107 - اختِيارُ الإمامِ‏

107. Electing An Imam

332.كمال الدين عَن سَعْدِ بنِ عبدِ اللَّهِ القُمّيّ - لمّا سَألَهُ (الإمام المهدى عليه السلام) عَنِ العِلّة الّتي تَمْنَعُ القومَ من اختيارِ إمامٍ لأنفسِهِم - قال : مُصْلِحٌ أو مُفْسِدٌ؟ ، قلتُ : مُصْلحٌ ، قالَ : فَهَلْ يَجوزُ أنْ تَقَعَ خِيَرَتُهُمْ علَى المُفْسِدِ بَعْدَ أنْ لا يَعلمَ أحدٌ ما يَخْطِرُ بِبالِ غيرِهِ مِن صَلاحٍ أو فسادٍ ؟ قلتُ : بلى‏ ، قالَ : فَهِيَ العِلَّةُ .¹

332. Imam Mahdi (AS), when Sad b. Abdillah al-Qummi asked him the reason why people cannot elect an Imam for themselves, replied, 'Would he be a righteous man or a corrupt man?' I said, 'Righteous.' He said, 'Is it possible that the selected individual be actually corrupt, for no one really knows what passes through another's mind, in terms of their righteousness or corruption?' I said, 'Yes'. He said, 'That is the reason why.' ²

106 - ما يُجَوِّزُ القُعودَ

106. Circumstances Where Desisting From Revolting] Is Allowed

330.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : إذا اجْتمَعَ للإمامِ عِدَّةُ أهلِ بَدْرٍ «ثَلاثُمائةٍ وثَلاثَةَ عَشَرَ» وَجَبَ عَلَيْهِ القِيامُ والتَّغْيِيرُ .¹

330.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'If three hundred and thirteen people, the number of fighters at Badr get together in support of an Imam, it is obligatory upon him to rise up [against the unrightful leader] and bring about a change.' ²

331.الكافي : - قالَ الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام لسدير - : واللَّهِ يا سَديرُ ، لَو كانَ لي شِيعةٌ بِعَدَدِ هذهِ الجِداءِ ما وَسِعَني القُعودُ. [ قال سدير: ]نَزَلْنا وصَلَّيْنا، فلَمّا فَرَغْنامِنَ‏الصَّلاةِ عَطَفْتُ علَى الجِداءِ، فعَدَدْتُها فإذا هِيَ سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ³ .⁴

331.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'O Sadir! By Allah, were I to have followers as many as these goats, it would not be permissible for me to desist [from revolt].' Sadir narrated, 'We disembarked and prayed, and when we finished the prayer, I looked at the goats and counted them, and there were only seventeen!' ⁵