[16] الأمالي للصدوق الْهَمَدَانِيُّ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ...

[16] الأمالي للصدوق الْهَمَدَانِيُّ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ ع أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِشِيعَتِهِ‏ يَا مَعْشَرَ الشِّيعَةِ لَا تُذِلُّوا رِقَابَكُمْ بِتَرْكِ طَاعَةِ سُلْطَانِكُمْ فَإِنْ كَانَ عَادِلًا فَاسْأَلُوا اللَّهَ إِبْقَاءَهُ وَ إِنْ كَانَ جَائِراً فَاسْأَلُوا اللَّهَ إِصْلَاحَهُ فَإِنَّ صَلَاحَكُمْ فِي صَلَاحِ سُلْطَانِكُمْ (The book) ‘Al Amaali’ of Al Sadouq – Al Hamadany, from Ali, from his father, from Musa Bin Ismail Bin Musa, from his father, ‘From his grandfather -asws Musa -asws Bin Ja’far -asws having said to his -asws Shias: ‘O community of Shias!

Do not disgrace your necks by leaving the obedience of your rulers. If he were just, ask Allah -azwj for his remaining (alive), and if he were a tyrant, ask Allah -azwj to Correct him, for your correction is the correction of your rulers. وَ إِنَّ السُّلْطَانَ الْعَادِلَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْوَالِدِ الرَّحِيمِ فَأَحِبُّوا لَهُ مَا تُحِبُّونَ لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ وَ اكْرَهُوا لَهُ مَا تَكْرَهُونَ لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ‏.

[17] How to best deal with the ruler/government فَإِنْ نَفْسُكَ أَبَتْ إِلَّا حُبَّ الدُّنْيَا وَ قُرْبَ السُّلْطَانِ فَخَالَفَتْكَ إِلَى مَا نَهَيْتُكَ عَنْهُ مِمَّا فِيهِ رُشْدُكَ فَامْلِكْ عَلَيْهِ لِسَانَكَ فَإِنَّهُ لَا ثِقَةَ لِلْمُلُوكِ عِنْدَ الْغَضَبِ فَلَا تَسْأَلْ عَنْ أَخْبَارِهِمْ وَ لَا تَنْطِقْ بِأَسْرَارِهِمْ وَ لَا تَدْخُلْ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ وَ فِي الصَّمْتِ السَّلَامَةُ مِنَ النَّدَامَةِ وَ تَلَافِيكَ مَا فَرَطَ مِنْ صَمْتِكَ أَيْسَرُ مِنْ إِدْرَاكِ فَائِدَةِ مَا فَاتَ مِنْ مَنْطِقِكَ (Amir ul-Momineen -asws said in a lengthy Hadith): If your soul were to refuse except loving the world and drawing closer to the ruler, then it will oppose you to what I -asws am forbidding you from, what there is rightful guidance for you, therefore control your tongue upon it for there is not trusting of the kings during the anger, therefore neither ask about their news not speak with their secrets and do not enter into what is between them, and in the silence there is safety from the remorse, and your avoiding what is missed from your silence is easier than your realising benefit of what is missed from your speaking (An extract).