سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) يَقُولُ وَ سُئِلَ عَنْ إِيمَانِ مَنْ يَلْزَمُنَا حَقُّهُ وَ أُخُوَّتُهُ كَيْفَ هُوَ وَ بِمَا يَثْبُتُ وَ بِمَا يَبْطُلُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْإِيمَانَ قَدْ يُتَّخَذُ عَلَى وَجْهَيْنِ أَمَّا أَحَدُهُمَا فَهُوَ الَّذِي يَظْهَرُ لَكَ مِنْ صَاحِبِكَ فَإِذَا ظَهَرَ لَكَ مِنْهُ مِثْلُ الَّذِي تَقُولُ بِهِ أَنْتَ حَقَّتْ وَلَايَتُهُ وَ أُخُوَّتُهُ إِلَّا أَنْ يَجِيءَ مِنْهُ نَقْضٌ لِلَّذِي وَصَفَ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ وَ أَظْهَرَهُ لَكَ فَإِنْ جَاءَ مِنْهُ مَا تَسْتَدِلُّ بِهِ عَلَى نَقْضِ الَّذِي أَظْهَرَ لَكَ خَرَجَ عِنْدَكَ مِمَّا وَصَفَ لَكَ وَ أَظْهَرَ وَ كَانَ لِمَا أَظْهَرَ لَكَ نَاقِضاً إِلَّا أَنْ يَدَّعِيَ أَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا عَمِلَ ذَلِكَ تَقِيَّةً وَ مَعَ ذَلِكَ يُنْظَرُ فِيهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَيْسَ مِمَّا يُمْكِنُ أَنْ تَكُونَ التَّقِيَّةُ فِي مِثْلِهِ لَمْ يُقْبَلْ مِنْهُ ذَلِكَ لِأَنَّ لِلتَّقِيَّةِ مَوَاضِعَ مَنْ أَزَالَهَا عَنْ مَوَاضِعِهَا لَمْ تَسْتَقِمْ لَهُ وَ تَفْسِيرُ مَا يُتَّقَى مِثْلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ قَوْمُ سَوْءٍ ظَاهِرُ حُكْمِهِمْ وَ فِعْلِهِمْ عَلَى غَيْرِ حُكْمِ الْحَقِّ وَ فِعْلِهِ فَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ يَعْمَلُ الْمُؤْمِنُ بَيْنَهُمْ لِمَكَانِ التَّقِيَّةِ مِمَّا لَا يُؤَدِّي إِلَى الْفَسَادِ فِي الدِّينِ فَإِنَّهُ جَائِزٌ .
Translation
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Haroun Bin Muslim, from Mas’ada Bin Sadaqa who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> saying, and he<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> having been asked about <span class="iTxt">Emān</span>, the one whose right is necessitated upon us and his brotherhood, how it is and with what it is affirmed, and with what it is invalidated’. So he<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> said: ‘The <span class="iTxt">Emān</span> has to be taken upon two aspects. As for one of the two, so it is which is apparent to you from your companion. If he manifests like what you believe in, his <span class="iTxt">Wilayah</span> (rights due to <span class="iTxt">Wilayah</span>) is established as well as his brotherhood unless he then manifests the opposite of what he had manifested before. He then will be out of the rights that were established before (due to be in the <span class="iTxt">Wilayah</span>). That which he manifests later suspends his rigths unless he then claims it to be for purposes of protection (<span class="iTxt">Taqiyah</span>). Despite this, it is to be seen, if it is the cases where use of protective measure (<span class="iTxt">Taqiyah</span>) is aplicable or not, if not then his claim is not accepted. Because, for use of protective measures there are specific instances. Whoever misuses them will not have the benefits thereby. Of such examples one is when there are evil people whose rules and judements are against the judgement and actions of truth. In such conditions, if a <span class="iTxt">Momin</span> may use the protective measures to the limits that do not harm ones religion, such use is permissible.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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