The one who goes to an oppressor & tryrant ruler & instructs him to acquire piety & scares him & admonishes , preaches , & exhorts him he would have a reward similar & equivalent to both weighty beings the mankind & the Jinn & the similar (quantity) of their good deeds. (BIHAR UL ANWAR , VOL 75 , P 375)
قال باقر العلوم(ع) مَنْ مَشي اِلي سُلْطانٍ جائِرٍ فَأَمَرَهُ بِتَقْوَي اللهِ وَ خَوَّفَه وَ وَعَظَهُ كانَ لَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِ الثَّقَلَينِ مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَ اْلإِنْسِ وَ مِثْلُ أَعْمالِهِمْ (بحار الانوار ج75 ص375)
Islam is founded & based upon five things the maintaining of services & the giving out of alms & the Hajj of the House of Allah (kaabah) & the fasting of Ramadan month & the guardian ship of us the Ahle bait (Houshold of the Prophet(P.B.U.H.) So in four of those there exists excuse (leave & permission) But in (accepting & believing) guardianship no room for excuse or allowance has been given. And for the person who does not possess wealth , there exists no Zakat (alms giving) & the one who is devoid of wealth , does not have to perform Hajj.And the one who is ill offers his prayers sitting & may not observe fast. Nonetheless , the guardianships is binding & obligatory while he is healthy or ill or whether he is rich & wealthy or possessing no wealth. (WASAIL U SHIA VOL 1 , P 14)
قال باقر العلوم(ع) بُنِي اْلإِسلاُم عَلي خَمْسٍ : إِقامِ الصَّلاةِ وَ ايتاءِ الزَّكاةِ وَ حَجِّ الْبَيتِ وَصَوْمِ شَهْرِ رَمَضانَ وَالْوِلايةَ لَنا أَهْلِ الْبَيتِ فَجُعِلَ في أَرْبَعَ مِنْها رُخْصَةٌ وَ لَمْ يجْعَلْ فِي الْوِلايةِ رُخْصَةٌ مَنْ لَمْ يكنْ لَهُ مالٌ لَمْ تَكنْ عَلَيهِ الزَّكاةُ وَ مَنْ لَمْ يكنْ لَهُ مالٌ فَلَيسَ عَلَيهِ حَجٌّ وَمَنْ كانَ مَريضاً صَلّي قاعِداًَ وَأَفْطَرَ شَهْرَ رَمَضانَ وَالْوِلايةَ صَحيحاً كانَ أَوْ مَريضاً أَوْ ذا مالٍ أَوْ لا مالَ لَهُ فَهِي لازِمَةٌ (وسائل الشيعه ج 1ص14)
Allah revelated to SHOAIB(A.S.) "I will chastise one hundred thousand persons out of your community , forty thousand of their evil & wicked ones & sixty thousands from the pious ones among them."So he said "Oh lord , these (forty thousands) are the evil ones so what for these pious (are to be tormented")?Thus Allah (subhanahoo) revelated to him saying , "for the reason that those pious ones coaxed & blandished the people of sin during their social inter courses they showed adaptability & sociability to the sinners And did not become angery with them for the sake of My anger & displeasure ie (they did not perform the duty of ordering the good deeds & forbidding the evils doings.) (MISHKAT UL ANWAR , P 51)
قال باقر العلوم(ع) أَوْحِي اللهُ إِلي شُعَيبَ إِنّي مُعَذِّبٌ مِنْ قَوْمِك مِئَةَ أَلْفٍ: أَرْبَعينَ أَلّفاً مِنْ شِرارِهِمْ وَستِّينَ أَلْفاً مِنْ خِيارِهِمْ فَقالَ : يارَبِّ هؤُلاءِ اْلأَشْرارُ فَما بالُ اْلأَخْيارِ ؟ فَأَوْحَي اللهُ عَزَْوَجَلَّ إِلَيهِ : داهَنُوا أَهْلَ الْمَعاصِي فَلَمْ يغْضَبُوا لِغَضَبي (مشكوة الانوار ص51)
The obedience of Imam following His recogntiton is the loftiest apex & peak & the most worthy of stations & the key to the religion , & gate way & door to the affairs & pleasure of the merciful (Allah).More over , if a man keeps standing whole night for prayers & keeps on fasting during the day & gives out all his wealth as alms & perform Hajj all the years of his life and does not recognise the guardianship of the saint of Allah so as to love him & perform all his practices under his guidance & leadership , he does not have any right out of His rewards & he is not from among the faithfuls. (WASAIL U SHIA , VOL 1 , P 91)
قال باقر العلوم(ع) ذِرْوَةُ اْلأَمْرِ وَسَنامُهُ وَمِفْتاحُهُ وَ بابُ اْلاشْياءِ وَ رِضي الرَّحْمنِ الطّاعَةُ لِلإِمامِ بَعْدَ مَعْرِفَتِهِ أَما لَوْأَنَّ رَجُلاً قامَ لَيلَهُ وَ صامَ نَهارَهُ وَ تَصَّدَقَ بِجَميعِ مالِهِ وَ حَجَّ جَميعَ دَهْرِهِ وَ لَمْ يعْرِفْ وِلايةَ وَلِي اللهِ فَيوَالِيه وَ يكون جَميعَ اَعْمالِهِ بِدَلالَتِهِ إِلَيهِ ما كانَ لَهُ عَلَي اللهِ حَقُّ في ثَوابِهِ وَ لا كانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ اْلايمانِ . (وسائل الشيعه ج1 ص91)
And do know that you wilt not become our friend until (such time) that if all the inhabitants of your city collectively form this opinon about you & say "Indeed you are a bad person". This saying of them does not make you sorrowful & if they say " , Indeed you are a pious man" this does not make you glad. And but you compare yourself with the book of Allah.So if you are the traverser of its way , pious in its pieties (where ever you are demanded & required to be pious) , prone & inclined towards its persuation , afraid of its intimidation & threatenings , so remain firm. And glad tidding for you because what they (people) say about you shall not harm you. (TUHFUL AQOOL , P 284)
قال باقر العلوم(ع) وَ اعْلَمْ بِأَنَك لا تَكونُ لَنا وَلِياً حَتَّي لَوِ اجْتَمَعَ عَلَيك أَهْلُ مّصْرِك وَ قالُوا : إِنَك رَجُلُ سوءٍ لَمْ يحْزُنْكَ ذلِك وَ لَوْ قالُوا: إِنَك رَجُلٌ صالِحٌ لَمْ يسُرَّك ذلك َو لكن اعْرِضْ نَفّسَك عَلي كتابِ اللهِ فَإِنْ كنْتَ سالِكاً سَبِيلَهُ زاهِداً في تَزْهِيدِهِ راغِباً فِي تَرْغِيبِهِ خائِفاً مِنْ تَخْوِيفهِ فَاتْبُتْ وَ أَبْشِرْ فَإِنَهُ لا يضُرُّك ما قِيلَ فيك. (تحف العقول ص284)
Suleman bin khalid narrates Abi Jaffar Imam Mohammad Baqir said " , May I not inform you about the Islams principle , its derivative & its summit , apex & hump?" I said "yes why not , I may lay my life for you."He said " , However , its principle is service & its derivative is alm giving & its peak & summit is Jehad (holy war). Then he said ", if you please I may inform you regarding the doors of beneficience.I said "yes , I may lay my life for you."He said ", Fasting is a shield against (hell) fire & charity & dole removes & finishes sin , & so does the rememberance of Allah in the mid of night. (USOOL AL KAFI , VOL 2 , P 23)
قال باقر العلوم(ع) عَنْ سُلَيمانِ بْنِ خالدٍ عَنْ أَبي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: أَلا اُخْبِرُك بِاْلإِسْلامِ أَصْلِهِ وَ فَرْعِهِ وَذِرْوَةِ سَنامِهِ ؟ قُلْتُ :بَلي جُعِلْتُ فِداك قالَ: أَمّا أَصْلُهُ فَالصَّلاةُ وَ فَرْعُهُ الزَّكاةُ وَ ذِرْوَةُ سَنامِِهِ الْجِهادُ ثُمَّ قالَ : إِنْ شِئتَ أَخْبَرْتُك بِأَبْوابِ اْلخَيرِ قُلْتُ : نَعَمْ جُعِلَتْ فِداك قالَ : الصَّوْمُ جُنَّةٌ مِنَ النّاِر وَ الصَّدَقَهُ تَذْهَبُ بِالْخَطيئَةِ وَ قِيامُ الرَّجُلِ في جَوْفِ الليلِ بِذِكرِ اللهِ . (اصول كافي ج2 ص23)
The person who serves Allah according to a religion so putting himself in great inconvinience & hardship for it & does not have (submitt to) an Imam fixed by Allah then his endevour is unaccepted (rejected). And he is a lost , gone astray, & wondering person in (a state of) perplexity. And Allah is the enemy of his practices. And his example is that of a sheep which has lost her shepherd & herd & remains wandering hither & thither , all the day long. There after , when night falls she mistakenly Joins a (different) herd whose shepherd is other than the shepherd of her own herd. After (the night) when the shepherd drives the herd she again gets astonished & perplexed not finding her own shepherd & herd & again starts the search for her own shepherd & herd. And (again) finds a shepherd with a herd (only) to mistakenly join it & the shepherd having seen her shouts at her asking her to go & join its own herd since , she has lost her shepherd & herd. And she is amazed & at a loss to Know what to do. She being afraid of the wolf is running this way & that way. She does not have her shepherd to lead her to her meadow or tum her back. In the mean while , the wolf valuing & esteeming the opportunity eats her up.And oh Mohammad , by Allah similarly , any body in this ummah & , community too , who starts a morning in a condition that he does not believe in the Imam appointed by Allah , an Imam who is evident apparent , just , & equitable he will start the morning in a condition that he is gone astray & perplexed.And if he dies in this (very) condition he will die a death of infidelity & hypocrisy. (USOOL AL KAFI , VOL 1 , P 375)
قال باقر العلوم(ع) كلُّ مَنْ دانَ اللهَ بِعِبادَةٍ يجْهَدُ فيها نَفْسَهُ وَ لا اِمْامَ لَهُ مِنْ اللهِ فَسَعْيهُ غَيرُ مَقْبُولٍ وَ هُوَ ضالٌ مُتَحَيرٌ وَ اللهُ شانِي لاعْمالِهِ وَ مَثَلْهُ كمَثَلِ شاةٍ ضَلَّتْ عَنْ راعِيها وَ قَطِيعِها فَهَجَمَت ذاهِبَةً وَ جائِيةً يوْمَها ، فَلَمّا جَنَّهَا اللَّيلَ بَصُرَتْ بِقَطيعٍ مَعَ غَيرِ راعيها فَحَنَّتْ الَيها وَ اغْتَرَّتْ بها فَباتَتْ مَعَها في رَبْضَتِهَا فَلَمّا اَنْ ساقَ الرّاعي قَطيعهُ اَنْكَرَتْ راعيها وَ قَطيعَها فَهَجَمَتْ مُتَحَيِّرَهً تَطْلُبُ راعيَها وَ قَطيعَها فَبَصُرَتْ بِغَنَمٍ مَعَ راعيها فَحَنَّتْ الَيْها وَ اغْتَرَّتْ بِها فَصاحَ بِها الرّاعي اِلْحَقي بِراعيك وَ قَطيعك فَانَّك تائِهَهٌ مُتَحَيرَهٌ عَنْ راعيك وَ قَطيعِك فَهَجَمَتْ ذَعِرَهً مُتَحَيرَهً نادَّهً لا راعِي لَها يرْشِدُها اِلي مَرْعاها اَوْيرُدُّها فَبَينا هِي كذلِك اِذِا اغْتَنَم الذِّئْبُ ضَيعَتَها فَاَكلَها وَ كذلِك وَ اللهِ يامُحَمَّدُ مَنْ اَصْبَحَ مِنْ هذِهِ الاُمَّةُ لا اِمامَ لَهُ مِنَ اللهِ جَلَّ وَ عَزَّ ظاهِراً عادِلاً اَصْبَحَ ضالاً تائِهاً وَ اِنْ ماتَ عَلي هذِهِ الحال مات ميتةَ كفْرٍ وَ نِفاقٍ (اصول كافي ج1 ص375)
The person who loves for the sake of Allah & detests & despises for the sake of Allah & gives for he sake of Allah is among those whose faith has achieved completion. (USOOL AL KAFI , VOL 2 , P 124)
قال باقر العلوم(ع) مَنْ اَحَبَّ لِلّهِ وَ اَبْغَضَ لِلّهِ وَ أعْطي لّلِّهِ فَهُوَ مِمَّنْ كمُلَ ايمانُهُ (اصول كافي ج2 ص124)
Jabir Marrates that Imam Abi Jaffar said to me " , Oh Jabir does it suffice that a person claims to be shia & that he says he loves us , the Ahle bait , (house hold of the Prophet)?"By Allah , no one is our shia except that he has piety for Allah (guard himself against sin) & obeys HIM.They (shias) are not known & recognised except fortheir humility , modesty , fear of Allah , & submission trust worthiness , & trustability , abundance & plenty of remembrance of Allah , fasting , service , Kindness to the parents , looking after the poor neighbours & afflicted people & the indebted ones & the orphans & speaking truth & reciting the holy Quran & restraining of the tongue about people except mentioning them with goodness & beneficience. And they are the trustees for their tribes in all the affairs (USOOL AL KAFI , VOL 2 , P 74)
قال باقر العلوم(ع) عَنْ جابِرٍ عَنْ اَبي جَعْفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: قالَ لي يا جابِرُأ يكتَفي مَنْ ينْتَحِلُ التَّشَيعَ اَنْ يقوُلَ بِحُبِّنا اَهْلَ الْبَيتِ ؟ فَوَ اللهِ ما شِيعَتُنّا اِلاّ مَنْ اَتَّقَي اللهِ وَاطاعَهُ وَما كانُوا يعْرَفُونَ يا جابِرُ الاّ بِالتَّواضُعِ وَ التَّخَشُّعِ وَ اْلأمانَةِ وَ كثْرَةِ ذِكرِاللهِ وَ الصَّوْمِ وَ الصَّلاةِ وَ الْبِرَّ بِالْوالِدَينِ وَ التَّعاهُدِ لِلْجيرانِ مِنْ الْفُقَراءِ وَاَهْلِ الْمَسْكنَةِ وَ الْغارِمينَ وَ اْلاَيتامِ وَ صِدْقِ الْحَديثِ وَ تِلاوَةِ اْلُقرانِ وَ كفِّ الالْسُنِ عَنْ النّاسِ الاّ مِنْ خَيرٍ وَ كانُوا اُمَناءَ عَشائِرِهِمْ في اْلاشْياءِ (اصول كافي ج2 ص74)
Indeed , faithful the one who , when pleased & glad his pleasure does not make him enter into sin & falsehood (He does not commit any sin while happy). And when unhappy & angry his anger does not oust him from the word of righteousnss. (He does not abondon the right course) And when he gains power his power does not make him commit excess & oppression & make him go for a thing upon which he does not have any right. (USOOL AL KAFI , VOL 2 , P 234)
قال باقر العلوم(ع) اِنَّمَا الْمُوْمِنُ الَّذي اِذا رَضِي لَمْ يدْخِلْهُ رِضاهُ في اِثْمٍ وَ لا باطِلٍ وَاذُا سَخَطَ لَمْ يخْرِجْهُ سَخَطْهُ مِنْ قَوْلِ الْحَقّ وَ الَّذي اذا قدِرَ لَمْ تُخْرِجْهُ قُدْرَتُهُ الَي التَّعَدَّي الي ما لَيسَ لَهُ بِحَقَّ (اصول كافي ج2 ص234)
