Al-Kafi · Hadith 89

The Book about people with Divine Authority · Enlightening Points Deduced from the Holy Quran about Leadership with Divine Authority) · Volume 1, book 4, chapter 108, Hadith 89

Original Arabic text

89ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي قَوْلِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَمَنْ أَعْرَضَ عَنْ ذِكْرِي فَإِنَّ لَهُ مَعِيشَةً ضَنْكاً قَالَ يَعْنِي بِهِ وَلايَةَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قُلْتُ وَنَحْشُرُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيامَةِ أَعْمى‏ قَالَ يَعْنِي أَعْمَى الْبَصَرِ فِي الاخِرَةِ أَعْمَى الْقَلْبِ فِي الدُّنْيَا عَنْ وَلايَةِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ وَهُوَ مُتَحَيِّرٌ فِي الْقِيَامَةِ يَقُولُ لِمَ حَشَرْتَنِي أَعْمى‏ وَقَدْ كُنْتُ بَصِيراً قالَ كَذلِكَ أَتَتْكَ آياتُنا فَنَسِيتَها قَالَ الايَاتُ الائِمَّةُ (عَلَيْهم السَّلام) فَنَسِيتَها وَكَذلِكَ الْيَوْمَ تُنْسى‏ يَعْنِي تَرَكْتَهَا وَكَذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ تُتْرَكُ فِي النَّارِ كَمَا تَرَكْتَ الائِمَّةَ (عليهم السلم) فَلَمْ تُطِعْ أَمْرَهُمْ وَلَمْ تَسْمَعْ قَوْلَهُمْ قُلْتُ وَكَذلِكَ نَجْزِي مَنْ أَسْرَفَ وَلَمْ يُؤْمِنْ بِ‏آياتِ رَبِّهِ وَلَعَذابُ الاخِرَةِ أَشَدُّ وَأَبْقى‏ قَالَ يَعْنِي مَنْ أَشْرَكَ بِوَلايَةِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) غَيْرَهُ وَلَمْ يُؤْمِنْ بِ‏آيَاتِ رَبِّهِ وَتَرَكَ الائِمَّةَ مُعَانَدَةً فَلَمْ يَتَّبِعْ آثَارَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَتَوَلَّهُمْ قُلْتُ الله لَطِيفٌ بِعِبادِهِ يَرْزُقُ مَنْ يَشاءُ قَالَ وَلايَةُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قُلْتُ مَنْ كانَ يُرِيدُ حَرْثَ الاخِرَةِ قَالَ مَعْرِفَةُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَالائِمَّةِ نَزِدْ لَهُ فِي حَرْثِهِ قَالَ نَزِيدُهُ مِنْهَا قَالَ يَسْتَوْفِي نَصِيبَهُ مِنْ دَوْلَتِهِمْ وَمَنْ كانَ يُرِيدُ حَرْثَ الدُّنْيا نُؤْتِهِ مِنْها وَما لَهُ فِي الاخِرَةِ مِنْ نَصِيبٍ قَالَ لَيْسَ لَهُ فِي دَوْلَةِ الْحَقِّ مَعَ الْقَائِمِ نَصِيبٌ.

Published English translation

89. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Salma ibn al-Khattab from al-Husayn ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman from Ali ibn abu Hamza from abu Basir from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. “Whoever ignores My guidance will live a woeful life. .” (20:124) The Imam (a.s.) said, “It means ignoring Wilaya of Ali (a.s.).” I then read the words of Allah. “. . and will be brought in Our presence blind on the Day of Judgment.” (20:124) The Imam (a.s.) said, “It means blind of eyes in the next life and blind of heart towards Wilaya of Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) in this life.” The Imam (a.s.) said, “He will be confused on the Day of Judgment and will ask, “. . He will say, “My Lord, why have you brought me back to life blind; before I could see?” (20:125). The Lord will say, “This is true. But just as you forgot Our revelations that had come to you, so, also, are you forgotten on this day.” (20:126) The Imam (a.s.) said, “ ‘revelations’ means Imams (a.s.) that you rejected so also you are rejected and left to the fire today. You did not obey their commands and did not listened to their words.” I then read the words of Allah. “Thus We recompense those who are unjust and have no faith in Our revelations. The torment in the life to come will be more severe and last longer.” (20:127) The Imam (a.s.) said, “It refers to those who accept others as partners of Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) in the matters of Wilaya and have no faith in the revelations of his Lord and have left the Imams (a.s.) on account of hostility who have not followed their teachings and have not acknowledged their Wilaya (Leadership with Divine Authority).” I then read the words of Allah. “God is kind to His servants. He gives sustenance to whomever He wants. . .” (42:19) The Imam (a.s.) said, “ ‘Sustenance’ is the Wilaya of Ali (a.s.).” I then read the words of Allah. “We shall increase the harvest of those who seek a good harvest in the life hereafter. .” (42:20) The Imam (a.s.) said, “It is the recognition of Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) and the Imams from which the receive additional gains.” “. However, those who want to have their harvest in this life will be given it but will have no share in the hereafter.” (42:20) The Imam (a.s.) said, “They will have no share in government of truth at the time of Al-Qa’im, the one who will rise with Divine Authority).”

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Attributed scholarly assessments

Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi: حسن أو موقوف

Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (5/123)

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Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi: Catalogue non-inclusion note (not an authenticity grade)

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī

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