Hadith 1000
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The pillars upon which Islam is built are five: prayer, alms, fasting, Hajj, and the walaya of the Prophet and the Imams (s) after him. There are twelve Imams. The first of them is Amir al-Mu’minin `Ali b. Abi Talib, then al-Hasan, then al-Husayn, then `Ali b. al-Husayn, then al-Baqir Muhammad b. `Ali, then as-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad, then al-Kadhim Musa b. Ja`far, then al-Rida `Ali b. Musa, then al-Jawad Muhammad b. `Ali, then al-Hadi `Ali b. Muhammad, then al-`Askari al-Hasan b. `Ali, then al-Hujjat b. al-Hasan b. `Ali (as). [The Imami religion is] confirmation that they are the Masters of the Order (ulil amr) whose obedience Allah commanded. So, He said “Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and the possessors of the command from you” (4:59) The obedience to them is obedience to Allah, and disobedience to them is disobedience to Allah. Their friend (wali) is the friend of Allah, and their enemy is the enemy of Allah. Love for the progeny of the Prophet (s), when they are upon the course of their purified fathers, is a obligatory duty on the necks of the servants until the Day of the Resurrection, and it is the wage of the prophethood, due to the saying of Allah, “Say: I do not ask a wage of you but love of the near kin” (42:23).
وأن الدعائم التي بني الاسلام عليها خمس: الصلاة، والزكاة، والصوم، والحج، وولاية النبي والائمة (صلوات اللهم عليهم) بعده، وهم اثنا عشر إماما، أولهم أمير المؤمنين علي بن أبي طالب، ثم الحسن، ثم الحسين، ثم علي بن الحسين، ثم الباقر محمد بن علي، ثم الصادق جعفر بن محمد، ثم الكاظم موسى بن جعفر، ثم الرضا علي بن موسى، ثم الجواد محمد بن علي، ثم الهادي علي بن محمد، ثم العسكري الحسن بن علي، ثم الحجة بن الحسن بن علي (عليهم السلام)، والاقرار بأنهم أولوا الامر الذين أمر الله عز وجل بطاعتهم، فقال: (أطيعوا الله وأطيعوا الرسول وأولى الامر منكم) وأن طاعتهم طاعة الله، ومعصيتهم معصية الله، ووليهم ولي الله، وعدوهم عدو الله عزوجل، ومودة ذرية النبي (صلى الله عليه وآله) إذا كانوا على منهاج آبائهم الطاهرين فريضة واجبة في أعناق العباد إلى يوم القيامة، وهي أجر النبوة، لقول الله عزوجل: (قل لا أسئلكم عليه أجرا إلا المودة في القربى).
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