Enlightening Points Deduced from the Holy Quran about Leadership with Divine Authority)

Al-Kāfi|Volume 1|Book 4|Chapter 108
Al-Kāfi

Book 4, Chapter 108

Enlightening Points Deduced from the Holy Quran about Leadership with Divine Authority)

70ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أُورَمَةَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حَسَّانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى وَهُدُوا إِلَى الطَّيِّبِ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ وَهُدُوا إِلى‏ صِراطِ الْحَمِيدِ قَالَ ذَاكَ حَمْزَةُ وَجَعْفَرٌ وَعُبَيْدَةُ وَسَلْمَانُ وَأَبُو ذَرٍّ وَالْمِقْدَادُ بْنُ الاسْوَدِ وَعَمَّارٌ هُدُوا إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَقَوْلِهِ حَبَّبَ إِلَيْكُمُ الايمانَ وَزَيَّنَهُ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ يَعْنِي أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَكَرَّهَ إِلَيْكُمُ الْكُفْرَ وَالْفُسُوقَ وَالْعِصْيانَ الاوَّلَ وَالثَّانِيَ وَالثَّالِثَ.
70. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad ibn ’Urama from Ali ibn Hassa’n from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Kathir from abu ‘Abdallah عليه السلام about the words of Allah, the Most High. “. .for they were guided to speak the noblest words and follow the praiseworthy path.” (22:24) The Imam عليه السلام said, “They were Hamza, ‘Ubayda, Salman, abu Dhar, al-Miqdad ibn al_Aswad and ‘Ammar who were guidedd to Amir al-Mu’minin Ali عليه السلام. “However, God has endeared the faith to you and has made it attractive to your hearts –meaning thereby Amir al-Mu’minin Ali عليه السلام) He has made disbelief, evil deeds and disobedience hateful to you. Such people will have the right guidance (meaning thereby the first, the second and the third)” (49:7)
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