Chapter on Prohibition of Shedding Blood and Taking Wealth Unlawfully, the Prohibition of Engaging in the Impermissible, and Repentance From Killing Whether Intentional or Accidental

Aban narrated from Abu Ishaq Ibrahim Al-Sayqal, who said: Abu Abdullah عليه السلام said to me: "A scroll was found in the hilt of the sword of Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace be upon him and his family), and it was written in it: In the Name of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Verily, the most defiant of people against Allah سبحانه وتعالى on the Day of Judgment is the one who kills someone other than his killer, strikes someone other than the one who struck him, and whoever aligns himself with other than his rightful guardians is a disbeliever in what Allah سبحانه وتعالى revealed to Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم. And whoever commits an offense or shelters an offender, Allah سبحانه وتعالى the Exalted will not accept from him any repentance or compensation on the Day of Judgment." Imam عليه السلام then said: "Do you know what is meant by the saying 'whoever aligns himself with other than his rightful guardians'?" I asked: "What does it mean?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "It means the people of the religion."