1893 - ما يوجِبُ تَسَلُّطَ وُلاةِ السَّوءِ

1893. WHAT BRINGS ABOUT THE REIGN OF EVIL RULERS

(إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّى‏ يُغَيِّرُوا مَا بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ وَإِذَا أَرادَ اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ سُوءاً فَلَا مَرَدَّ لَهُ وَمَا لَهُمْ مِنْ دُونِهِ مِنْ وَالٍ) .¹

"Indeed Allah does not change a people's lot, unless they change what is in their souls. And when Allah wishes to visit ill on a people, there is nothing that can avert it, and they have no protector besides Him." ²

6778.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : قالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّوجلَّ : إذا عَصاني مِن خَلقي مَن يَعرِفُني سَلَّطتُ علَيهِ مِن خَلقي مَن لا يَعرِفُني .³

6778.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah Almighty has said, 'If one of My creation who knows Me disobeys Me, I will cause one of My creation who does not know Me to reign over him.' ⁴

6779.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : كَما تَكُونوا يُوَلّى‏ علَيكُم .⁵

6779.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'As you are, so shall you be ruled.' ⁶

6780.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - وهُو يُوَبِّخُ أصحابَهُ - : أما والّذي نَفسي بِيَدِهِ لَيَظهَرَنَّ هؤلاءِ القَومُ علَيكُم ، لَيس لأنّهُم أولى‏ بِالحَقِّ مِنكُم ، ولكنْ لإسراعِهِم إلى‏ باطِلِ صاحِبِهِم (باطِلِهِم) ، وإبطائكُم عَن حَقِّي .⁷

6780. Imam Ali (AS), censuring his companions said, 'Verily by He who owns my soul, this group will take control of you, not because they are more rightful than you, but because of their hastening to the wrongfulness of their leader and your slowness at upholding my right.' ⁸

(اُنظر) الفساد : باب 1480 ؛ المعروف (2) : باب 1287 .

(See also: CORRUPTION: section 1480; ENJOINING GOOD AND PROHIBITING WRONG: section 1287)

415 - الوِلاية

415. AUTHORITY

1892 - وُجوبُ طاعَةِ وُلاةِ الأمرِ مِن قِبَلِ اللَّهِ‏

1892. THE NECESSITY OF OBEYING THOSE VESTED WITH AUTHORITY BY ALLAH

(يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ فَإِنْ تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي شَيْ‏ءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ ذَلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلاً) .¹

"O you who have faith! Obey Allah and obey the Apostle and those vested with authority among you. And if you dispute concerning anything, refer it to Allah and the Apostle, if you have faith in Allah and the Last Day. That is better and more favourable in outcome." ²

6777.كمال الدين عن جابرٍ الجُعفيِّ : سمعتُ جابرَ بنَ عبدِ اللَّهِ الأنصاريّ يقول : لَمّا أنزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّوجلَّ على‏ نَبيِّهِ محمّدٍ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : (أطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وأطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ واُولي الأمْرِ مِنْكُم) قلتُ : يا رسولَ اللَّهِ ، عَرَفْنا اللَّهَ ورَسولَهُ ، فمَن اُولو الأمرِ الّذينَ قَرَنَ اللَّهُ طاعَتَهُم بطاعَتِكَ ؟
فقالَ عليه السلام : هُم خُلَفائي ياجابِرُ ، وأئمَّةُ المُسلِمينَ مِن بَعدي ، أوَّلُهُم عليُّ بنُ أبي طالِبٍ ، ثُمَّ الحَسَنُ ، و الحُسَينُ ، ثمّ عليّ بن الحسين ، ثمّ محمّد بن عليّ المعروف في التوراة بالباقر . . . ثمّ الصّادق جعفر بن محمّد ، ثمّ عليّ بن موسى ، ثمّ موسى بن جعفر ، ثمّ محمّد بن علي ، ثمّ عليّ بن محمّد ، ثمّ الحسن بن عليّ ، ثمّ سمييّ وكنيي حجّة اللَّه في أرضه وبقيّته في عباده ابن الحسن بن عليّ... .³

6777. Jabir b. Abdullah al-Ansari said, 'When Allah revealed the verse: "Obey Allah and obey the Apostle and those vested with authority among you..." onto His Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, we know Allah and His Messenger, but who are those vested with authority that Allah has associated their obedience with your obedience?' He (SAWA) said, 'O Jabir, they are my successors and the leaders of the Muslims after me. The first of them is Ali b. Abu Talib, then Hasan, then Husayn, then Ali b. al-Husayn then Muhammad b, Ali that is known in Torah as al-Baqir then al-Sadiq, Ja'far b. Muhammad then Musa b.Ja'far then Ali b. Musa then Muhammad b, Ali then Ali b.Muhammad then Hassan b. Ali then my namesake and he whose nickname is as mine ,the proof of Allah on His earth and His remainder among His servants the son of Hassan b. Ali....' ⁴