Al-Kāfi

1ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الأشْعَرِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ قَدَّاحٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) إِنَّ أَعْجَلَ الشَّرِّ عُقُوبَةً الْبَغْيُ.

1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Ash’ari from ibn al-Qaddah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘The evil most quickly facing punishment is tyrannical transgression.’”

2ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ يَقُولُ إِبْلِيسُ لِجُنُودِهِ أَلْقُوا بَيْنَهُمُ الْحَسَدَ وَالْبَغْيَ فَإِنَّهُمَا يَعْدِلانِ عِنْدَ الله الشِّرْكَ.

2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfali from al-Sakuni from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Satan says to his soldiers, ‘Throw unto them envy and tyrannical transgression; in the sight of Allah these two are equal to considering things as partners of Allah.’”

3ـ عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ مِسْمَعٍ أَبِي سَيَّارٍ أَنَّ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ فِي كِتَابٍ انْظُرْ أَنْ لا تُكَلِّمَنَّ بِكَلِمَةِ بَغْيٍ أَبَداً وَإِنْ أَعْجَبَتْكَ نَفْسَكَ وَعَشِيرَتَكَ.

3. Ali has narrated from his father from Hammad from Hariz from Misma’ abu Sayyar who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) once wrote a letter to me in which he had said, ‘Keep in mind not to ever speak a tyrannical and transgressing word even though your own soul and tribe are more captivating to you.’”

4ـ عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ ابْنِ رِئَابٍ وَيَعْقُوبَ السَّرَّاجِ جَمِيعاً عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ الْبَغْيَ يَقُودُ أَصْحَابَهُ إِلَى النَّارِ وَإِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَنْ بَغَى عَلَى الله عَنَاقُ بِنْتُ آدَمَ فَأَوَّلُ قَتِيلٍ قَتَلَهُ الله عَنَاقُ وَكَانَ مَجْلِسُهَا جَرِيباً فِي جَرِيبٍ وَكَانَ لَهَا عِشْرُونَ إِصْبَعاً فِي كُلِّ إِصْبَعٍ ظُفُرَانِ مِثْلُ الْمِنْجَلَيْنِ فَسَلَّطَ الله عَلَيْهَا أَسَداً كَالْفِيلِ وَذِئْباً كَالْبَعِيرِ وَنَسْراً مِثْلَ الْبَغْلِ فَقَتَلْنَهَا وَقَدْ قَتَلَ الله الْجَبَابِرَةَ عَلَى أَفْضَلِ أَحْوَالِهِمْ وَآمَنِ مَا كَانُوا.

4. Ali has narrated from his father from ibn Mahbub from ibn Ri’ab and Ya’qub ibn al-Sarraj all from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) has said, ‘O people, tyrannical transgression leads its associates to the fire. The first person who committed it against Allah was ‘Unaq, daughter of Adam, the first one that Allah killed was ‘Unaq who, when sitting occupied one acre. She had twenty fingers each of which had two fingernails like two sickles. Allah made a lion of the size of an elephant, a wolf of the size of a camel and a vulture of the size of a donkey to kill her. Allah has eliminated the transgressing tyrants in their most ideal and peaceful conditions.’”