Hadith 15
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We reply that though administration of affairs by the Imam is not a blessing that the duty-bound enjoy during occultation, but that is something they caused themselves; and should they provide the Imam with power to run the affairs, he will appear and administer the society and his grace will materialize. Therefore, religious duties are not wrong during his occultation, for the guilt rests on the duty-bound, and not the Imam. We have explained similar cases in the books we referred to, and we will mention them should the need arise in future.
فما يقولونه ها هنا من أن الكافر أتي من قبل نفسه، لان الله قد نصب له الدلالة على معرفة ومكنه من الوصول إليها، فإذا لم ينظر ولم يعرف أتي في ذلك من قبل نفسه ولم يقبح ذلك تكليفه، فكذلك نقول:إنبساط يد الامام وإن فات المكلف فإنما أتي من قبل نفسه، ولو مكنه لظهر وانبسطت يده فحصل لطفه فلم يقبح تكليفه، لان الحجة عليه لا له. وقد استوفينا نظائر ذلك في الموضع الذي أشرنا إليه، وسنذكر فيما بعد إذا عرض ما يحتاج إلى ذكره.
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