَتَّى يَرِدَا عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ كَهَاتَيْنِ إِصْبَعَيَّ فَتَمَسَّكُوا بِهِمَا لَا تَضِلُّوا وَ لَا تَقَدَّمُوهُمْ فَتَهْلِكُوا وَ لَا تَخَلَّفُوا عَنْهُمْ فَتَفَرَّقُوا وَ لَا تُعَلِّمُوهُمْ فَهُمْ أَعْلَمُ مِنْكُمْ‏.