793 - استِعمالُ الرَّأي فِي الدِّينِ‏

793. ACTING ON ONE'S OPINION IN RELIGIOUS MATTERS

2494.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : تَعمَلُ هذهِ الاُمّةُ بُرهَةً مِن كتابِ اللَّهِ ، ثُمّ تَعمَلُ بُرهةً بِسُنَّةِ رسولِ اللَّهِ ، ثُمّ تَعمَلُ بالرأيِ ، فإذا عَمِلُوا بالرأيِ فقد ضَلُّوا وأضَلُّوا .¹

2494.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'This community acts upon the Book of Allah for a little while, then it acts upon the practice of the Prophet of Allah for a little while, then it acts upon its own opinion. And when they act based on their own opinion, they themselves go astray and lead others astray too.' ²

2495.كنز العمّال : قالَ الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ثلاثةٌ لا يُقبَلُ مَعهُنَّ عَمَلٌ : الشِّركُ ، والكُفرُ ، والرأيُ . قالوا : يا أميرَ المؤمنينَ : ما الرَّأْيُ ؟ قالَ : تَدَعُ كتابَ اللَّهِ وسُنَّةَ رسولِهِ وتَعمَلُ بالرَّأيِ .³

2495.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Action is unacceptable when based on any of three things: polytheism, infidelity and one's own opinion. When asked what action based on an opinion meant, he replied, 'It is when you leave the Book of Allah and the practice of His Prophet and act upon your own opinion.' ⁴

792 - الدَّولَةُ وصَوابُ الرَّأيِ‏

792. THE GOVERNMENT AND THE VALIDITY OF ITS OPINION

2493.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : صَوابُ الرَّأيِ بالدُّوَلِ ، يُقبِلُ بِإقبالِها ويَذهَبُ بذَهابِها .¹

2493.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The validity of the opinion of the day changes with governments - when a new government arrives on the scene, so does its opinion [and is accepted as being valid], and when it goes, so does that opinion.' ²