104 - لا طاعَةَ لِمَن لَم يُطِعِ اللَّهَ‏

104. No Obedience Is Due To One Who Disobeys Allah

(وَقالُوا رَبَّنا إِنّا أَطَعْنا سادَتَنا وَكُبَرَاءَنا فَأَضَلُّونَا السَّبِيلَا) .¹

"And they will say, 'Our Lord! We obeyed our leaders and elders, and they led us astray from the way" ²

326.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا طاعةَ لِمَنْ لَمْ يُطِعِ اللَّهَ .³

326.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'There is no obedience due to one who disobeys Allah.' ⁴

327.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يا عليُّ ، أربعةٌ مِنْ قَواصِمِ الظَّهْرِ : إمامٌ يَعصي‏اللَّهَ ويُطاعُ أمْرُهُ ... .⁵

327.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'O Ali, four things are truly back-breaking: a leader who disobeys Allah whilst his command is obeyed...' ⁶

328.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : بَعَثَ النَّبيُّ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله جَيْشاً وأمَّرَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَجُلاً وأمَرَهُمْ أنْ يَسْتَمِعوا لَهُ ويُطيعوا ، فأجَّجَ ناراً وأمَرَهُمْ أنْ يَقْتَحِموا فيها ، فأبى‏ قومٌ أنْ يَدْخُلوها وقالوا : إنّا فَرَرْنا مِنَ النّار. وأرادَ قومٌ أنْ يَدْخُلوها ، فَبَلَغَ ذلكَ النّبيَّ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله فقالَ : لو دَخَلوها لَم يَزالوا فيها ، وقالَ : لا طاعةَ في مَعْصيةِ اللَّهِ ، إنّما الطّاعةُ في المَعْروفِ .⁷

328.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The Prophet (SAWA) dispatched an army, over whom he appointed a commander and ordered them to listen to him and to obey him. He [the commander] set ablaze a fire and ordered them to jump in it. Some people refused to enter it, saying, 'Verily we flee from the fire', whilst others intended to enter it. The Prophet (SAWA) was informed of this, about which he (SAWA) said, 'Had they entered it, they would have remained therein forever [i.e. the Hellfire].' And he said, 'There is no obedience due to [one who calls to] Allah's disobedience. Rather obedience is due [when calling] for the good.' ⁸