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)