L'Imamat et la Volonté

(2) Abul Abbas Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed narrated from Ahmad bin Yousuf bin Ya’qoob al-Ju’fi from Isma’eel bin Mihran from al-Hasan bin Ali bin Abu Hamza from his father and Wuhayb bin Hafs from Abu Baseer that Abu Abdullah (as) had said when talking about this Qur’anic verse: “Surely Allah commands you to make over trusts to their owners and that when you judge between people you judge with justice; surely Allah admonishes you with what is excellent.” “It is the will that each one of us delivers to the other.”

Il a dit: "C'est le testament qu'un homme parmi nous transmet à un autre."

(3) Ali bin Ahmad al-Bandaneeji narrated from Abu Obaydillah bin Musa al-Alawi from Ali bin al-Hasan from Isma’eel bin Mihran from al-Mufadhdhal bin Salih from Ma’ath bin Katheer that Abu Abdullah Ja’far bin Muhammad (as) had said: “The will had been revealed from the Heaven to the Prophet (S). It was a sealed book. No other sealed book had been revealed to the Prophet (S) except the will. Gabriel said: O Muhammad, this is your will to your family among your umma. The Prophet (S) said: “O Gabriel, which of my family?” Gabriel said: “The one, whom Allah has chosen, and his progeny. He is to inherit you with the knowledge of prophethood before Abraham.” The will had seals. Ali (as) opened the first seal and went whereto (to the better world) he had been ordered. Then al-Hasan (as) opened the second seal and went whereto he had been ordered. Then al-Husayn (as) opened the third seal and found in it: “Fight, kill and you are to be killed. Set out with some people towards martyrdom. They will not be martyred except with you.” He gave the will to Ali bin al-Husayn (as) and went. Ali bin al-Husayn (as) opened the fourth seal and found in it: “Ponder long and be silent for knowledge is veiled.” Then he gave it to Muhammad bin Ali (as), who opened the fifth seal and found in it: “Interpret the Book of Allah, confirm your father’s knowledge, bequeath knowledge to your son, humor the umma and announce the truth in fright and safety and do not fear except Allah!” He did and gave the will to the next one.” Ma’ath said: “Is it you?” Imam as-Sadiq (as) said: “O Ma’ath, you are not but to go and narrate this from me. Yes, it is me.” He mentioned twelve names and then became silent. I (Ma’ath) said: “Then who?” He said: “It is just so!”

"Le testament est descendu du ciel sur le Messager d'Allah sous forme d'un livre scellé, et aucun livre scellé n'est descendu sur le Messager d'Allah à part ce testament. Gabriel dit: 'Ô Muhammad, voici ton testament pour ta communauté, pour les gens de ta maison.' Le Messager d'Allah demanda: 'Ô Gabriel, qui sont les gens de ma maison?' Gabriel répondit: 'Ceux que Dieu purifie de tout péché et leur descendance, pour te transmettre la connaissance de la prophétie avant Abraham. Il y a des sceaux dessus.' Ali les ouvrit et accomplit ce qui lui était ordonné, puis al-Hasan ouvrit le deuxième sceau et fit de même, ensuite al-Husayn ouvrit le troisième sceau et trouva qu'il était destiné à combattre et être tué, à tuer et à être tué, et à sortir avec un groupe pour témoigner, et qu'ils ne témoigneraient qu'avec toi. Il obéit, puis le transmit à Ali ibn al-Husayn et continua. Ali ibn al-Husayn ouvrit le quatrième sceau et trouva qu'il devait rester silencieux lorsque la connaissance serait occultée, puis le transmit à Muhammad ibn Ali qui ouvrit le cinquième sceau et trouva qu'il devait interpréter le Livre d'Allah, confirmer son père, transmettre la connaissance à son fils, façonner la communauté, dire la vérité dans la peur et la sécurité, et ne craindre que Dieu. Il obéit, puis le transmit à son successeur. Mu'adh ibn Kathir dit: 'Je lui ai demandé: 'Et tu es celui-là?' Il répondit: 'Tu n'as rien à faire avec cela, ô Mu'adh, sauf de le transmettre de ma part. Oui, c'est moi...' Jusqu'à ce qu'il énumère douze noms, puis il se tut. Je demandai: 'Et ensuite?' Il dit: 'Cela te suffit.'"

(4) Ali bin Ahmad al-Bandaneeji narrated from Obaydillah bin Musa from Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Qalanisi from Muhammad bin al-Waleed from Younus bin Ya’qoob that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said: “The Prophet (S) had given Ali (as) a book sealed with twelve seals and said to him: “Open the first seal and do according to it and then give it to al-Hasan (as) to open the second and to do according to it. Then al-Hasan (as) is to give it to al-Husayn (as) to open the third and to do according to it and then from one to another of the progeny of al-Husayn (as).”

Le Messager d'Allah a remis à Ali un parchemin scellé de douze sceaux, et a dit: "Ouvre le premier et agis en conséquence, puis remets-le à al-Hasan. Il ouvrira le deuxième, agira en conséquence et le remettra à al-Husayn. Il ouvrira le troisième, agira en conséquence, puis à chaque enfant de Husayn, un par un."

(5) Ali bin Ahmad narrated from Obaydillah bin Musa from Ali bin Ibraheem bin Hashim from his father from Hammad bin Eessa from Hurayz from Zurara that he had asked Imam Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin Ali al-Baqir (as) about the saying of Allah, “Surely Allah commands you to make over trusts to their owners and that when you judge between people you judge with justice; surely Allah admonishes you with what is excellent,” and Abu Ja’far al-Baqir said: “The order of Allah in this verse concerns the imamate. Each imam of us has to deliver the imamate to the next imam coming after him. He does not have to hide it from him. Do you not hear Allah saying: (and that when you judge between people you judge with justice; surely Allah admonishes you with what is excellent)? It is the rulers. Do you not see that Allah has addressed the rulers with this verse?”

J'ai interrogé sur la parole d'Allah : "Certes, Allah vous commande de rendre les dépôts à leurs ayants droit, et quand vous jugez entre les gens, de juger avec équité. Certes, Allah vous recommande de rendre les dépôts à leurs ayants droit, et quand vous jugez entre les gens, de juger avec équité. Certes, Allah est Celui qui vous exhorte à ceci. Certes, Allah est Omniscient et Clairvoyant." Il a dit : "Allah a ordonné à l'Imam parmi nous de transmettre l'Imamat à l'Imam après lui, sans qu'il puisse le détourner de lui. Ne comprends-tu pas qu'il s'adresse aux gouverneurs?"

(6) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed bin Oqda narrated from Ahmad bin Yousuf bin Ya’qoob from Isma’eel bin Mihran from al-Husayn bin Ali bin Abu Hamza from his father that Ya’qoob bin Shu’ayb had said: “I heard Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) saying: No, by Allah! Allah does not leave this matter aside unless He specifies ones, who will undertake it until the Day of Resurrection.”

"Par Allah! Allah ne néglige pas cette affaire sans établir quelqu'un pour la mener à bien jusqu'au Jour de la Résurrection."

(7) Ali bin Ahmad narrated from Obaydillah bin Musa al-Alawi from Ali bin Ibraheem from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Khalid al-Barqi from Isma’eel bin Mihran from al-Mufadhdhal bin Salih Abu Jameela from Abu Abdullah Abdurrahman that Imam Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said: “Allah the Almighty has revealed from the heaven to every imam his covenant and what he will do. Each imam is to open the seal and to do according to what there is in his covenant.” O people of Shia, this shows clearly that whomsoever Allah wishes good to, will make him among those who believe in the infallible imams (as), whom Allah has granted with dignity, made His choice and preferred to all of His people by making them His deputies on the earth. He has made obeying them as obeying Him when saying: “O you who believe! obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority from among you.” And: “Whoever obeys the Messenger, he indeed obeys Allah.” The Prophet (sw) has ordered the people to follow the infallible imams of his progeny, whom Allah has imposed obeying them upon all the people. The Prophet (sw) has showed that clearly by saying: “I have left among you the two weighty things; the Book of Allah and my family. They are an extended “rope” between you and Allah. If you keep to them, you will never go astray at all.” Allah has said: “…Therefore let those beware who go against his order lest a trial afflict them or there befall them a painful chastisement.” When the Prophet (sw) had been opposed, his sayings had been denied, his ordered had been disobeyed and when his progeny had been deprived of their inheritance and rights and had been wronged then the torment of Allah afflicted the oppressors, their followers and whoever was pleased with their deeds. Allah hastened for them the sedition in their religion. They went astray far away from the right path. They separated and became in different sects with confused opinions besides that Allah has prepared for them the bitterest of torment on the Day of Resurrection. Allah said: “So He made hypocrisy to follow as a consequence into their hearts till the day when they shall meet Him because they failed to perform towards Allah what they had promised with Him and because they told lies.” Allah has made hypocrisy as punishment for ones, who have broken their promise and He has called them as hypocrites. He said: “Surely the hypocrites are in the lowest stage of the fire and you shall not find a helper for them.” If this was the case of one, who broke his promise, that his punishment would lead him to the lowest bottom of Hell so what about those, who declared openly their disobedience to the orders of Allah and His messenger (as) and their oppression towards those, whom Allah had ordered people to obey, to keep to and to be with when He said: “O you who believe! Be careful of (your duty to) Allah and be with the true ones.” It is they who were loyal to their covenant they made with Allah in jihad and in sacrifice for the sake of Him and supporting the Prophet (sw) and assisting his mission where Allah said: “Of the believers are men who are true to the covenant which they made with Allah: so of them is he who accomplished his vow, and of them is he who yet waits, and they have not changed in the least.” What a great difference is between those, who are sincere to Allah, who sacrifice themselves for the sake of Allah and who strive to support the Prophet (sw) and his mission and between those, who disobey Allah and His messenger, who wrong the family of the Prophet (sw) and whose deeds will lead them to the lowest bottom of Hell! This is the end of every one deviating from any of the infallible imams, whom Allah has chosen to be the guides for His people. This is the end of every one denying the imamate of any of them, following else than them and claiming that the right is of else than them because the order of the will and the imamate has been determined by Allah the Almighty and not by anyone of His people; therefore he, who disobeys the order of Allah, will definitely be in the abyss of Hell where the oppressors and the hypocrites will be.

"Les hypocrites seront, certes, au plus bas fond du Feu; et tu ne trouveras jamais de secoureur pour eux. Ô vous qui croyez! Craignez Allah et soyez avec les véridiques. Parmi les croyants, il y a des hommes qui ont été sincères dans leur engagement envers Allah. Certains d'entre eux ont accompli leur vœu, et d'autres attendent encore. Ils n'ont pas changé leur engagement en rien." [Coran, 33:23-24]