1191 - مَن لا يَنبَغي طاعَتُهُ‏

1191. HE WHO MUST NOT BE OBEYED

(وَقالُوا رَبَّنا إِنّا أَطَعْنا سادَتَنَا وَكُبَراءَنا فَأَضَلُّونَا السَّبِيلا * رَبَّنا آتِهِمْ ضِعْفَيْنِ مِنَ العَذابِ وَالْعَنْهُمْ لَعْناً كَبِيراً).¹

“And they will say, ‘Our Lord! We obeyed our leaders and elders, and they led us astray from the way. Our Lord! Give them a double punishment and curse them with a mighty curse.”²

3842.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن أرضى‏ سُلطاناً بما يُسخِطُ اللَّهَ خَرَجَ عن دِينِ اللَّهِ عَزَّوجلَّ .³

3842.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who pleases a ruler with regard to something that displeases Allah excludes himself from the religion of Allah, Mighty and Exalted.’⁴

3843.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ألا فَالحَذَرَ الحَذَرَ مِن طاعَةِ ساداتِكم وكُبَرائكُمُ الَّذينَ تَكَبَّرُوا عن حَسَبِهِم، وتَرَفَّعُوا فَوقَ نَسَبِهِم ... ولا تُطِيعُوا الأدعِياءَ الذينَ شَرِبتُم بِصَفوِكُم كَدَرَهُم، وخَلَطتُم بِصِحَّتِكُم مَرَضَهُم، وأدخَلتُم في حَقِّكُم باطِلَهُم، وهُم أساسُ الفُسوقِ .⁵

3843.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Beware O beware of obeying your leaders and your elders who felt proud of their achievements and boasted about their lineage … and do not obey those who claim to be Muslims [but are hypocrites] whose filth you imbibe alongside your propriety, whose ailments you mix with your healthiness, and whose wrongs you have allowed to infiltrate your rightful matters, while they are the very foundation of vice.’⁶

3844.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن أطاعَ التَّوانِيَ ضَيَّعَ الحُقوقَ، ومَن أطاعَ الواشِيَ ضَيَّعَ الصَّدِيقَ .⁷

3844.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who obeys an indifferent person ends up losing his rights, and he who obeys an informant ends up losing his friends.’⁸

1190 - مَن يَنبَغي طاعَتُهُ‏

1190. HE WHO IS ENTITLED TO BE OBEYED

3836.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أطِعِ العاقِلَ تَغنَمْ، اِعْصِ الجاهِلَ تَسلَمْ .¹

3836.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Obey the intelligent man and you will gain, and disobey the ignorant man and you will remain safe.’²

3837.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أطِعِ العِلمَ واعْصِ الجَهلَ تُفلِحْ .³

3837.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Obey knowledge and disobey ignorance and you will prosper.’⁴

3838.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا دِينَ لمَن دانَ بطاعَةِ المَخلوقِ ومَعصيَةِ الخالِقِ .⁵

3838. 3843. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The religion of one who adheres to obeying creatures and disobeying the Creator does not count.’⁶

3839.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أطِعْ مَن فَوقَكَ يُطِعْكَ مَن دُونَكَ .⁷

3839.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Obey one who is above you [in authority] and the one below you will obey you.’⁸

3840.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن تَواضَعَ قَلبُهُ للَّهِ‏ِ لَم يَسأمْ بَدَنُهُ مِن طاعَةِ اللَّهِ .⁹

3840.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He whose heart submits to Allah, his body never tires of Allah’s obedience.’¹⁰

3841.الإمامُ الهاديُّ عليه السلام : مَن جَمَعَ لَكَ وُدَّهُ ورَأيَهُ فَاجمَعْ لَهُ طاعَتَكَ .¹¹

3841.Imam al-Hadi (AS) said, ‘He who gives you both his affection and his good opinion is entitled to your giving him your obedience.’¹²