قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) طَاعَةُ عَلِيٍّ ( عليه السلام ) ذُلٌّ وَ مَعْصِيَتُهُ كُفْرٌ بِاللَّهِ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ كَيْفَ يَكُونُ طَاعَةُ عَلِيٍّ ( عليه السلام ) ذُلًّا وَ مَعْصِيَتُهُ كُفْراً بِاللَّهِ قَالَ إِنَّ عَلِيّاً ( عليه السلام ) يَحْمِلُكُمْ عَلَى الْحَقِّ فَإِنْ أَطَعْتُمُوهُ ذَلَلْتُمْ وَ إِنْ عَصَيْتُمُوهُ كَفَرْتُمْ بِاللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ .
Translation
A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Yahya Bin Al Mubarak, from Abdullah Bin Jabala, from Is’haq Bin Ammar and Ibn Sinan and Sama’at, from Abu Baseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘Obeying Ali<sup>asws</sup> is suffering (in this world) and disobeying him<sup>asws</sup> is disbelief (<span class="iTxt">Kufr</span>) in Allah<sup>azwj</sup>’. It was said, ‘O Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup>! And how can obedience to Ali<sup>asws</sup> be a suffering (in this world) and disobedience to him<sup>asws</sup> be disbelief (<span class="iTxt">Kufr</span>) in Allah<sup>azwj</sup>?’ He<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘Ali<sup>asws</sup> carries you all upon the Truth, so if you were to obey him<sup>asws</sup> you will suffer, but if you were to disobey him<sup>asws</sup>, you would have disbelieved in Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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