Chapter on Bequests From the Time of Adam عليه السلام
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 72
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 72
Chapter on Bequests From the Time of Adam عليه السلام
وَ رُوِيَ عَنِ اِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ اَلنَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَقُولُ لِعَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: "يَا عَلِيُّ أَنْتَ وَصِيِّي أَوْصَيْتُ إِلَيْكَ بِأَمْرِ رَبِّي وَ أَنْتَ خَلِيفَتِي اِسْتَخْلَفْتُكَ بِأَمْرِ رَبِّي يَا عَلِيُّ أَنْتَ اَلَّذِي تُبَيِّنُ لِأُمَّتِي مَا يَخْتَلِفُونَ فِيهِ بَعْدِي وَ تَقُومُ فِيهِمْ مَقَامِي قَوْلُكَ قَوْلِي وَ أَمْرُكَ أَمْرِي وَ طَاعَتُكَ طَاعَتِي وَ طَاعَتِي طَاعَةُ اَللَّهِ وَ مَعْصِيَتُكَ مَعْصِيَتِي وَ مَعْصِيَتِي مَعْصِيَةُ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ".
It is narrated from Ibn Abbas that he said: I heard the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) say to Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام: "O' Ali عليه السلام, you are my successor. I have entrusted to you by the command of my Lord عز وجل, and you are my caliph. I have appointed you by the command of my Lord عز وجل. O' Ali عليه السلام, you are the one who will clarify for my nation what they will differ over after me, and you will stand in my place among them. Your words are my words, your command is my command, obedience to you is obedience to me, and obedience to me is obedience to Allah سبحانه وتعالى. Disobedience to you is the disobedience to me, and the disobedience to me is the disobedience to Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh