109 - وُجوبُ مُلازَمةِ أهلِ البَيتِ عليهم السلام‏

109. The Obligation of Clinging On To The Household of the Prophet

334.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّما مَثَلُ أهلِ بيتي فِيكُمْ كَمَثَلِ سَفينةِ نُوحٍ ؛ مَنْ رَكِبَها نَجا، ومَنْ تَخَلَّفَ عَنها غَرِقَ .¹

334.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Indeed the example of my household among you is like that of Noah's Ark; whosoever embarked it was saved and whosoever chose to remain behind it was drowned.' ²

335.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : انْظُروا أهلَ بيتِ نبيِّكُمْ ، فالْزَموا سَمْتَهُمْ ، واتَّبِعوا أثَرَهُمْ ، فلَنْ يُخْرِجُوكُمْ مِن هُدىً ، ولَنْ يُعيدوكُمْ في رَدىً ، فإن لَبَدوا فالْبُدوا ، وإن نَهَضوا فانْهَضوا .³

335.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Look at the people of the Prophet's household. Adhere to their direction, follow their footsteps, because they will never remove you from guidance, and will never throw you into destruction. If they sit down [i.e. desist from revolting], you sit down, and if they rise up, you rise up.' ⁴

336.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ألَا إنّ مَثَلَ آلِ مُحمّدٍ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله كَمَثَلِ نُجومِ السَّماءِ ؛ إذا خَوى‏ نَجْمٌ طَلَعَ نَجْمٌ ، فكَأنَّكُمْ قَد تَكامَلَتْ مِنَ اللَّهِ فيكُمُ الصَّنائعُ ، وأراكُمْ ما كُنْتُمْ تَأملونَ .⁵

336.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Lo! Verily the example of the family of Muhammad (SAWA) is like that of the stars in the sky. When one star sets, another one rises. So you are in a position that Allah's blessings on you have been perfected and he has shown you what you have wished for.' ⁶

337.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : نَحْنُ شَجَرَةُ النُّبُوّةِ، ومَحَطُّ الرِّسالةِ، ومُخْتَلَفُ المَلائكةِ ، ومَعادِنُ العِلْمِ ، ويَنابيعُ الحُكْمِ .⁷

337.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'We are the tree of prophethood, the settling place of the divine message, the place frequented by angels, the mines of knowledge and the springs of wisdom.' ⁸

338.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنّما الأئمّةُ قُوّامُ اللَّهِ على‏ خَلْقِهِ ، وعُرَفاؤهُ على‏ عِبادِهِ ، ولا يَدْخُلُ الجنّةَ إلّا مَنْ عَرَفَهُمْ وعَرَفُوهُ ، ولا يَدْخُلُ النّارَ إلّا مَنْ أنْكَرَهُمْ وأنْكَروهُ .⁹

338.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Verily the Imams are the vicegerents of Allah over His creation, and they make the creatures know Allah. None will enter Paradise except he who acknowledges them and who himself is acknowledged by them, and none will enter Hell except he who denies them and is himself denied by them.' ¹⁰

339.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : نَحْنُ النُّمْرُقَةُ الوُسْطى‏ ، بها يَلْحَقُ التّالي وإلَيْها يَرْجِعُ الغالي .¹¹

339.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'We [the Prophet's household] are like the saddle-cushion in the middle. He who slides behind has to come forward to it, while he who has slid too far forward has to return back to it [people should take us as an example].' ¹²

340.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - في ذِكْرِ حالِ الأئمّةِ وصِفاتِهمِ - : جَعَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ حياةً للأنامِ ، ومَصابيحَ للظَّلامِ ، ومَفاتيحَ للكلامِ ، ودَعائمَ للإسلامِ .¹³

340. Imam al-Sadiq (AS), mentioning the status and qualities of the Imams said, 'Allah has made them the [source of] life for mankind, the lamps in the darkness, the keys to expression and the pillars of Islam.' ¹⁴

(اُنظر) العلم : باب 1367 .

(See also: KNOWLEDGE: section 1367)

108 - حَديثُ الثّقَلَينِ‏

108. The Tradition of The Two Weighty Things (al-thaqalayn)

333.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّي قَد تَرَكْتُ فِيكُمُ الثّقلَيْنِ ، ما إنْ تَمَسَّكْتُمْ بِهما لَن تَضِلّوا بَعْدي، وأحَدُهُما أكْبَرُ مِنَ الآخَرِ : كِتابُ اللَّهِ حَبْلٌ مَمْدودٌ مِنَ السَّماءِ إلَى الأرضِ، وعِتْرَتي أهلُ بَيْتي ، ألَا وإنَّهُما لَن يَفْتَرِقا حتّى‏ يَرِدا علَيَّ الحَوضَ .¹

333.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily I leave behind among you the two weighty things, which as long as you continue to adhere to, you will never go astray after me, and one of which is greater than the other. The Book of Allah is the rope stretched from the heavens to the earth, and my progeny, my household. Behold, verily they will never separate from each other until they meet me at the Heavenly Waters.' ²