قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) سُنَنُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) كَفَرَائِضِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَرَضَ فَرَائِضَ مُوجَبَاتٍ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ فَمَنْ تَرَكَ فَرِيضَةً مِنَ الْمُوجَبَاتِ فَلَمْ يَعْمَلْ بِهَا وَ جَحَدَهَا كَانَ كَافِراً وَ أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ بِأُمُورٍ كُلُّهَا حَسَنَةٌ فَلَيْسَ مَنْ تَرَكَ بَعْضَ مَا أَمَرَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِهِ عِبَادَهُ مِنَ الطَّاعَةِ بِكَافِرٍ وَ لَكِنَّهُ تَارِكٌ لِلْفَضْلِ مَنْقُوصٌ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ .
Translation
A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Hassan Bin Mahboub, from Dawood Bin Kaseer Al Raqqy who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup>, ‘Is the Sunnah of Rasool-Allah<sup>azwj</sup> like the Impositions of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic?’ So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Imposed the Impositions being Obligatory upon the servants. So the one who neglects an Imposition from the Obligations, and he does not act by it and denies it, he would be an Unbeliever. And Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> ordered with the orders, all of them being good deeds. Thus, one does not become an Unbeliever (<span class="iTxt">Kafir</span>) for ignoring a few of the obligations that Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic has Commanded His<sup>azwj</sup> servants to Perform, however, he has ignored a virtue and has cut down goodness’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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