Al-Kāfi - Volume 8


Book 1, Chapter 471

When Allah alone is mentioned
1 Ḥadīth

عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أُذَيْنَةَ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الْخَطَّابِ فِي أَحْسَنِ مَا يَكُونُ حَالًا قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (عليه السلام) عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ إِذا ذُكِرَ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ اشْمَأَزَّتْ قُلُوبُ الَّذِينَ لا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْآخِرَةِ فَقَالَ وَ إِذا ذُكِرَ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ بِطَاعَةِ مَنْ أَمَرَ اللَّهُ بِطَاعَتِهِ مِنْ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ اشْمَأَزَّتْ قُلُوبُ الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْآخِرَةِ وَ إِذَا ذُكِرَ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَأْمُرِ اللَّهُ بِطَاعَتِهِمْ إِذَا هُمْ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ.


471. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Umar Bin Azina, from Zurara who said, ‘Narrated to me Abu Al-Khattab in the best of conditions that: He asked Abu Abdullah (a.s) about the Statement of Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic: “[39:45] And when Allah alone is mentioned, (the Imam (a.s) said it is) by the obedience to the one (a.s), the obedience to whom (a.s) Allah (azwj) the One has Commanded for from the Progeny (a.s) of Muhammad ﷺ the hearts of those who do not believe in the hereafter shrink, and when there is a mention of the one, the obedience to whom Allah (azwj) has not Commanded for lo! they are joyful”.