سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ الْوَاجِبُ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ إِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ يَزْنِي أَوْ يَشْرَبُ الْخَمْرَ أَنْ يُقِيمَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ وَ لَا يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى بَيِّنَةٍ مَعَ نَظَرِهِ لِأَنَّهُ أَمِينُ اللَّهِ فِي خَلْقِهِ وَ إِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ يَسْرِقُ فَالْوَاجِبُ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَزْبُرَهُ وَ يَنْهَاهُ وَ يَمْضِيَ وَ يَدَعَهُ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ ذَاكَ قَالَ لِأَنَّ الْحَقَّ إِذَا كَانَ لِلَّهِ فَالْوَاجِبُ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ إِقَامَتُهُ وَ إِذَا كَانَ لِلنَّاسِ فَهُوَ لِلنَّاسِ .
Translation
Ali Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad Al Mahmoudy, from his father, from Yunus, from Al Husayn Bin Khalid, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup>, said, ‘I heard him<sup>asws</sup> saying: ‘It is Obligatory upon the Imam<sup>asws</sup> when he<sup>asws</sup> finds a man committing adultery, or drinking the wine, that he<sup>asws</sup> should established the Penalty (<span class="iTxt">Hadd</span>) upon him, and he<sup>asws</sup> is not needy of any proof along with his<sup>asws</sup> vision, because he<sup>asws</sup> is a Trustee of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> among His<sup>azwj</sup> creatures. And when he<sup>asws</sup> looks at a man who steals, so it is Obligatory upon him<sup>asws</sup> that he<sup>asws</sup> reprimands him, and forbids him, and goes and leaves him’. I said, ‘How can that be so?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Because the truth, if it was for the Sake of Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, so it is Obligatory upon the Imam<sup>asws</sup> to stand by it, and when it was for the people, so it is for the people (to stand by it)’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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