إِنَّكُمْ لَا تَكُونُونَ صَالِحِينَ حَتَّى تَعْرِفُوا وَ لَا تَعْرِفُونَ حَتَّى تُصَدِّقُوا وَ لَا تُصَدِّقُونَ حَتَّى تُسَلِّمُوا أَبْوَاباً أَرْبَعَةً لَا يَصْلُحُ أَوَّلُهَا إِلَّا بِآخِرِهَا ضَلَّ أَصْحَابُ الثَّلَاثَةِ وَ تَاهُوا تَيْهاً بَعِيداً إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى لَا يَقْبَلُ إِلَّا الْعَمَلَ الصَّالِحَ وَ لَا يَتَقَبَّلُ اللَّهُ إِلَّا بِالْوَفَاءِ بِالشُّرُوطِ وَ الْعُهُودِ وَ مَنْ وَفَى اللَّهَ بِشُرُوطِهِ وَ اسْتَكْمَلَ مَا وَصَفَ فِي عَهْدِهِ نَالَ مَا عِنْدَهُ وَ اسْتَكْمَلَ وَعْدَهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَخْبَرَ الْعِبَادَ بِطَرِيقِ الْهُدَى وَ شَرَعَ لَهُمْ فِيهَا الْمَنَارَ وَ أَخْبَرَهُمْ كَيْفَ يَسْلُكُونَ فَقَالَ وَ إِنِّي لَغَفَّارٌ لِمَنْ تابَ وَ آمَنَ وَ عَمِلَ صالِحاً ثُمَّ اهْتَدى وَ قَالَ إِنَّما يَتَقَبَّلُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَ فَمَنِ اتَّقَى اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِيمَا أَمَرَهُ لَقِيَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مُؤْمِناً بِمَا جَاءَ بِهِ مُحَمَّدٌ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) هَيْهَاتَ هَيْهَاتَ فَاتَ قَوْمٌ وَ مَاتُوا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَهْتَدُوا وَ ظَنُّوا أَنَّهُمْ آمَنُوا وَ أَشْرَكُوا مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ إِنَّهُ مَنْ أَتَى الْبُيُوتَ مِنْ أَبْوَابِهَا اهْتَدَى وَ مَنْ أَخَذَ فِي غَيْرِهَا سَلَكَ طَرِيقَ الرَّدَى وَصَلَ اللَّهُ طَاعَةَ وَلِيِّ أَمْرِهِ بِطَاعَةِ رَسُولِهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) وَ طَاعَةَ رَسُولِهِ بِطَاعَتِهِ فَمَنْ تَرَكَ طَاعَةَ وُلَاةِ الْأَمْرِ لَمْ يُطِعِ اللَّهَ وَ لَا رَسُولَهُ وَ هُوَ الْإِقْرَارُ بِمَا نَزَلَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ خُذُوا زِينَتَكُمْ عِنْدَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍ وَ الْتَمِسُوا الْبُيُوتَ الَّتِي أَذِنَ اللَّهُ أَنْ تُرْفَعَ وَ يُذْكَرَ فِيهَا اسْمُهُ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ خَبَّرَكُمْ أَنَّهُمْ رِجَالٌ لَا تُلْهِيهِمْ تِجَارَةٌ وَ لَا بَيْعٌ عَنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ إِقَامِ الصَّلَاةِ وَ إِيتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ يَخَافُونَ يَوْماً تَتَقَلَّبُ فِيهِ الْقُلُوبُ وَ الْأَبْصَارُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدِ اسْتَخْلَصَ الرُّسُلَ لِأَمْرِهِ ثُمَّ اسْتَخْلَصَهُمْ مُصَدِّقِينَ لِذَلِكَ فِي نُذُرِهِ فَقَالَ وَ إِنْ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ إِلَّا خَلا فِيها نَذِيرٌ تَاهَ مَنْ جَهِلَ وَ اهْتَدَى مَنْ أَبْصَرَ وَ عَقَلَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ فَإِنَّها لا تَعْمَى الْأَبْصارُ وَ لكِنْ تَعْمَى الْقُلُوبُ الَّتِي فِي الصُّدُورِ وَ كَيْفَ يَهْتَدِي مَنْ لَمْ يُبْصِرْ وَ كَيْفَ يُبْصِرُ مَنْ لَمْ يُنْذَرْ اتَّبِعُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) وَ أَقِرُّوا بِمَا نَزَلَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ وَ اتَّبِعُوا آثَارَ الْهُدَى فَإِنَّهُمْ عَلَامَاتُ الْأَمَانَةِ وَ التُّقَى وَ اعْلَمُوا أَنَّهُ لَوْ أَنْكَرَ رَجُلٌ عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ ( عليه السلام ) وَ أَقَرَّ بِمَنْ سِوَاهُ مِنَ الرُّسُلِ لَمْ يُؤْمِنْ اقْتَصُّوا الطَّرِيقَ بِالْتِمَاسِ الْمَنَارِ وَ الْتَمِسُوا مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْحُجُبِ الْآثَارَ تَسْتَكْمِلُوا أَمْرَ دِينِكُمْ وَ تُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ رَبِّكُمْ .
Translation
A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from his father, from the one who mentioned it, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Rahman Bin Abu Layli, from his father, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘You will never happen to be righteous until you recognise, and you will not be recognising until you ratify, and you will not be ratifying until you submit to the four doors, its first one not being correct except by its last one. Strayed, are the companions of the three and they have wandered with a far wandering. Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Blessed and High does not Accept except for the righteous deed, nor does Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Accept except with the loyalty with the stipulations and the Covenants. And the one who is loyal to Allah<sup>azwj</sup> with His<sup>azwj</sup> Stipulations and completes what is described in his Covenant, would attain what is in His<sup>azwj</sup> Presence, and He<sup>azwj</sup> would Complete His<sup>azwj</sup> Promise. Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Informed the servants with the way of the Guidance and Explained to them that there are minarets therein, and Informed them how they should be travelling, so He<sup>azwj</sup> Said <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:20#h82"><a href="/books/quran:20#h82">[20:82]</a></a> And I am Forgiving to him who repents and believes and does righteous deeds, then follows the right Guidance</span>. And He<sup>azwj</sup> Said <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:5#h27"><a href="/books/quran:5#h27">[5:27]</a></a> But rather, Allah only Accepts from those who are pious</span>. So the one who fears Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic would meet Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic as a <span class="iTxt">Momin</span> in whatever Muhammad<sup>saww</sup> came with. Far be it! Far be it! Lost are the people and they died before they were guided and they thought that they were believing, and instead they associated (committed Shirk) from (an aspect) where they were not knowing. The one who comes to the houses from its doors would be guided, and the one who takes (a way) of the others would travel upon a road of annihilation. Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Linked the obedience to the Guardian<sup>asws</sup> of His<sup>azwj</sup> Command with the obedience to His<sup>azwj</sup> Rasool, and the obedience to His<sup>azwj</sup> Rasool<sup>saww</sup> with obedience to Him<sup>azwj</sup>. So the one who neglects the obedience to the Masters<sup>asws</sup> of the Command, would neither be obeying Allah<sup>azwj</sup> nor His<sup>azwj</sup> Rasool<sup>saww</sup>, and it is the acknowledgement with whatever was Revealed from the Presence of Allah<sup>azwj</sup>. <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:7#h31"><a href="/books/quran:7#h31">[7:31]</a></a> Take to your adornments at every Masjid</span> and seek the <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:24#h36"><a href="/books/quran:24#h36">[24:36]</a></a> houses which Allah has Allowed to be Exalted and that His Name may be Mentioned in them</span>. So He<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> has Informed you that these are <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:24#h37"><a href="/books/quran:24#h37">[24:37]</a></a> Men whom neither merchandise nor selling diverts from the Remembrance of Allah and the keeping up of Salāt and the giving of Zakat; they fear a Day in which the hearts and eyes shall be overturned</span>. Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> had Selected the Rasools<sup style="font-weight: normal">as</sup> for His<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Comman. Then He<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Selected them<sup style="font-weight: normal">as</sup> as ratifier to that regarding the warning. So He<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Said <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:35#h24"><a href="/books/quran:35#h24">[35:24]</a></a> and there is not a community but a warner has gone among them</span>. The one who ignorant (of this), strayed, and the one who had insight and intellect was Guided. Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic is Saying <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:22#h46"><a href="/books/quran:22#h46">[22:46]</a></a> For surely it is not the eyes that are blind, but blind are the hearts which are in the chests</span>. And how can he be Guided, the one who does not see, and how can he see, the one who was not warned. Follow Rasool-Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">saww</sup> and acknowledge with what was Revealed from the Presence of Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> and follow the the effects of the Guidance for these are signs of the entrustments and the piety. And know! If a man were to deny Isa<sup style="font-weight: normal">as</sup> Bin Maryam<sup style="font-weight: normal">as</sup> and acknowledge with the ones besides him<sup style="font-weight: normal">as</sup> from the Rasools<sup style="font-weight: normal">as</sup>, would not have believed. Shorten the way by seeking the Minarets, and seek from behind the veils, the effect which would perfect the matter of your Religion, and believe in Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup>, your Lord<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup>’.
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