Worship without Wilayah is not accepted

316. Abu Ali Al-Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbaar, from Ibn Fazaal, from Ibrahim Bin Akhay Abu Shabl, from Abu Shabl who said: Abu Abdullah عليه الصلاة والسلام said to me initiating a conversation: ‘You have loved us عليه الصلاة والسلام whilst the people have hated us عليه الصلاة والسلام, and you have ratified us عليه الصلاة والسلام whilst the people have belied us عليه الصلاة والسلام, and you have submitted to us عليه الصلاة والسلام whilst the people have been disloyal to us عليه الصلاة والسلام. So Allah عز وجل has Made your lives to be our عليه الصلاة والسلام, and your deaths to be like our عليه الصلاة والسلام passing away. But, by Allah عز وجل, there is nothing between the man and the delight which Allah عز وجل has kept for him except for the soul to reach this place’ – and he عليه الصلاة والسلام gestured with his عليه الصلاة والسلام to his عليه الصلاة والسلام throat and extended the skin. Then he عليه الصلاة والسلام repeated that, so by Allah عز وجل, he عليه الصلاة والسلام was not happy until he عليه الصلاة والسلام took an oath to me, so he عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘By Allah عز وجل besides Whom there is no god except for Him عز وجل, my عليه الصلاة والسلام father عليه الصلاة والسلام Muhammad Bin Ali عليه الصلاة والسلام narrated that to me. O Abu Shabl! Are you not happy that you pray, and they pray, so it is accepted from you and it’s not accepted from them? Are you not happy that you give zakat, and they give zakat, so it is accepted from you and it’s not accepted from them? Are you not happy that you perform the pilgrimage and they perform the pilgrimage, so Allah عز وجل Accepts from you and does not Accept from them? By Allah عز وجل! The prayer is not accepted except from you, nor the zakat except from you, nor the pilgrimage except from you’. So fear Allah عز وجل for you are in a truce and fulfil the trusts for it is an excellent (merit) of the people. So fulfil that. All the people went according to their desires and you went with the truth in what you obeyed us عليه الصلاة والسلام. Is it not that the judges, and the rulers, and the problem solvers (those who would give fatwa) are among them?’ I said, ‘Yes’. He عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘So fear Allah عز وجل for you will not be able to tolerate all these people. The people take from here and there, and you are taking from where Allah عز وجل has Told you to take from. Allah عز وجل Chose Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم from His عز وجل servants, so you have chosen the Choice of Allah عز وجل. So fear Allah عز وجل and fulfil the trusts to the black and the white, even if he was a Haruriyya (a sect) or if he was a Syrian’.