وَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ الْكُفْرَ لَأَقْدَمُ مِنَ الشِّرْكِ وَ أَخْبَثُ وَ أَعْظَمُ قَالَ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ كُفْرَ إِبْلِيسَ حِينَ قَالَ اللَّهُ لَهُ اسْجُدْ لآِدَمَ فَأَبَى أَنْ يَسْجُدَ فَالْكُفْرُ أَعْظَمُ مِنَ الشِّرْكِ فَمَنِ اخْتَارَ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ أَبَى الطَّاعَةَ وَ أَقَامَ عَلَى الْكَبَائِرِ فَهُوَ كَافِرٌ وَ مَنْ نَصَبَ دِيناً غَيْرَ دِينِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَهُوَ مُشْرِكٌ .
Translation
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Hammad Bin Isa, from Hareyz, from Zurara, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘By Allah<sup>azwj</sup>! The disbelief (<span class="iTxt">Kufr</span>) occurred earlier than the association (<span class="iTxt">Shirk</span>) and is worse and more grievous’. He (the narrator) said, ‘Then he<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> mentioned: ‘Iblees<sup style="font-weight: normal">la</sup> disbelieved where Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Told him<sup style="font-weight: normal">la</sup> to prostrate to Adam<sup style="font-weight: normal">as</sup>, but he<sup style="font-weight: normal">la</sup> refused to prostrate. Hence, the disbelief (<span class="iTxt">Kufr</span>) is more grievous than the association (<span class="iTxt">Shirk</span>). So the one who chooses against Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic and refuses the obedience and stands upon the major sins, so he is a Unbeliver (<span class="iTxt">Kafir</span>); and the one who establishes a religion other than the Religion of the <span class="iTxt">Momineen</span><sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup>, so he is a Polytheist (<span class="iTxt">Mushrik</span>)’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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