628 - الحَثُّ عَلَى‏ نَبذِ الاختِلافِ‏

628. ENCOURAGEMENT TO DISCARD DIFFERENCES

(وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ جَمِيعاً وَلا تَفَرَّقُوا وَاذْكُرُوا نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ كُنْتُمْ أَعْدَاءً فَأَلَّفَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِكُمْ فَأَصْبَحْتُمْ بِنِعْمَتِهِ إِخْوَاناً) .¹

"Hold fast, all together, to Allah's cord, and do not be divided [into sects]. And remember Allah's blessing upon you when you were enemies, then He brought your hearts together, so you became brothers with His blessing." ²

1893.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ما اخْتَلَفَتْ اُمَّةٌ بَعدَ نَبِيّها إلّا ظَهرَ أهْلُ باطِلِها على‏ أهْلِ حقِّها .³

1893.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'No sooner does a community differ [between themselves] after their own prophet, than the people of falsehood from amongst them become victorious over the people of truth.' ⁴

1894.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : والْزَموا السَّوادَ الأعْظَمَ ، فإنَّ يَدَ اللَّهِ مَع الجَماعةِ ، و إيّاكُم والفُرْقَةَ ، فإنَّ الشّاذَّ مِن النّاسِ للشَّيطانِ ، كما أنّ الشّاذَّ مِن الغَنَمِ للذِّئبِ .⁵

1894.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Stay with the greater majority, for verily Allah's hand is with the [larger] group. Beware of separation for verily the deviant amongst you is the victim of Satan just as the deviant amongst the cattle is the victim of a wolf.' ⁶

1895.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : واللَّهِ ، لَأظُنُّ أنَّ هؤلاءِ القَومَ سَيُدالونَ مِنكُم باجْتِماعِهِم على‏ باطِلِهم وتَفَرُّقِكُم عن حقِّكُم .⁷

1895.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'By Allah, verily I believe that this group will overcome you, by congregating upon their falsehood and you not being united on your truth and being on the right path.' ⁸

1896.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ما اخْتَلفَتْ دَعْوَتان إلّا كانتْ إحْداهُما ضَلالةً .⁹

1896.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'No sooner do two differing claims arise than one of them is erroneous. ¹⁰